reasons to live

Hello, reader.  How are you today?  I want to show you some reasons to live.

I create this list for a specific friend.  But maybe it could be useful to you also.

reasons to live

1. hugs
2. dogs
3. soaking in a hot tub
4. stars
5. tacos
6. strange dreams
7. pizza
8. helping someone
9. skiing
10. music
11. friendship
12. the desert
13. storytelling
14. curiosity
15. zines
16. backyard times
17. travel
18. learning
19. your beautiful yellow dress
20. weed
21. rain
22. flowers
23. sharing an apple
24. making art
25. nature time
26. cuddles
27. delicious smells
28. bao
29. noise / sound
30. nice truck
31. your wonderful hair
32. queer community
33. soft rug
34. dancing
35. glass blowing (did I already say that one?)
36. birthdays
37. sex
38. modular synths
39. California
40. permaculture
41. books
42. promiscuous pollination
43. ideas
44. the library
45. hippies
46. space
47. gorgeous teeshirts you bought on tour
48. naps
49. clouds
50. sunshine
51. lower pain days
52. Spongebob
53. liberation
54. shrooms
55. honesty
56. breasts
57. the color orange
58. anything that helps us feel alive
59. what affirms us
60. being seen as the valid selves we are
61. respect
62. smiles
63. jokes
64. Mongolian bbq
65. tasty things to drink
66. new possibilities

thank you

Thank you for being in the world and caring for yourself these many years of sweet survival.  I hope to be your friend for a long time.  Wherever you are, your whole life, and wherever I am–this friendship is real.  Even if we lose touch or no longer live in the same town, this slice of time is real.  We’ll always have summer 2023 in Kalapuya land.

Being a person is a lot of work.  Thank you for doing the mundane things like filling out housing applications, running errands, searching for a new phone.

Also thank you for deeply meaningful work, like growing gardens, making art, creating amazing music for the world to enjoy, and going forth in your trans excellence.  You’re a good example of liberation for me and for everyone who knows you.

I’m proud of you for being you, and I think you’re sweet.  In my own list of reasons to live, I include you.

new song

ps

My boyfriend Sufjan Stevens has a new song out today.  I think it’s pretty and relatable.  The video is distrating–I want to hear it many many times just the sound.