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32 Thoughts On What It Means to Be So Hopelessly Human

Here’s another birthday ode from me.

Jillian Spiridon
6 min readOct 4, 2022

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Photo by Natalya Letunova on Unsplash

I am turning 32 as of today (October 4th, 2022).

The years are starting to pass faster and faster — or I suppose maybe my perception of time is what’s shifting perspective.

If you followed me last year, you may remember my last birthday interlude…

Since I can’t really top that one — all the ideas I want to tackle in the months and years that may be yet to come — I thought I’d just do more of a stream-of-consciousness take on creative and writerly musings.

What’s going through my mind today? You shall see…

32. I took a drive today and listened to the first few songs of Taylor Swift’s folklore album. The scenery flashed by, and I wondered why some moments flew by while others seem to last well past their welcome. By the time I got past “exile,” I was ready to move on to try and grasp new thoughts.

31. I try not to linger on regrets, but sometimes it’s difficult. I feel that I…

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Jillian Spiridon
Jillian Spiridon

Written by Jillian Spiridon

just another writer with too many cats

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