Richard Nkwenti
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On Endings That Are Not Deaths
Some things ended today that did not deserve a funeral — a season, a role, a version of yourself. Endings are allowed to be quiet, and to be...
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Richard Nkwenti
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Some things ended today that did not deserve a funeral — a season, a role, a version of yourself. Endings are allowed to be quiet, and to be...
Richard Nkwenti
@TheEmperor ·
If you are awake in the small hours, you are not as alone as it feels. Many people are doing the same quiet arithmetic. Let the moon keep yo...
Richard Nkwenti
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Whatever you failed at today, set it down before sleep. Not because it did not matter, but because carrying it into the dark will not make t...
Richard Nkwenti
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Tomorrow is not a threat. It is another honest chance. Leave it unspoiled by tonight's worries. It will ask its own questions when it arrive...
Richard Nkwenti
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The ambition will still be there in the morning, and you will be better able to carry it. Sleep. Nothing is gained by running the race in yo...
Richard Nkwenti
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A quiet room can be the loneliest place, or the most generous. Much of the difference is what you have decided the silence means. Let it mea...
Richard Nkwenti
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Fear is louder at night because the world is smaller and your thoughts fill the space. It is a trick of the hour, not a prophecy. It will re...
Richard Nkwenti
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Sleep is not the enemy of your ambitions, and staying awake is not the same as working. Rest is how the work continues without you for a whi...
Richard Nkwenti
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If you are beginning something new this season, be tender with yourself. New things bruise easily. Protecting them from your own impatience...