Category: Musings
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Which animal would you compare yourself to and why? I love animals, but I don’t feel connected to all of them. Throughout my life there were only a handful of animals I felt drawn to, and up until recently I always said the one I loved most was the snake. Christianity villainised the snake, but…
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Write a letter to your 100-year-old self. Dear Kati, You are a century old! What! I hope you have very few regrets at this point, and that the ones I have at the third of your age don’t matter anymore because you are healed. I hope you realised your dreams, or did even better than…
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What is your middle name? Does it carry any special meaning/significance? I don’t have an official middle name, but if I have to choose one, it would be Weird. I have always been different, and considered weird for seeing things differently to others. For finding beauty in broken things, for feeling compassion towards anyone and…
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What is one question you hate to be asked? Explain. I don’t like to be asked about past mistakes I made out of ignorance and naivety. The only possible answer is “well, I didn’t know any better. If I would have known then what I know now, I wouldn’t have done it, now would I?”.…
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You’re writing your autobiography. What’s your opening sentence? “This is a story of learning to set boundaries and stepping into your power.” It makes me sad to think how many people are stuck in toxic situations without realising it’s toxic. Where they continue to “better themselves”, or more like batter themselves into boxes others want…
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What are three objects you couldn’t live without? Today’s prompt is “what are three objects you couldn’t live without?” I’m guessing this isn’t about food and water bottles and hobs or microwaves… which are literally objects I couldn’t stay alive without, but they are the most banal, uninteresting things. So then what? The three objects…