dean spade wrote in this essay that he spends a lot of time imagining people on the subway through the eyes of someone that loves them and i’m trying it out right now on the bus and it’s such a good thing, if you’re in public right now look at everyone else like you’re in love with them wow wow everyone looks so neat and comfy i want to see them sleeping in bed and eating eggs and crying during finding nemo
People always ask me how they can be more self-accepting and less judgmental. For me it started when I ceased judging strangers and instead found the beauty in them. That may sound incredibly simple, but when you are nice to others—and have kind thoughts about them—you tend to be nicer and kinder to yourself.
