What do I call this feeling when I am midway through a conversation and suddenly want to leave the table, walk outside the room, stand beneath the trees, listen to the birds, and observe the universe expanding above me?
I’ve had many great conversations with a leaf. Have you ever found one that disintegrated leaving nothing but the veins? Yeah, that’s a good conversation right there. Although it was a little one sided.
Perhaps it is a kind of existential homesickness for the natural world. A quiet alienation from shallow social rituals. Not hatred of people, but exhaustion with performances, noise, repetition, and conversations that never touch the soul......the conversation then become a source of bargain or tendering it out ..... gossips sometimes make it chaotic to even exist in society......very well written 👍🥰
It is difficult to speak now when so many tongues are plagued with prejudice, politics, and hatred, when eyes can no longer see past the melanin some skin cells were programmed to produce at birth. I do not want to surrender my blissful solitude for an hour of mindless words that demand I abandon my curiosity just to participate.
That was excellent. And choosing magnifying glass, not microscope, is telling. You do not wish to entertain gossip, but you still feed and satisfy you curiousity. I caught that.
Words without substance or soul are only wallpapers is such a striking line. I loved how reflective and honest this piece felt. Your writing has this quiet depth that makes people slow down and think. 🎀🫴🏻❤️
This was so beautifully written and deeply reflective and introspective. I love it when people have the patience to sit with these feelings. I'd never heard those words for those feelings before - thank you for bringing them to my attention.
I relate to this essay a lot, to that desire for deeper connections to others, for words that express meaningful ideas and feelings rather than simple mundane exchanges.
This is so beautiful, quietly reflective, deeply introspective. I can definitely say I relate to this. Also, I had never heard those words for those feelings. But I perfectly understand this wish of yours: a wish for conversations that have more substance, that mean something, that are not about the mundane, that genuinely bind people together in an exchange of deep feelings or ideas.
Unfortunately, now more than ever, we are performative creatures. There's so much more meaning in a gentle breeze or the bird song in the forest, and it has a way of breaking us from the show we have to perform. It just doesn't get talked about enough. Thank you for a nice read though. I might go outside now haha
arghh this really hit. it feels like that quiet urge to step out of noise and js breathe somewhere real, like under trees instead of in conversations that stay on the surface.
also, i love the “words as wallpapers” idea bcs it sums up that difference between empty talk and language that actually feels alive. great piece anw 🙏🏻
You are a gentle, thoughtful soul. You get bored of “normalcy.” Repitition. You thrive when you create. I relate.
Thank you! ❤️
I feel this in my bones. This resonated so much with me. Thanks for sharing.
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This was excellent, your writing style is really vivid could see the images of nature and tranquility in my head through your post!
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I’ve had many great conversations with a leaf. Have you ever found one that disintegrated leaving nothing but the veins? Yeah, that’s a good conversation right there. Although it was a little one sided.
Thank you! ❤️
Leaves always have at least two sides ;)
Don’t we all 😄
This is so beautiful🩷your way with words describes things perfectly
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This is so beautiful. The clarity in what you are saying and how you are saying it. Lovely. I am looking forward to reading more.
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Perhaps it is a kind of existential homesickness for the natural world. A quiet alienation from shallow social rituals. Not hatred of people, but exhaustion with performances, noise, repetition, and conversations that never touch the soul......the conversation then become a source of bargain or tendering it out ..... gossips sometimes make it chaotic to even exist in society......very well written 👍🥰
Thank you so much! ❤️
It is difficult to speak now when so many tongues are plagued with prejudice, politics, and hatred, when eyes can no longer see past the melanin some skin cells were programmed to produce at birth. I do not want to surrender my blissful solitude for an hour of mindless words that demand I abandon my curiosity just to participate.
That was excellent. And choosing magnifying glass, not microscope, is telling. You do not wish to entertain gossip, but you still feed and satisfy you curiousity. I caught that.
Again, Marvelous.
Thank you so much! Very generous of you! ❤️
wow these words are beautiful - the yearning about something with depth is something I can resonate with
Thank you! ❤️
Words without substance or soul are only wallpapers is such a striking line. I loved how reflective and honest this piece felt. Your writing has this quiet depth that makes people slow down and think. 🎀🫴🏻❤️
Thank you! ❤️
I call it ADD! lol…wouldn’t change it for the world though😁.
I used to call it ADD too but I thrive when the conversation is meaningful 😌
This was so beautifully written and deeply reflective and introspective. I love it when people have the patience to sit with these feelings. I'd never heard those words for those feelings before - thank you for bringing them to my attention.
I relate to this essay a lot, to that desire for deeper connections to others, for words that express meaningful ideas and feelings rather than simple mundane exchanges.
Made my day 🙏🏽
This is so beautiful, quietly reflective, deeply introspective. I can definitely say I relate to this. Also, I had never heard those words for those feelings. But I perfectly understand this wish of yours: a wish for conversations that have more substance, that mean something, that are not about the mundane, that genuinely bind people together in an exchange of deep feelings or ideas.
Beautiful comment! ❤️
Unfortunately, now more than ever, we are performative creatures. There's so much more meaning in a gentle breeze or the bird song in the forest, and it has a way of breaking us from the show we have to perform. It just doesn't get talked about enough. Thank you for a nice read though. I might go outside now haha
Yes! Agree with everything ❤️
I can relate to this. Sometimes the quiet moments feel more meaningful than the noise.
Yes! ❤️
arghh this really hit. it feels like that quiet urge to step out of noise and js breathe somewhere real, like under trees instead of in conversations that stay on the surface.
also, i love the “words as wallpapers” idea bcs it sums up that difference between empty talk and language that actually feels alive. great piece anw 🙏🏻
Thank you so much! ❤️