Are you a different person after you make a mistake?

Answering your questions about existential dread whilst showing you around Hampstead Heath, a wholesome beauty spot in London.
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[@leenanorms]

Agony Leena/Dear Leena... should it be a series?! Leave me potential questions below if so???!

[@georgiebarreett7298]

Yes please!!! So much!!! Although it's very broad I love.when u talk about politics. Also if views on friendships and sisterhood r really insightful, and like on women supporting women

[@SuperBlackDancer]

Yes please to the series! A question I have after every last one of your videos: how do you, first of all, think interesting thoughts and second, formulate them? The ideas you talk about almost always ring very true in my head and describe my feelings and beliefs, but how on earth do you get from that to an eloquent idea?

[@spandanjoshi7879]

yes please!!! how you find meaning in life outside of the milestones (marriage, having children, owning a home) that people "normally" turn to?

[@oushbaboosh5578]

Definitely! Question, or possible advice request: do you have any thoughts or tips on how to deal with having a broad range of interests? You always mention having many interests and projects. For me there is a real pain I can’t get rid of, I have always loved drawing and I used to play violin but somehow I was directed towards studying, which I actually really enjoy (it feels so creative, but nevertheless different) but I don’t know how to fulfill my longing for art and music within the academic space, and there is no time to pursue art on the side of my research master either! I feel very torn and simultaneously happy that I have multiple passions, but sometimes I risk becoming impassive, in this societal structure that makes it rather impossible to study and be active in other spaces (also because studying is so expensive and I am constantly feeling guilt in building up a student loan). I am curious whether you experience this ‘torn’ feeling or even guilt towards interests you simply can’t pursue?

[@juliahaveland7936]

Loved loved loved this! Yes, please to making it a series :)

[@doddleoddle]

came for the title stayed for the incred advice in a soothing voice in beautiful nature

[@DanThomp]

Thank you for putting this on your instagram, it’s an amazing video

[@leenanorms]

xxxx

[@tiffanyferg]

So many great questions to consider, I love this format

[@tiffanyferg]

Omg Imogen Heap!! I saw Cursed Child on Broadway and was like wow the scoring reminds me of imogen heap then googled during intermission and realized it literally was her work. Brought me so much joy.

[@christinavanbeek]

Fancy seeing you here

[@sanians5685]

you're watch her too? askdffkfjfjfkdds

[@SustainablyVegan]

everything about this video is excellent

[@Anna-pd6dc]

Immy/Leena collab??

[@WhizWoz]

Love that Immy is watching Leena! 💚

[@leenanorms]

xxxxx

[@leenanorms]

xxxx thanks my dude xxcxx

[@SustainablyVegan]

@@WhizWoz Of course! Leena is a queen

[@ArielBissett]

I’m officially claiming this video as a collaboration because 6:15

[@funfuz]

The London chat reminded me of Paddington Bear! “In London, everyone is different, and that means anyone can fit in.”

[@jakemckeown2997]

“If you stop making the art, the government wins” is the message I needed today thank you

[@frikkin]

Leena is my friendship crush, I'd love to go to a cafe with her and exchange some ideas and thoughts 💖

[@MrVoid666]

being from the midlands is like being a the middle child, people forget we even exist.

[@thekreepykiddo]

love the men walking in and then awkwardly out of frame at the end hahaha

[@horribleshed]

recording outside, the dress, and the c r i s p audio is a viiiiibe

[@towse]

Yess I went to music school and I am living for the audio quality, like no wind noise, no plosives, no clipping. Just her lovely voice and bird sounds 💗

[@albablabla]

The question about artists and your reply!!! I'm actually weeping, it was so comforting. I needed it.

[@harrietbutterworth4132]

Literally so much same! The bit about making better decisions when you're fed by your art was just such a great way of putting it and really resonated in my soul

[@TheClosetHistorian]

I cried too. Saaame.

[@beadc7627]

DEAR LEENA, THIS VIDEO IS BRILLIANT. PLEASE MAKE THIS A SERIES. I LOVE EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS. THE QUESTIONS. THE ANSWERS. THE CHANGING LOCATIONS.

[@albablabla]

The colors of this video are so calming, your dress and the blue sky and just greeeeeeen

[@AJValoppi]

When you talked about how in order to move up in your job, you have to stop doing your job, it hit me so hard I had to pause the video and have a little moment reflecting on my career and where it could take me and where I want to go. Thank you, that was much needed!

