Book & stationery shopping, rainy afternoons, & early mornings đźđŤ a Spring weekend vlog
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- Äas pĹidĂĄn 5. 05. 2022
- Hello, dear friends!
Spring just feels wonderfully optimistic after such a long, cold and dark winter! I'm always so surprised how uplifted my spirits become once the sun starts shining more and the birds come to life. I'd really truly like to soak as much of it up as possible! And that's exactly what I set out to do in this video : )
From wandering through Portland's cozy cafes and quirky shops, to potato-ing on the couch all day, to exploring a hobbit-like landscape to book shopping and more-- this vlog is filled with comfort, laughter, tears and contentment. About as Spring as a weekend can be, I think đźđŤ
Thank you so much for being here!
Hugs,
Morgan
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Dear Morgan ⌠your statement about only being 26 and not seeing yourself as wise hit a note. I am 71 and I still have so much more to learn. Wisdom does come with age but it doesnât just come. Our experiences, our growth, the windows and doors we pass through gives us the steps needed to become closer to what and who we are to be. If I have gained anything in my life itâs the wisdom to know that everyday is a gift Iâve been given to continue to learn, to explore, and to continue on the path on which I travel. We have our ups, our downs, our good, our bad but life would be rather dull if it were the same everyday. I so enjoy reading your vlogs. You my young friend inspire me to reach further and to experience more. Thank you.
This is so well said. Wise, even :)
Hereâs to always learning and having self-compassion along the way. Hugs, Linda friend!
And thank you, so so very much for your kind words, friend â¤ď¸
Thank you for your lovely post! I am 46 and I too am continuing to learn and grow, and I am sure I will for the rest of my life. =)
So many youtubers present an unrealistic perspective of their lives, making their viewers question why their own life isnât so perfect. Itâs lovely to see your honesty Morgan and thank you for sharing this beautiful weekend vlog. I hope youâre feeling better, but youâre right to acknowledge itâs ok to not be happy all the time. Sending a virtual hug your way đâ¨
Thank you so much, Lily friend đ I sometimes am scared to share the lows of my life because I donât want to come across as ungrateful. Itâs a comfort to know I can be honest and connect with you all through the vulnerability. Itâs also so reassuring that itâs okay to have sad days even when life is good đ
@@MorganLong The bravest people are those unafraid of appearing weak.
I love the music choices you picked. I spent 4 days in bed all day, sleeping on and off. not eating much, feeling sad and feeling sorry for myself. This morning I woke up with lots of energy and spent 10 hours cleaning my apartment.
I'm not young, I'm 71 years old, but I don't even feel tired now. I'm going to read and relax with my cat until I fall asleep.
I learn something new everyday! I read a l learn things from other people. I do lots of research.
I keep myself healthy. I'm a 6 year breast cancer survivor and a widow. But I feel I have a lot more time to live and learn.
You are absolutely incredible, friend! Iâm so glad you found your energy again but that you also allowed yourself to rest đ Hereâs to always learning!
This is my first CZcams comment ever! But I wanted to tell you that my kids and I found your channel during a dark winter in the midst of the pandemic. We felt encouraged to make our home cozy (hygge), and lean into being home... slow meals... reading... and making small moments at home extra joyful. Thank you for what you do. We still watch all your videos âşď¸
Iâm honored to be the recipient of your first comment! And even more so to know that you and your kids watch my videos together â¤ď¸
Cheers to the coziness of home, my friend who wears their heart on their sleeve!
My sad days always surprise me. It feels like we shouldnât have them amidst good stuff, but they turn up anyway. I think its good to just go with it and know that it passes.
Always love how appreciative you are of your audience. Portland looks gorgeous. đ
They are always such a surprise. But it definitely feels good to get it all out and then experience happiness again after the storm â Thank You for being a part of my audience âď¸
Morgan, you are just getting braver and braver with showing your authentic self in each video you create. Thank you so much for being honest that some days are just harder than others, and not being afraid to show the struggle. I just wanted to wrap you up in a hug on Saturday. Getting into nature is always one of the best remedies for a low day, especially when it's partly brought on by social media comparisons. This video was great and had a wonderful message - thank you.
