Dailyness

Dailyness

On waiting for things

Part one: notes for when life changes are pending

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Madeleine Dore
May 23, 2023
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“Lacking the charms of boredom or desire, waiting is neither interestingly melancholic nor despairingly romantic.”

― Harold Schweizer

Lately, I’ve found it harder than usual to answer the question of what I do.

The question has always made me a bit squeamish, but recently I’ve felt stuck.

I do things, granted. But the simple truth is—I'm waiting.

What I’m d…

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