[@tharcblack]

How calming and reassuring this has been. I don't often reflect on so many of these things. The men walking into frame, seeing the camera and going away... 😂😂

[@randomindianguy]

Leena, if you're ever in doubt of whether to continue this or not, please do continue. I absolutely loved this video!

[@Emzjellybeanz]

People who want to live in a more artsy / diverse place but can't cope with London should try Bristol! It's great here but not as overwhelming (and a bit cheaper :) )

[@truds6687]

Yessss!! I always wanted to move to London but fortunately visited bristol first, been here 10 years and never looked back :)

[@emmtag2962]

25:55 I don't recall who the quote is from but it was somewhere online in the context of covid, "Remember that when the world was on fire, you turned to artists." How many people turned to youtube, netflix, books, music, podcasts, games ect ect ect as a form of self soothing?

[@fivebyfivewhat]

jeez, it saddens me to hear that Imogen Heap's concerts have not been well attended recently. She is the single biggest influence on my musical life, she is the musician's musician

[@leenanorms]

Yeah I know me too! It could be less to do with actual popularity and more to do with a lack of promotion? I wouldn't have heard about it had it not been for my friend who is super ON IT telling me. Glad to hear there's still faithful heap fans out there x

[@b_bubbu]

I had a friend break up our friendship via e-mail once. 🥴🥴🥴

[@LeanneModenPoet]

Fully proud to be from Norfolk.

[@Guariita]

Dodie brought me here and I need this vid rn

[@erintennant7690]

Scotland hasn’t voted for a Tory government in 50 years, kind of hard to keep up the only 4 years mentality when you’ve never known anything else. It’s abundantly clear that our needs and votes as a country are not valued within the union but I’m going to try and practice more long term positivity because you’re right, it doesn’t serve me or my growth to think that way as I am right now, so much food for thought! More aunt leena pls!!!

[@moggiepics8548]

Art is amazing in the way that it connects people. I have a fascination with historical art, stone age cave drawings, ancient statues and relics. It shows that we have always had humanity, and is so powerful in feeling connected to ancient ancestors. Art is a major part of culture and should be valued as such.

[@knz730]

That dress! Those shoes! The men walking into frame, seeing the camera, and noping out of there asap!!!! This video was a treat.

[@immortality3096]

I feel like necessity and relevance are two completely different things. My current job (not the profession in general) is completely unnecessary but (unfortunately) very relevant in today's society which highly values luxury products.

[@gwynneio]

This has been a BIG theme in my life. So well-worded

[@tammysprecher3899]

I have been trying to change my personal narrative and not be defined by my job. My first step is not leading with my employment and leading with my pets, likes, and interests.

[@emmadalzell1266]

I got a wee bit emotional when you were reading my question out. I wanted to thank you for making videos that always make me feel a little bit better about the world we live in. I will start looking for that floating island however and will let you know when I find it.

[@tl5808]

The fringe is looking amazing omg ❤️

[@mawkernewek]

16:10 - I think it was after about 7 years or so, the vast majority of the living cells in your body are different, so you are a different person than your younger self.

[@heliandthetrees]

I rarely comment on videos, but quickly wanted to say that this was some very essential art to my Saturday morning. Thank you!

[@hanzib31]

The London chat was interesting. I moved to London because I had to (no jobs in my field up north) and I can see all of the positives of London (sights, opportunities, diversity etc etc) but coming from Liverpool (a city with a massive amount of pride in itself 😂) I just kept thinking "I could get better coffee/fancy veggie burger/indie Street food/etc etc for less in Liverpool". Luckily I'm from a city that has a lot going on, yes, nowhere near as much as London but enough for me (also close to Manchester so I can still see all of the concerts etc I want to). I just felt like, yeah London is amazing but only if you can afford it. 😂 Which I felt like I couldn't. Glad to have had to move back home during the pandemic 😋

[@thomson4247]

This was wonderful, it is like sitting with an older sister or young auntie with much worldly wisdom

[@aliceb7364]

Dear Leena, I loved how you spoke about London - I've just moved back to my (small) home town after gradauting, I agree that it was like studying in 10 different cities in one. I remember feeling very insulted by throw away comments from friends, saying that they didn't like the area I lived in (choose low rent over postcard views, as a student on full loan amount). I'm not from London, as mentioned, but I get so defensive when people take it at face value, and therefor dismiss the parts of London that don't fit into their ideal image. Re - your previous video where you mention the phrase 'up and coming area', and how problematic it is, its something I have thought about / seen first hand whilst studying Fine Art in London. By living in the areas of cheaper rent (still expensive), but utilising the museums and galleries for my own benefit, and idolising those privilege areas of wealth/career opportunity. I got all the work experience I could, alongside part time work, but felt out of place in both settings. I don't know, its tricky, and makes me feel gross sometimes. I don't know how I feel about the position I was in, looking back on it and the privileges that I had that worked in my favour.

