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j0y submitted a contest entry to
Write a letter to the world sharing one way your life is blossoming. 2 months, 1 weeks ago
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Dear World,
You ever look up, squint at a cloud, and think: “eh, 3/10?” Yeah. That’s me now. That’s my blossoming.
I’ve become a self-proclaimed cloud critic.
Every Sunday, I lie on a patch of grass behind the volleyball pit outside my building and review clouds like they’re auditioning for Cirque du Soleil. That one? “Too try-hard.” This one? “Soft edges, tragic backstory, 4.5 stars.” The one just floating past there? “It’s giving… raccoon in therapy.” I have a Notes file titled Sky Stuff. People stare. I wave like royalty.At first it was a joke. Something to do when I didn’t know what to do with myself. But then it became a ritual. A quiet kind of devotion.
Because clouds don’t ask to be perfect. They show up, they shapeshift, they fall apart mid-performance and still drift like it means something.
I think I’m learning to do the same.
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Nothing is ever perfect, and that is why it is beautiful!
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J, the simplicity of this is beautiful. I get what you mean about clouds. They change constantly, and sometimes not for the better. Despite this, they continue on as they know they must. We have an advantage as humans in that we can learn and grow, while clouds are always subject to the whims of the wind. Thank you for sharing your experience!
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