I literally gasped when I saw that flower meadow, Morgan! What a beautiful place. It must be full of fairies dancing when no one is looking â¤
YES!! It indeed is? How did you know? Of course, you knew because you still have your childhood magic ⨠I think you are absolutely wonderful, friend â¤
@@MorganLong this just made my night, dear Morgan. What a wonderful person you are. Thank you for being you âĽď¸
I totally agree with what Linda Virden wrote, and I am 65 and still leaning so much about life, and myself. Interesting that us older folk are watching the vlogs of someone so young, but you touch our hearts, so thank you for showing us a true week end with you, with real human emotions being shown. Blessings to you and your loved partner and dog, from Devon, England. xxx
I LOVE Mary Oliver as well. She is who led me to fall in love with poetry. I read poetry daily now from many poets. I have started writing poetry as well. Itâs a form of expressing my emotions for me. And it all started with Mary Oliver.
I adore your content Morgan. Your cozy, bookish, tea, art and nature loving self I relate to so much. Thank you for sharing the magic of a simple beautiful life with us all.
Giving space for the other emotions is an excellent way to put it. We have to embrace these not so great feelings and emotions and let them run its course. I feel like being happy 100% of the time would not allow us to see and feel things in a different perspective. The not so great feelings just make us appreciate the happy feelings even more.
Morgan, your videos are such a peace to me. Often when I am feeling stressed or anxious or like Iâm ânot doing enoughâ I sit down and watch your videos. You help me appreciate the small whimsy moments in life and celebrating every little step toward internal fulfillment. I feel so relaxed afterwards and have the spirit to look up. I hope u have a lovely day today, whenever you end up reading thisđâ¨đť
Morgan, Iâm 55 and love wand your posts. Please know that you are such a gift. Your honesty is valuable and important đđ
Hii Morgan đźA person once wrote that you have to accept more weather to appreciate the moments of sunshine, and that together they form rainbows! Being happy and positive all the time is not a good thing, you just have to accept the low moments, live them and see them as a trampoline at the bottom of the ravine that will take us back to the other side of the path that the we continue.
I really wanted to hug you seeing your video and tell you that everything will be fine, so I hope my words will be of comfort to you.
In any case, the bookshop where you have been seems to be a gold mine as far as stationery is concerned. I loved the wall of masking tapes and the one you showed us with the foxes! The Sunday one looked great too, I loved it!
Thank you for sharing this genuinely! I like what you offer us, with the good and the bad moments which allow us to reflect on certain things! Thanks very much đ
I found Morgan and her videos in summer of 2020 when my job let go of everyone who worked there more than 10 years using covid as excuse and rehiring people for 1/3-1/2 of our salaries ( I worked there since 2004), and right after I also found out i was pregnant.. I left her a comment and she left me the nicest reply, her content has honestly been a healing ray of sunshine in times when I was having the worst time ever. To me she is my friend, forever.
Thank you so so much â¤ď¸ Iâm REALLY glad you left that comment, forever friend đ¤
@@MorganLong So sweet! Thank you, you lift me up at the darkest times, I lost a senior pet today that I had for 15 years so thank you for making me crack a smile today.
How refreshing to see that there is perfection in saddness as well as happiness.
This is so beautifully said đ
Dearest Morgan,
Thank you for your beautiful and lovely videos. They always warm my heart and make me appreciate nature and life. I also want to thank you a lot for sharing the raw bits, the unfiltered emotions. Even though I wish you all the sunshine and happiness and warmth and love in the world, it felt real and good to see (and have a visual reminder) that we all struggle sometimes. To know that that's part of life too and that it's okay. That it doesn't make you fragile or weird or broken.