[@emilyohalloran1962]

I really love the concept of conventional fields asking the how questions and art asking the why. Beautifully articulated

[@wetcat537]

Leena, I am a scientist and one of those people that thought art and the humanities are dispensable if you had to cut anything. After hearing your arguments my ego finally gave up and I realised how wrong I was. You made me see the light. thank you!

[@samkcatladyaks]

I think the Arts are the most important and essential to the survival of everything humans experience. Without art, we would have no reason to keep living once life has thrown us pain and discomfort. Art helps us connect with each other, have empathy, question life, be grateful for life, and helps us want to keep living. Art tells us, it’s all worth the trouble.

[@riley4767]

Leena, your answer about artists. I feel like I've been punched in the gut in the best way possible. "Art answers a different question" !!!! We are better people when we make art. It's much easier to label myself as a scholarship-winning astrophysicist than someone who wants to paint and draw and make a video game that makes people feel things like when I experience my favourite stories. Fuck. Thank you for the permission slip. I feel like I haven't been given one in a long time.

[@beautifulday1996]

that aberystwyth shout out made me all nostalgic...like yes, all i want is to live a peaceful and simply life by the welsh seaside

[@innocentplum2705]

i love when you say that its basically completely impossible to be authentic... i'd love you to explain that

[@XxAnass99]

Omg this is just what I needed today! 40 minutes to chill and listen to you answering questions and give advice ☺️

[@georgiebarreett7298]

Literally same

[@jessjose3638]

Yep

[@katietatey]

How did you get so wise? (Rhetorical question). I really, really enjoyed this. Please do more videos like this.

[@meganchung69]

The question about having a disconnect from our past selves... As someone who has experienced trauma, the disconnect is a coping mechanism for me. If I am disconnected from who I was when bad things happened to me, it's easier to be who I am now. It is easier to mourn what happened to her and celreate what I have become by having this disconnect. I have about 7 years of my life that are like a black hole where I have a few moments of memory that I accept, and the rest I just feel like I didn't exist. So I wonder if people who behave this way have dealt with trauma. And, of course, we can't measure trauma on a scale of what is more or less worthy of being considered as trauma. I love this video, by the way! Listening whilst getting ready to go on a girl's weekend trip ❤️

[@steph_nation]

Art reminds of us of what it means to live. Fuck that survey. Art is all around us, subtly influencing us at nearly all times even in our pragmatic decisions. Because it is so subtle and can feel so intangible in its benefits it can be easy to dismiss but it’s as vital to us the air we breathe. People who don’t think art has value have not observed the effect art in all forms has had on their lives.

[@TheKawaiiigirl]

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[@Rolerunner]

My family are proud to be from Norfolk! They make fun of it a lot but who doesn't about where they grew up :D wonderfully insightful, especially stuff about the past or future!

[@AbiFosterMusic]

"tube of experiences" brilliant :'D

[@skydreamerlily]

I caught this video at just the right time! I want to leave cafe work for the exact reason of like 'I want to get better at my job but really the ladder I'm climbing is just to not be a barista and just manage them'. I want to leave because though I do love it, I will never be in a higher position without removing the factor that got me into the job in the first place. The only goal I can see is opening a coffee shop but I'm so aware of how little that position is on front of house making coffee and rather just doing ordering. I wouldn't mind if my job was admin but it feels redundant to stay in one place where for me there isn't really a goal to 'hustle' to. This really helped me clear up *why* I want to leave rather than getting annoyed for jumping ship. Love these q&a's so much.

[@bethvanderpol4573]

Thank you Leena. I've been having a really rough day and being able to feel like I'm sitting down and having a chat with a friend has really helped me feel a bit more normal!

[@fena_reti]

Since discovering your channel I feel so much more like an adult that can handle all sorts of diffrent kinds of situations. I could listen to you for hours😍

[@undefinedreb971]

When I feel I’m losing my Midlands pride (lol - what even is that?) I listen to Toby Campion’s ode to the Midlands and it all comes flooding back. It’s a great poem and it fills my heart with glee!

