HELL YEAH! Pro tip from a Puerto Rican, if you use the lighter blue we use to denote a more sovereign symbol, we’d love it!

love isn't a feeling you fall into—it's a choice you climb toward every time you see someone clearly, flaws and all, and still choose to stay.

reparenting yourself isn't about blaming your parents—it's about becoming the adult you needed when you were too small to speak up for yourself. it's learning to speak to yourself with the same kindness you'd show a scared child who's trying their best.

grief is proof of love. anger is proof of care. fatigue is proof of effort. you are not broken—you are alive.

You can, in fact, just decide to start a thing. I do it all of the time and it's a good way to execute ideas rather to just critique others' ideas. Critique by doing as Michelangelo said. Critique by DOING.

Your future self is going to thank you for not giving up.

#Quote authored by: @michellcclark.bsky.social

I don’t wanna hear you talk about how you would handle pain that you’ve never experienced

I don't want wellness practices that teach me to be at peace with an inequitable world. I need practices that help me to stay sane while doing my part to fight against it. if it makes you compliant to injustice, it's not healing—it's sedation.

Without proper nuance, "self-care" rhetoric shifts blame for systemic problems onto individual people. You can't meditate your way out of medical debt. Positive thinking won't raise the minimum wage. Sometimes the most caring thing you can do is get angry at the right systems.

I'm tired of conversations about mental health that ignore the impact of surviving a world where healthcare can bankrupt you, wages can't cover rent, and climate change threatens your future. Individual solutions can't fix collective problems.

I wrote about the limitations (and benefits) of therapy within the constraints of capitalism

shout out to people who hold themselves accountable, even when nobody else is watching. even when blissful ignorance feels like the easy way out.

The part of you that feels "behind" is comparing your private struggles to other people's public victories. You're not late to your own life—you're exactly where you need to be to appreciate what's coming.

you're allowed to feel multiple emotions about the same situation. grateful and disappointed. hopeful and exhausted. excited and terrified. complexity isn't confusion—it's human.

this tweet literally outlasted twitter. what a time.

the most dangerous form of attachment isn't to other people—it's to the outdated versions of yourself that no longer serve you. give yourself permission to evolve beyond your own expectations.

Things they don't tell you about healing: it's cyclical, not linear. You'll revisit the same wounds with new awareness. You'll think you're done only to discover deeper layers. This isn't failure—it's integration.

We weren't designed to process global tragedy at breakfast, respond to work emergencies at dinner, and fall asleep to doom-scrolling at night. Our nervous systems never consented to this arrangement.

“The cost of indecision isn’t just stagnation–it’s the slow erosion of trust in yourself.” @michellcclark.bsky.social

the better you understand yourself, the less inclined you are to crave other people’s approval.

one person's "too much" is another person's "just right." instead of contorting yourself to meet other people’s expectations, take time to find people who love you, in full.

less: “did I impress them?” more: “can I face myself?” less: “am I keeping up?” more: “am I honoring my pace?” less: “what will they think?” more: “what do I want?”

My friends when to see it in imax tonight, and all screens were sold out at her theater.

two-faced behavior cuts deeper than the initial wound—it sows invisible seeds of doubt that limit your ability to trust other people. learn to recognize the warning signs and protect your heart before the damage becomes your story.

no matter how carefully you choose your words, there comes a time when you must speak your truth and release your grip on how others receive it.

as a recovering perfectionist who stumbled into influence, I've learned this truth: no amount of overthinking can protect you from misinterpretation.

there's no version of conformity that will protect you from judgment—so you might as well be judged for who you actually are.

tomorrow I'm publishing an essay called "Drowning in Updates, Thirsting for Connection."

I can feel the difference between people who are trying to build a relationship to extract something from me, and people who are seeking to build a relationship with me because they want us to be in community.

your intuition caught it the first time. stop asking for replays.

over-explaining is just another form of apologizing for your existence. you don't need to be understood to be worthy of taking up space.

they don't call you "difficult" because you have boundaries. they call you difficult because they miss the convenience of your compliance. stand firm.

for every person that is intimidated by your confidence, there's another person that is thankful for your existence, because your presence shows them what's possible.

If I could go back in time, I would give myself more second chances–not because I know that another attempt would have changed everything, but because I’ve always deserved the grace that I so freely offer to others.

when comparison anxiety tells you you're falling behind, remember: timelines don't matter when you're focused on fulfilling your unique purpose.

the paradigm shifted when I realized that it's impossible for any human to live in complete alignment with their values. to be human is to contain contradictions. we are, gloriously, human.

Sometimes our intrusive thoughts and deepest fears compel us to speak when silence would serve us better. When these thoughts take over, we forget that we are not our fears or past traumas—we are present beings with the power to choose differently, including the choice to remain silent.

This #TransDayOfVisibility, we remind you that supporting transgender people is suicide prevention. Artwork by SJ Devon Moecker

shout out to everybody who is refusing to settle down for the watered down, “more realistic” version of their calling. shout out to everybody who still believes that they can find a way.

the world needs your perspective. speak it boldly, live it fully, and share it generously. watch as it transforms not just your inner landscape, but your relationships, your work, and the hearts of anyone brave enough to truly listen.

“Never quit” sounds great, but sometimes, you gotta quit. Be willing to say, “this isn’t what I thought it was,” or “this doesn’t appeal to me anymore.” Remember that you can quit “the thing” without quitting on yourself. Remember that persistence and fluidity can coexist.

a gentle reminder: do not let your empathy for others drain you to the point that you no longer have the capacity to show up for yourself.

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I'm so thankful that people are finding me on here! Buttttt I don't know how it's happening lol, if you're reading this and you've followed me in the last week or so would you mind telling me how you found me?

a gentle reminder: you don’t need anybody else’s permission to be proud of how far you’ve come.