i visited SF once, when I was still extremely naïve and hasn’t traveled much. Someone in orange monk clothes handed this to me when I was walking around. And then he extended a bucket which was meant for donations(?) I’m still unsure. I dug into my pocket, and was embarrassed to only have a nickel. He sighed and gave me some sort of blessing after. i Think I’ve only gotten a nickel’s worth of lifetime peace. I wish I had more in my pocket. whenever I look at it, I feel a strange mix of excitement, which I felt traveling in a big city solo, cringe at my naivety, and guilt that I didn’t offer him more. so I keep it around, because it’s a strange jumble of emotions and I like to dissect the meaning.
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Going around the city and finding little cool things makes me feel a little more special.
Here’s one that I found on a random wood table while having a deep talk with my friend. One of the best ones so far!
Feb 23, 2024
* Fortune card
* Virgin Mary that belonged to my grandmother
* Weird capless acorn I keep in the pocket of my princess coat (where I come from acorns are pretty uncommon so I was very excited when I found it years and years ago and it’s stayed in that pocket ever since, even after moving across the country)
* A skipping stone
* Baby Benny tag
* Leather turquoise and copper bracelet I got in Austin when I was 19 on that one trip
Sep 15, 2024
things i didnt expect to find:
1. catholic church-y glass pane
2. words of a stranger back in May 2022
3. more words stitched on a wallet
4. newfound affection for canadian friends
Jan 16, 2025
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Everyone will smile at you.
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I told my neighbor’s son, who’s mostly nonverbal, that I liked his pinwheel collection. The next day I leave through my back door and find a dozen more pinwheels pointed towards my apartment and he comes out and said “yaaaaay.” He changes them out every once in a while. Here is the assortment today. It makes me smile every time.
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