[@undefinedreb971]

“We’re the heart of this country!” “We’ve got legends in our forests and Kings beneath our car parks!”

[@priscillacosta1307]

I love and appreciate the edited version of you that you allow us to get to know a bit better with each video. Thank you for sharing your thoughts, they DO help me a lot, especially when it comes to understanding my own thoughts a little better.

[@GhostsOfThings]

Everything in this was beautiful and wonderful but I didn't know how much I needed someone to just tell me that the world is getting better until right now. It's like a small breath of fresh air when you're drowning. ❤️

[@jodiesanders5692]

I'm from Birmingham, I've been in a relationship with a northerner for 5 years and his family call me a southerner. Xx Hope you are keeping safe xx

[@ceryswakeman1548]

I think part of the reason I disconnect myself from my past self is the trauma in my past and my memory isn’t like I can remember everything at all... I look at my past self with a lot of compassion and affection too. And I think the understanding part isn’t a problem. I know that was me but I also want to tell that version of myself that it’s ok. I think I have a similar view to belief.

[@SecretTwilightGirl]

I have a different relation to my past self. I really do feel like it’s a different person but not because I want it to be. I genuinely can’t access those thoughts or those feelings anymore. If I do, it’s as if I’m looking through a foggy window at a half-remembered house. I am no longer in the house, I am outside it. Maybe through music or journal entries I can faintly recall details of the old house but it’s like when your friend gets a haircut and the current image of them subsumes your memory of them ever looking different. When that asker said she could recall her thought processes behind a decision I envied her because I can barely do that for a decision I made last year. I used to be very scared about the passage of time and so I wanted to stay the same person forever. But I literally can’t. It’s just not possible. Yes, no matter what I’ll always be me. However, to act as if I wasn’t different back then and that that difference hasn’t created a disconnect, a chasm in who I am now just isn’t true. At least for me. Thinking of my past self as a seprate entity has surprisingly made me more empathetic? Because it reminds me of how young I really was and it forces me to put more work into understanding her because it’s not an easy mental jump to find that person anymore.

[@zombelladonna]

I feel like this about California (I was born and raised there, but moved away for financial reasons). Honestly I regret leaving, because I really identify with what you said about the trade off and stagnating in life and such

[@penn6693]

I love that you mentioned Nizlopi! Their song JCB is my Dad's literal favourite - he's a big, old, mining engineer from northern Canada, and heard their song on MTV one night. They're a perfect example for the point you were making - a great band, and the art that they created might not be well known, but it is enjoyed around the world by the people who are affected by it.

[@abbeyneave2633]

I've just discovered your channel and wow, as a 20 year old woman approaching uni graduating feeling a little lost in the world, not knowing whether to be excited and optimistic or terrified and pessimistic about my future from here on out, just from watching a few videos of yours you have inspired me so much and made me feel so much more relaxed and intrigued with how everything will turn out :) thank you really very much, this has touched me emotionally

[@HomeWithMyBookshelf]

You saying that your vocation and your job can be very different made me cry. Because that is the case for me, and in today's society, especially online, I needed the "permission".

[@albaKonst]

I'm from Norfolk and I can't say I'm particularly proud about it. Though it is pretty, y'all should visit outside of pandemic times.

[@veronicamilroy]

Please do a video essay on the arts - as a contemporary classical musician myself (in Australia), that question hit *hard*. I need a video essay to just shove in people's faces all the time when they ask me to justify my career choice 😅

[@joannaclayton-smith6412]

never needed to hear the answer to the "friendships ending?" question...made me feel more sane about how I feel in my friendships. Also, your voice has strong podcast tones...please make this a series ting.

[@no1inparticular487]

I also think, especially as a teen/ child, we change so so quickly and evolve in our thoughts so much that its diffiault to except your younger self who did cringy or annoying or mean things. I think some people use it as a coping mechanism so that the things they did a while ago dont still haunt them

[@chanelletime]

I am only 00:09 and im already crying lol am I weak or am I finally feeling seen

[@ladyjett8675309]

3 months late to this.. but could not have come at a better time. Such a lovely setting. very atmospheric, so perfect.