I've been feeling rather down lately, broken even at times. Life seems to have been quite the struggle ever since I was a teen up until now (I'm 23). In my heart I know I can see, feel and appreciate the small things in the life. The ordinary bits that are worth so much. But they never seem to have a lasting effect. Focusing on this sad truth does absolutely nothing for my wellbeing, so I'm so happy I one day found your channel and your honest and lovely videos. You share truth, even if it's painful. And I still find beauty in it; because there is so much love and kindness and sunshine within you. Life can be good, even with the struggles and pain. Life doesn't even have to be happiness 90% of the time. Thank you for reminding me, and for all the future video's that will remind me of this even more.
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You are a joy to watch and like no other, do not compare yourself to others, it is your uniqueness that makes you special.âŁď¸
It's Mother's Day morning. My family blessed me with a beautiful breakfast in bed and some time alone to drink coffee and eat. I was elated to remember I had a new YOU video to accompany me on this special day. Thank you for the beauty and realism and magic you bring to me. I was just telling one of my friends about how your videos always feel like home to me. So again, thank you sweet friend đ
Hi Morgan, I am a new person to your podcast. I just want you to know that it brings me such joy and comfort to watch it. I have granddaughters your age and I love their energy. You are so comforting to watch.....the photography, the adventures, the beautiful surroundings and your comments. Thank you so much.
Hey Morgan, I really recommend unfollowing anyone who makes you fall into that self doubt and comparison trap. It really is good for your mental health to remember you have control over that aspect. Also remember that there are so many people on social media doing the same exact thing or reading the same books because everyone else is, you know what I mean? Doing what truly makes you happy and sharing that is the best and most interesting thing you can in this media, in my humble opinion. Youâre doing great, donât forget that đ
Thank you so much for your encouragement, friend. You comment is a comfort
Iâm glad you decided to share this with us Morgan! Itâs ok to have wash-out days/weekends as Iâve been learning too. I have what my family and I think is chronic fatigue syndrome but possibly a mild form of it. Itâs been a journey of accepting it and not feeling bad whenever I need to rest. Sometimes I have to spend whole afternoons resting so when you said youâd spent the whole morning resting, even tho it was for different reasons, I could really relate to that! Sometimes with these afternoons Iâll get nothing productive done at all and just watch CZcams all the time. Iâve been trying not to be too hard on myself when that happens and use my other time wisely when I have the energy to do things. Itâs hard to balance all the time but itâs ok if I sometimes have the off day. Also that scenery looked amazing! It made me want to go outside. I know one of my bucket list of things to do is go out on a picnic. Your video has inspired me to mention this to my family and choose somewhere to go to :) looking forward to more of your content :)
Thank you so much, my storyteller friend! To be honest, this Saturday has been another one of those couch days. Rest is productive-- this is something I'm having to learn over and over again. I hope the pressure of using your time wisely when you do have energy isn't too much. Wouldn't it also be nice to rest when you feel great? It's so sad but sometimes I'm relieved when I get sick because it means that I can rest without feeling guilty. I can't stand admitting that. I really do need to get better.
Know that your need for rest is valid even if your hurt isn't visibly apparent â¤ď¸
I often have to fully recuperate on Saturdays after a long stressful week and just putter around the house and get things done but also rest and then by Sunday bam- Iâm ready to go, so no worries-we need to recharge. And when it comes to comparing yourself to others on Instagram, just remember oh wondrous you that you have many qualities that others lack like kindness, caring about the little things and the small joys in life, being a light to others and being an absolutely delightful person. You said you wanted to just go and sit by a pond and that really spoke to me having grown up with a pond in the middle of our neighborhood called Prince Pond. It was pretty magical-in the winter would ice skate and the snow would be falling against the backdrop of old Victorian houses and old fashioned street lamps and weâd stick peppermint schnapps in the snow to get super cold and skate like the wind. In the summer weâd look at fish and tadpoles, feed the ducks and watch the cranes and listen to the fountains in the middle which were especially nice to hear at night. In the fall, the trees turn bright yellow and red and orange and thereâs an archway made of stone and a pond house where people used to build a fire and change their skates. Itâs my happy place.
