the flowery journal

Source:  youthfmay on Twitter Every time I look at this beautiful fan art of the iconic scene from My Liberation Notes , the heavy burden I’ve been carrying painfully for the past two years feels like it’s slowly fading. I wonder—when will my time come? Or… will it ever come? Sometimes, I look at myself in the mirror and see someone hopelessly tired. Just like Mijeong, commuting to work with no reason other than simply showing up and getting through the day, I realize I have something in common with her. Something good will come today. Maybe I should believe that with my whole heart—because Mijeong eventually gets it. And maybe… I will too, someday. My journey of being truthful to myself, and becoming an open book to my friends, family, and colleagues, has never been an easy path. That’s one of the reasons I started this blog five years ago, when I realized I needed a space to pour out all my unspoken feelings. I don’t share much of my stories here, since it takes time and a bit ...