Almost everyone I've ever talked to has called me quiet, from the way I talk to even just the way I go about doing things. Some don’t mind it, some ask me to speak up, and others just can't hear me. It’s not that I don’t care about feeling heard, but it’s because I'm focused on not letting moments fade away. I'm thinking less about things to say, and more about what's happening around me. I make note of the environment I'm in and the people that fill it, acknowledging the felt emotions and moving from there. I fear the thought of losing time to indistinguishable memories

The passing of time feels normal while living in the present, yet a sort of compression effect takes place to events that have passed. It seems like everything happened faster than before. Memories become harder to differentiate and it feels as though less has happened, despite the very opposite being true. Through visualizing my thoughts, this work has helped me recognize these previously unconfronted emotions. This is a reminder to live fully and to never take the current joys for granted.