Hi Morgan, I always save your Friday CZcams videos or Patreon videos for a Sunday morning. Itâs the day I take to properly rest and your videos give me so much joy and peace on a Sunday morning. Sending hugs!
Your videos always give me a sense of peace, Morgan. Like coming home to a cup of hot chocolate on a rainy, stormy day :)
Forever grateful that a friend of mine introduced your channel to me.
Morgan, your videos have meant so much to me. I've been watching your channel for the past four years or so and your videos are the only input from social media I will let myself consume anymore because I too have struggled with feeling out of place and uncool when I would get lost in the void of Instagram, but your videos have always been a source of positivity, beauty, and kindness. Thank you so much for creating this wondrous and warm corner of the internet!
I really appreciate how you always show the real and the true, not always the most polished version of yourself. I have had many days crying on the couch recently, and have been feeling really awful about myself and about life. But your videos always inspire me to try again, to see the world with fresh eyes. Thank you for sending so much goodness out into the world. Your videos have helped me so much. I'm not expressing myself very well but. Thank you. Thank you so much. You're amazing.
Hi MorganâŚI am also âup thereâ in age. Iâm 73 years old and I thoroughly enjoy your channel. You are a beautiful, vibrant, and caring young woman. I agree with Linda, when you reach the age we are, we do feel each day is a gift. Iâve also learned that our emotions are just a natural part of our human DNA, and our depression, or our feelings of insecurity are not permanent. Nothing is permanent. It passes. If we didnât have the difficult days, we wouldnât appreciate the good ones. Youâre so young. Thereâs so much more to learn, and you will, in time, as you grow older and when youâre ready. Weâre all here to learn our lessons. Life is just one bing school room. And even at my age, Iâm still forever a student always learning. Enjoy your life. Embrace the bad days, along with the good. It just shows youâre alive, and you experience the same emotions and self doubts as we all do, yes, even at my age. It all passes. Be happy, but be you. You are such a talented and caring person. You are special in every way. Sending you, Landon and Mr. Roo all my love.
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Hello how are you doing?
thank you 1000 times for making these videos and letting us see some parts of your absoluletly beautiful life and letting yourself feel all your emotions is such a beautiful life lesson
You have THE most gorgeous bangs.
Your inner beauty is even more so.
Thank you for sharing with us.
I SO wish I had a RANDI! You are one blessed woman, Morgan â¤
Dear Morgan, I love your videos so much. They inspire me to slow down and to observe the simplicities of life. You show a way of living that I absolutely adore and that I want to pursue as well. Thank you for your positive view on life, but also for showing us the more negative parts. â¤ď¸đż
Thank you, Morgan, for sharing your vulnerability and honesty, your wisdom, and simple pleasures. I am still learning how to live my best life, to know it's ok to have all the feelings, to not compare myself to others, and to not feel guilty for simple pleasures such as taking time to read each day. Sending you big hugs and prayers.
Your roller-skating outfit and hairstyle give off "Clarissa Explains It All" vibes - and I mean that as the highest compliment (I absolutely ADORED that show when I was in middle school). Thank you for being a place that is somehow both utterly whimsical and totally down-to-earth in a messy, complicated, beautiful world.
Hahaha I love being compared to Clarissa! And thank you so much for finding comfort and whimsy in my vlogs â¨
Thanks for showing all of your feelings.. sometimes I'm super down and others super happy.. life is a journey and we have to embrace all aspects!
Hello how are you doing?
