how are you?

we're on our way

we're not exactly where we want to be, are we?

no. no we're not.

where do you want to be?

i don't know.

we probably won't get there anytime soon.

settling and enduring

You're better off if you enjoy life despite difficulty. Otherwise you should probably quit, because though it might get easier, it also gets harder all over again. It's not a game you can win and it's not a puzzle you can solve, you just go along or not.

They always come in angry and underfed. I too am often malnurished and tired. The exchange seems doomed before it begins.

moving

he didn't like where he was living, so he moved. he still didn't like where he was living, so he moved again. he moved a third time. after moving seven or ten times, he realized;

you can't move away from the world.

undescribable/uninteresting

the best moments of your life should remain undescribable and uninteresting when attempted to describe;

a performance so emotionally captivating, the shaking, the
fury. the surreal distortion of consciousness, if only for a moment.
the gentle tickling of senses and blanket of euphoria followed instantly by a
rush of unfair coldenss at its absense.

on hiding

sketching alone in a corner

doing best

the best you can do is love something that won't last. i guess smiling wouldn't hurt.

grip

frayed rope burn