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				<title><![CDATA[Growth]]></title>
				<description><![CDATA[It&#39;s fascinating to see this. It was a small seed and somehow it managed to get deep enough to grow under dead leaves and humus. It&#39;s so thin and frail and the pine cone sitting near it makes me think about the whole process of growing up. Maybe one day it will be a tree that is over 100 years old.

I can&#39;t deny that I felt a bit like a mirror of my current situation. I was greedy and wanted to be popular, earning money and everything. Then in 2021 I deleted everything. In 2023 I had received my doll Paprika since a handful of months and I decided to make something new, something better.

The dead leaves and humus are the rest of my previous life and it helped my current self to grow. It&#39;s still young and frail but it&#39;s full of possibilities, it can grow much bigger and stronger. I can be better than I was before so I need to take care of it while letting it grow to its potential.

(sorry for the stupid philosophy, but this picture is really important to me...)]]></description>
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					<title><![CDATA[Kalka]]></title>
					<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jul 2025 17:08:17 GMT</pubDate>
					<description><![CDATA[[quote author=TheFrugalGamer]I think your story is lovely! Nature can inspire us in many ways, and its resilience always fascinates me. This is why I think we should all spend some time outside occasionally.[/quote] 

[quote author=haumeaGeth]I found this picture and your description really soothing... I could easily make a connection to my own life, too, pushing past a state of survival into one of actually living. Thank you for sharing this &lt;3[/quote]

Thanks a lot to both of you ! I&#39;m glad you liked it !

Going outside is pretty important, when I feel bad or worried over a nrmal level, I often take strolls in forests and it&#39;s super helpful to calm down. I try to take the less crowded areas because I&#39;ve stumbled upon too many people blasting music at big volume or just being very loud. Over the years I made a lot of discoveries. I feel lucky to leave near this kind of land, it&#39;s so pretty !

It&#39;s important to take steps back with ourselves and look how far we&#39;ve made it. We&#39;re often focused of the goal that we sometimes forget how long/difficult it was. It helps to get the spirits up and keep focusing on the goal again. We can be really amazing as a species and it deserves to be recognized !

I wish both of you an excellent day ! Your comments means a lot to me :loved:]]></description>
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					<title><![CDATA[TheFrugalGamer]]></title>
					<pubDate>Wed, 16 Jul 2025 16:00:41 GMT</pubDate>
					<description><![CDATA[I think your story is lovely! Nature can inspire us in many ways, and its resilience always fascinates me. This is why I think we should all spend some time outside occasionally.]]></description>
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					<title><![CDATA[haumeaGeth]]></title>
					<pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2025 01:40:34 GMT</pubDate>
					<description><![CDATA[I found this picture and your description really soothing... I could easily make a connection to my own life, too, pushing past a state of survival into one of actually living. Thank you for sharing this &lt;3]]></description>
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