Hi Morgan! I don't usually comment on videos, but I just wanted to thank you. I found your channel during one of the hardest moments of my life, and your videos were the thing that kept me going. I'm very grateful for that. I hope you know how many people around the world you make so, so happy with each week. Keep being the wondrous human you are! Lots of love. đ
You bring joy to others. Do you know that? Well, you do. You share. We learn. Your positive attitude, and the way you "do the best you can" are inspiring. Some of us even have entire playlists because of the music you play. Influencer, yes. And in the best way. Thanks for sharing. I'm happy to be a part of your fan base who supports you in this "corner of the internet". Cheers to you, Morgan, and to your fans!
Hello how are you doing?
Love watching your old vlogs!
We buried my 54 year old brother yesterday who died very suddenly. Today was my ârested on the couch all day.â I stared at my Anne of Green Gables book I started re-reading last week. Iâm hoping my eyes can move along the pages later. There are nuggets of sweet reminders in her words, as you know from your last video. I think writing some of my favorites to leave around the house will be beautiful reminders to see as Anne does đ. Thank you for sharing your real self. You are right, as I say frequently, âwe are all doing the best we can. One never knows what another is experiencing.â Enjoy and learn from every season.
Oh Morgan you have no idea of how much your videos mean to me. Iâm slowly rewatching your videos because they give me the best feeling ever. You comfort me in so many ways. Iâm going trough a dificult time myself and watching this video makes me forget my anxiety for 27:21 minutes. So thank you thanks you thank you from the bottom of my heart. You, your videos and the patreon bookclub mean sooooo much to me. So Morgan, believe in yourself oh wondrous you â¤ď¸
I donât know how but you always manage to say exactly the words that I need to hear. Thank you for being so comforting and so inspiring â¨
I speak from my own current life experiences- you and I must be going through the same things, friend. It can all be so overwhelming, canât it? Thank goodness for the in between spaces of cozy comforts and life-giving inspiration â¨
EXACTLY
And yes, loved the outfit for roller skating. Your friend landed amazingly, hope sheâs OK. Her immediate reaction was not to make you fall as well. That was a super quick reaction . Go friend â¤ď¸! Nice one!
I enjoy every single one of your videos! I love how true you are to yourself and how you arenât afraid to talk to us about real life. It looks beautiful in Portland this time of year!!
Thank you so very much, Emily friend!
Hello đ how are you doing?
Hearing social media made you so sad made me sad. Your videos bring me such calm joy and I aspire to live my life more like you live yours. The way you see the world, enjoy nature, cherish books and coziness, admire birds and so much more inspires me and you are an incredible and wonderful human. I am grateful you share your life and hope you have many more happy days than sad days but you are right. We must feel all of our emotions and our sad days make our happy days that much better. You are incredible and wonderful and loved đĽ°
Your home is SO lovely & bright! Feels so safe and warm. Love these vlogs so much, Morgan đ
I don't normally comment here but I want to share you this quote I came across in Van Gogh's letters:
"you see how in the sketch of the beach there is a blond tender effect, and in the wood there is a more gloomy serious tone. I am glad both exist in life". The same applies to ups and downs in life
Morgan, your most beautiful videos are the raw ones. Thank you, I needed thisâŚ.all of it.â¤ď¸
Thank you for sharing the up's and downs of your life. I am a silent watcher since I am a severe introvert. Just know you will have those ups and down all through your life. Those down times makes the up times that much sweeter. Once again thank you for sharing.
Thank you so much for watching and deciding to comment, Cathy friend. Thank goodness for the sweetness of the up times â¤ď¸
That washi wall!!!! I would be looking at the washi for hours. You truly showed us your authentic self and l appreciate that. Your videos bring me comfort and I am glad that you are here. I might have said this before, l'm not sure, l think you are an angel on earth. I truly believe that.
Hey Margan dont beat yourself up about not seeing yourself as wise at 26- I'm 58 this week and I still have so much room for improvement, and learning. I dont think I'll ever reach wise, but I'm lovely the journey ( all the hills and vales are all important). I love your honesty and you are always an inspiration even for someone at my older age xx
Morgan can you show us more of your art making? What you have been using, who you like to watch on YT for learning, show us how you draw or paint etc.. would love to see a bit more of that. :)
Hello sweet friend! â¤ď¸ Firstly, I feel like you are the type of person who, every time you meet a new sweater, it becomes your new fave sweater đ¤ and honestly, SAME! Hahaha.
