07/29/2022
Have you ever noticed you pick up little habits and phrases from the people you love? It’s no wonder our hearts are so easily broken when people leave. We become a reflection of the people that we care about and those personality traits stick with us even if the people don't.
I make my eggs the way my Brazilian friend taught me in her kitchen. Every fall, I listen to a playlist made for me by a boy I met fixing houses with in GA. I eat sushi because a girl who doesn’t talk to me anymore made me try it, and Indian food because my best friend ordered for me before I knew what I liked. There are movies I love because someone I loved loved them first. I am a mosaic of everyone I've ever loved, even for a heartbeat.
“This reminded me of you" and "you reminded me of this" is such a warm thing to say to someone or even think because the former is "I see you in every piece of the world I see” and the latter “ I see the world in you” and they’re both so pretty. You change people. Your name makes others smile. Your work moves people. someone might compliment you somewhere, right now. Someone’s heart will beat faster just thinking about you. Your friends remember your experiences fondly. Someone might see a book in the store and think of you, too. You inspire others to keep going, or you will someday. Your presence matters and changes the world every day.
With ❤️Kristina