[@no1inparticular487]

because of you i have realised how important and beutiful art is - i have always loved being creative but i never quite thought about how much art in every form matters

[@mysuperpack63]

To add something to your beautiful explanation on why the art industry is not "unnecessary", people who think art is useless have never experienced a world without art in it. Literally. Art and its various forms have been around since the men kind have, literally from the moment our ancestors have discovered they could make signs on rocks they started to draw. Try and live in a world where there's no music, no poetry, no painting and then let's see if you'll be still alive

[@5minutesofyourtime]

When it comes to decisions, I have had an question I make myself honestly answer which is "where can I do the most good and I mean in the sum eg. Possible to help others, biggest long to term impact etc. And it general it really helps me make choices

[@heidisegelke6243]

I love your response to the artist. Chefs kiss 😘

[@abiroad]

I needed that permission slip, thanks Leena ✨

[@nixxieification]

Please do pull up loads of quotes and loads of evidence and please do go full Hermione on it ( on how art changes the world)! I've been asking myself the same question over and over again, ever since I started Uni...God it would spark up such a good debate amongst us

[@pearlnunn869]

Those men in the background at the end!! With that music! Editing Leena has the absolute best sense of humour. Also this video is overall excellent 😀

[@towse]

Your talk about experimental classical music art/vocation and all that made me cry, I went to an experimental music school and I make kind of pop music but not so straight ahead and sometimes I just feel so lost and weird. Idk, thank you.

[@mimirobin]

oh god this rant about Coventry, I feel it so much. I lived there for my Erasmsus year 18/19 while studying at Warwick uni (my other option for living would've been Leamington Spa which I rejected cause obvs Cov is the bigger town so i *must've got* more cultural offers and buzz ... haha lol. ough).. like Cov barely has any city centre, and the weird, dirty and dark 50-70s buildings next to the (pretty-ish) medieval one make the the town feels so liveless? I legit struggled to find a book shop that's nice and cozy enough to study in, there's only two bars that one can go to, but only with a large group of friends and i almost every time i went outside i got catcalled. the War Memorial Park is quite cute but overall it's a really really weird place to live in, too spread out to feel like a city or anything

[@amypettigrew1]

i grew up going to hampstead heath and kenwood all the time, so to see you there now answering questions that apply to my current state so well is a bit of a mind boggle but also really amazing!! love this video so much, and thank you for showing one of my fave parts of london in such a good light (literally, the lighting in this video is beautiful)

[@Alice-jq6rd]

i literally never leave a leena video without feeling enriched :’) the section on art was beautiful

[@didreams1]

Damn Leena, your recent editing style just gives me so much joy. Talk about a menacing panther anthem (or panthem if you will)

[@Kathrin_yt]

I appreciate your videos so much. I especially loved your comments about the significance of art. As an aspiring poet and having started to make youtube videos I definitely have that constant feeling that my art isn't valuable unless metrics (money, views, likes etc.) prove that it's valuable. Even calling myself an artist feels strange. Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts!

[@thisbusymonster]

In this sea of content, you repeatedly make videos that actually make me happy (and think!)

[@leiagill3088]

3.38 as someone who grew up in Bedworth, small ex mining town next to Coventry I’m understanding completely what you’re saying. If you move out of the midlands it’s like you’re expected to choose in the north south divide debate. And London, because it’s such a world of its own can be such a great alternative.

[@EllieTheRainbow]

Oh my gosh, I'm from Coventry too! I knew you were from around Warwickshire, but that's lovely (not Coventry, exactly... but the fact we grew up in the same place) ^^

[@MsEmzie]

I love Imogen Heap! I saw her at the Manchester gig and it wasn't empty there. I couldn't make the London date (I live in London) so I travelled all the way to Manchester haha

[@coolnessnumber1]