I love how willing you are to show us your true self. It makes me so happy to know that even though itâs scary, you are still willing to share everything with us. I can imagine itâs actually very helpful to share your thoughts and feelings out loud to us. That moment where you were on your couch, just looking like you felt so hopelessâŚ.I think I can speak for many of us when I say that SO MANY OF US definitely could see ourselves in that exact same spot. And itâs helpful knowing that we are not alone. đˇ
I felt the same way when I finished Devotions, my copy is absolutely PACKED with tabs. And Iâve now moved on to reading her book âUpstreamâ!
Hope you are having a good day my friend. Happy teas, trees, and reads to you. âď¸đ˛đ
Hi, Phoebe friend!!
Yes, quite literally every sweater I have ever owned has stolen my heart, and I wear it every day for weeks. I sometimes wish I had more hip, colder-weather clothes...but I just always buy sweaters! It can't be helped, am I'm not sure I want it to be ;)
I will say, it's significantly easier to be vulnerable when there are hundreds of people who will praise me for being so. I don't ever do it for the praise, it's always genuine. I just don't consider myself particularly brave for sharing. For the couch scene, I set up the camera to record a positive talk with Landon about moving forward on bad days...but then just had a break down and cried and cried. It is such a comfort to know that I'm not alone either. Sharing what I'm going through is, like you said, so helpful. I rely so much on you all reassure me that everything will be okay as I say to you that everything will be okay â¤ď¸
Such fun! The shops you went to look so interesting. The scenery gorgeous.I love the way your dog sleeps, lol. đ¨đŚđđđđ. I will be 60 in August and still trying to figure things out. Nothing is as it is meant to be. We all need time to cry and to honour our feelings, our emotions. Take care, little one. We live in a rough world and some days, it is hard. I know.
My grandmother used to say... No matter what you do, if you do it with love đ
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Iâm traveling to Portland so soon and I canât wait to see all of that beautiful nature in person! đđżđ˛
Ahhh thatâs SO EXCITING!! If you have access to a car, I recommend hiking Latourell Falls. Itâs pretty approachable and absolutely BEAUTIFUL. Other-worldly even. About a 45 min drive or less! But definitely get there before 10am!
@@MorganLong Amazing! Thanks for the rec, we will definitely have to check it out. Waterfalls are one of my absolute favorite parts of nature - so magical â¨â¨
@@MorganLong After watching your videos I think there are many of us who want to visit Portland. It would be great if you would like to make a video with your recommendations... Something like "visit Morgan's Portland"đ
@@charoulachr Thank You so much for this idea, friend!!
This really resonated with me today Morgan. I realised recently that while I love watching CZcams VLOGS, sometimes they make me feel bad. I realised the majority of the women I follow are young, thin, and have no children. And I am none of these things. And although it goes without saying that I ADORE my children, sometimes comparing myself to these Vloggers makes me really dissatisfied with my life and resentful of their freedom, thinness, beauty and lack of boring responsibilities like mine. I know its silly - people donât put all their real life struggles in Vlogs! But itâs something to be aware of and keep checking in with. A reminder to view social media critically and mindfully. Thank you for the reminder x
Morgan, your videos are like a hug for me. It's like I could see, through a friend's eyes, the life that I want to construct with books, nature, love, silence, art, friends, and peace... the beauty and joy of simple things. I'm Brazilian and I'm learning English. You don't know yet, but you make the difference in my life. Sending you a lot of hugs. â¤ď¸đťđđ˝đ¤đˇ
Esse foi um abraço pro meu coração. Obrigada, meu amiga brasileira â¤ď¸đťđ¤
@@MorganLong đâ¤ď¸đđđ˝đť thanks for answering me
These beautiful videos always ground me and help me appreciate my life to the fullest so thanks to you Morganâ¤ď¸đŤśđź
Hello,
Your such a sweet soul & so honest,we value that honesty.
