working through your triggers is realizing that your lovers were just lovers, your job is just a job, your personality is just a personality, your parents were just parents. the world is simply the world. none of it was ever a big deal. none of it was ever a problem

— grant belsterling (@grantbels) March 5, 2024

have you forgiven yourself for being part of reality yet? failure and fear and heartbreak and loss are just things that happen if you exist. you did nothing wrong to have experienced them. they’re all just more things reality does

— grant belsterling (@grantbels) January 3, 2024