@i.put.the.ash.in.smash “‘Its never too late to be yourself.’ Someone just told me
@i.put.the.ash.in.smash “‘Its never too late to be yourself.’ Someone just told me that when I hesitated so hard to say this, thinking this is only a thing that Gen Z kids get to do. But they’re right! I’m changing my name to Ash! My siblings bestowed the name onto me years ago when they saw how gender non-binary I was and whether or not it had anything to do with gender, the name just instantly clicked and resonated for me. So #1 it feels like a family name. Then #2…and here comes the real woo/metaphorical part: it feels like I’ve reached a point in my life where I’m shifting a lot of focus on how I can be of service to others instead of focusing on burning my own fire hella bright for myself (even though it just hit Aries season and I’m very much still a fire sign and trust ima burn bright). I only recently learned that ash can be used to enrich soil/compost, to grow other things more beautifully and I like that idea. It’s been my secret alter ego for years, but only in my head. Now I’m gonna just switch it around and ask to be called Ash, and if its too much for you, I don’t think I’ll mind? Hard to tell right now. I know these things can be weird and awkward at first, I get it. don’t trip if you can’t get with it. I’ll keep responding to M. Nothing even against the name M, it just always felt like a bit of a compromise and Ash just feels super right. Now M is just gonna be my alter ego. Or I can just blame M for doing dumb shit like over-hot-saucing my food or not folding my clean laundry or losing my keys. Much love. We’re all trying our best.” ❤️ https://www.instagram.com/p/CR-KS9YpT5Q/?utm_medium=tumblr -- source link