I treated myself to Mary Oliver Devotions, as my birthday present to myself, thank you for recommending.
You have a beautiful friend in Randi, what a glorious day you both had.
Hugs from Australia đŚđş xx
I discovered your channel just recently and got addicted to your well-made and comforting videos really quickly. Since I spent half a year as an international exchange student in Portland, I especially enjoy when you take us to cozy cafĂŠs, bookstores, and the outdoors in the Portland area. Every time you visit a place I have been to you revive so many of the best memories of my life. That is why I just wanted to post this short thank-you note. So thank you from the bottom of my heart for making these videos and keep up the amazing work!
Thank you for showing also your sad feelings in your video. I agree with you, it is ok to feel different emotions. That is life, a real one. â¤
Thank you for appreciating my vulnerability, friend â¤
I was listening to a podcast recently where they were explaining the difference between how athletes train versus how non athlete people train. Athletes train 40% of the time and recover 60% of the time. People who train their bodies, but are not athletes don't give themselves enough recover time that it's reversed. I think most people should implement an athlete's state of mind in daily life. We should be productive 40% and rest 60% of the time. We do not live just to work. We all need to learn to take the time for ourselves to simply exist and be human. Don't be too unhappy about your days on the couch. Those feelings and days of rest are very much needed. You've got this. đŻ
The lovely thing about reading a book of poetry, is as soon as the book ends, all you have to do is pick it up and open it, and the journey starts over with new eyes. Every day we grow, every day we experience, and that will make you look at the poetry in a different light every time. Itâs wonderful, and magical, and never ending. A day spent reading, or sleeping, dreaming... thatâs how we energize, how art is made, it is never a waist to read or dream. Remember tomorrow is another day. Itâs ok to give into your comforts every once in a while... and as for letting Instagram make you feel less, well, I watched a CZcamsr who I thought had the most perfect beautiful world (all of that without the use of one comma) until she let us in on how she created content... well it was starts, and stops, and posing and lighting... she was just like everyone else. Donât ever feel like you canât compete. Just love what you do, love your space, and that shows through and itâs perfect. Instagram is just a moment, that took two days to set up! Itâs all good! â¤ď¸
Hi Mo!
I teared up watching you talk about your skating outfit because I felt that it was so brave of you to share your feelings with us. Youâre so kind and I always feel hopeful after watching your videos.
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Thank you for your beautiful videos. You are honest and authentic and your videos are so calming. I really appreciate your channel so much. đâşď¸
Thank you so much for your videos! They always brighten up my day and are a much loved part of my cozy weekend-breakfast-routine :) You motivate me to actually take the time to appreciate those things in live that make me happy!
Please donât cry , you are very happy and kind person đ
Perfect video to have playing while I mended a dress! I canât wait until the wildflowers start blooming where I am!
What I love mostly about you, Morgan is that you show the gritty parts, the not-so-nice parts of life that we all have to deal with. It is very distressing to watch those youtubers having a perfect life when I know they have issues, too. However, they don't choose to talk about them or express them to the audience.
Some youtubers I know even lie about their shortcomings and pretend they are something they're not and that is deceitful. And, as you said, it is OK to not be happy all the time. For me, crying and staying in bed is really good for the soul. Very often I try to fight crying and not doing productive stuff and this is a toxic trait in me. I was taught to do things and not take a break, to be on all the time. If you're not on all the time, there's something wrong with you. That's unhealthy perfectionism and from experience, it is really dangerous.
