leon brown

if your therapist doesn’t sometimes say “i’m gonna push you a little bit on this” get a new therapist

a mask is the thing you’re looking for. it is the visible reminder of how things have changed, that you acknowledge we are not coveted “normal” times—but unlike donation-earned tote bags or symbolic beaded bracelets, the mask is community care in both form & immediate function.

update: attending values aligned community building does wonders for the soul

part of me really wants to run & hide but then another part of me got tickets to a masked community building event this weekend

everything is bad but my friends baby got glasses today & another friend invited me to a concert & a beloved family member thought about me today (& told me). so i guess some of it is beautiful too

everything is *bad* but at least lucy dacus released two singles today