I really relate to both the first and second question. The first, because I live in one of the most expensive cities in the world, and none of my family lives nearby. Sometimes I wonder if I could be happy somewhere smaller, somewhere less expensive, especially as I was my friends from back home get married and have babies and buy houses. At the same time, I wouldn't be able to do any of the things I like doing if I didn't live here, and I wouldn't be able to have the career that I wanted either. Which leads me into the second question- I just turned 25. I'm starting my second year as a lawyer. I jumped straight from high school into pursuing my dream career and didn't take any breaks or gaps and I was lucky enough to pass the bar on my first try (the pass rate here is 40 percent, which is a whole other issue...) and get a job all before I turned 24. But then Covid happened and I was let go at the end of May. Which turned into several months of my puttying around my apartment, watching my roommate work and my friends take online classes and everyone kind of move on, even with the virus happening. And I had so much time. For the first time in my life I could do whatever I wanted (inside my house, of course). All throughout my late teens and early twenties I was busy in law school and internships and programs and opportunities that I felt like i had to take, and i wanted to take. And then everything went on pause. And I read so many books. And I started doing so much more art. I learned how to read music and started playing freaking piano, something I've wanted to learn my whole life and never had the chance. I felt guilty that I was enjoying myself so much at home. I was applying to jobs and going to interviews and talking about how much I needed to start working again before my savings and unemployment money ran out, but I was secretly having so much fun. Then a few weeks ago I got a job (finally!) and started working again. And it's a great job. The people are amazing, the environment is great, it's an interesting and exciting field of law and the level of professionalism is excellent. But I can't stop thinking about if this is what I really want. I've always been the driven one. I always knew I wanted a career. I've known I've wanted to be a lawyer since I was 14. And then I did it. And I like it. But I enjoyed getting to know myself so much, and I felt oddly fulfilled doing the things i love and learning new skills (I can make bread now). I can't stop wondering if I actually want to be so focused on my career. If it's really making me happy. If there are maybe things that would make me happier. If even though I'm very capable of coping with working 12 hour days, that maybe having more time to myself would be more valuable. I don't know. I don't have a solution. And I don't really get the chance to explore it, at least not right now. I can't afford to live where I live and not work at an adequately paying job, so for now this is what I'm doing. I'm just scared that as I get older and maybe have a relationship and kids and other life goals, I won't have the opportunity to take chances as much. And maybe I wasting the time that I have now.... Anyway. This was pointlessly long. But it's cool to know that other people are having some of the same feelings right now. Great video! I've been watching and loving your content for so long that I don't know when I started or how I came across you...

[@lavanyasunthara]

Regarding your video essay I hope you put in some quotes of the film 'Dead Poet's Society' - it definitely helped me and I think a lot of other people too to have an answer to that question. So as you said Leena, although I am establishing a career in the 'how to live' field, I need the 'why to live' field for life on earth to matter. So I need people like you :)

[@madelinehowell1115]

This was like sitting down with a friend and discussing life - Thank you Leena, You are a such a gift.

[@laurasaurus7399]

These videos are so chill and bright. I love them so much. Thank you for making this quality content

[@kit3725]

The question about the importance of art reminded me of a quote from Alexander Chee in his essay On Becoming an American Writer -- "I can't recall the emperors of China as well as I can Mencius, who counseled them, and whose stories of them... describe them for me almost entirely."

[@megantaylor7136]

You’re from cov!!! Me too!! Feel like midlands kids love to migrate away down south haha

[@housejones]

Okay I'm obsessed. I love deep intellectual conversations and deep dives into thought. It's not a matter of agreeing with everything it's about thought and belief exploration. Must binge watch the entire youtube channel now, it's perfect to listen to while working on my mailers.

[@readilykatie8312]

Oh my God Leena, this video was so cozy and sweet!

[@amy-ii6wx]

i'm proud to be from norfolk!! the accent is a bit meh but so few of us have it that it's really not an issue ... but i love it here! norwich is a lovely city on the smaller side if london isnt your thing :-)

[@ShadeLeeds]

I love Imogen Heap!! Her shows are incredible live.

[@Snicklefritz482006]

I love Imogen Heap too!!She's amazing and so are you !☺️💖

[@theuncommonviewer]

Omgggg definitely the thing about forgiveness. I crave it in public conversation!

[@dawnhapgood2907]

My was- best friend is the only friendship ive ever "broken up with". I left an abusive relationship and instead of being there for me she comforted him and shared details with him i didnt want him to know like where i live and who i am seeing. She wasnt apologetic at all, so i didnt feel the pull to forgive her. I told her this and blocked her. I still feel terrible but also dont want her in my life either.

[@anfisachern8570]

i'm 9 minutes in on my first video of yours and i'm already in love with your content and the way you talk about things!!! ahhhh

[@ProfMcGonaGil]

Thank you Leena. Your videos mean a lot to me and to the friends I’ve shared them with. I declare YOU as essential as well!

[@eveem7197]

To the asker of the 25:30 music comp question please please please keep going, contemporary classical music is totally a thing that keeps me going in life! (even though I went into engineering instead lol). On another note so happy you read factfulness Leena! I'm gonna have to check out called to account now that you've mentioned it a few times.

[@anfisachern8570]

as if i didn't already want to go to london now you hit me with this uniquely tender way that londoners describe it i'm now craving it