I promised myself when I'll be able to find a place of my own and live on my own, I'll set a day a week to cry in bed and not do anything productive. As you know, meditation and sitting in silence is considered the highest form of living because, when you disconnect from the 'doing', you can connect to your higher self. So let's stay in bed more and not be so productive at least once a week. :)
I'm so glad I found your channel, you make me remember that happiness still exists in the world. That might sound melodramatic but it really has helped me when working from home and only receiving the bad news of the world, so, I started searching for the good news of the world. I'm also in Hillsboro and moved from Portland and have forgotten that there is beauty around us, I need to get out more. Thank you for your vlogs!
Without darkness there can not be light â¤With love from Holland xxx
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I must say that you yourself is like a ray of light to me! Your content is so authentic and soulful - I've noticed it in your videos right away. I'm very happy that there are still creative people out there who are NOT following Instagram trends, they are true to themseleves. I'm very sorry that Instagram made you feel that way because I'm sure you and your content are thousands times better than trendy Instagram stuff.
Lots of hugs and support from Ukraine
It is always a good day with the poetry of Mary Oliver. I have the e-book of this book, but I feel I need to get the hardcover book. I reread several books that I have enjoyed on a regular basis. I recommend putting Mary Oliver on a re-read basis. I have found that a second and even third reading of a wondrous writer like Ms Oliver gives new or deeper meaning to the simple words on a page. Also, you need to give yourself more kindness and space to just have some days of low of no expectations. This is something I remind myself of in my retirement. I love your blogs and have been away from them for awhile so I am back now.đ
@Morgan, the fact that you are brave to share how Instagram can bring down the energy I am very appreciative of that perspective. I had that feeling too and almost forgot the content is curated in such a way that life looks perfect as it is. But it is not, nothing is perfect. Thank you for showing your authentic self and being open about how insta has impacted you too. Thank you for these message and reminder, take care M
I love you videos. đ They give me so much peace. Where you live looks idyllic and beautiful you are so lucky. Thank you for sharing your sad moment as it shows us all that we are all human and cant be happy 100% of the time. You showed us real life and it was brilliant. It looked like a fun weekend. đđđđđ
I know that you were uncertain at first but your bangs are so beautiful! I love what you said about how the things that we feel are a waste of our time sometimes end up being crucial stepping stones to the happy places that we end up. It may take years or no time at all but those small moments of curiosity and leisure can end up being little seeds for our next grand adventures!
Thank you for recognising that itâs ok not to be ok, thatâs what I needed this week. Instagram has made me feel completely inadequate and ageing. It really is true that comparison is the thief of joy and IG has robbed me of 2 years of my life. Itâs such an addiction so I have started to give it up, seriously limiting what Iâm consuming on there to 5 fabric shops and one influencer. Thank you a thousand times for opening my eyes to the realisation that this was what was robbing me of my joy â¤
oh wonderful Scorpio girl who feels everything so deeply... it is a gift ! Sometimes a poisonous one but most of the time a wonderful one. I'm a Scorpio woman in my almost 50's and still learning how to deal with all the emotions but I learned to make space for them all: sadness, grief, joy, wonder...light and darkness all fill a void at a particular moment in my life even when I don't want to.
Love Mary Oliver too and there's a particular one that frees my heart whenever I feel sad or worried :
I Worried
I worried a lot. Will the garden grow, will the rivers
flow in the right direction, will the earth turn
as it was taught, and if not how shall
I correct it?
Was I right, was I wrong, will I be forgiven,
can I do better?
Will I ever be able to sing, even the sparrows
can do it and I am, well,
hopeless.
Is my eyesight fading or am I just imagining it,
am I going to get rheumatism,
lockjaw, dementia?
Finally, I saw that worrying had come to nothing.
And gave it up. And took my old body
and went out into the morning,
and sang.
Love,
Sophia
That stationery store brought a tear to my eye.
Hello how are you?
I know you say that picking out outfits is hard for you. You NAILED IT for the roller skating miss Morgan đĽ°
If the world were filled with more authentic beauties like you, what a more wonderful place it would beâ¤ď¸.
Thank you so so so much, Cinandra friend. I have a feeling you are the kind of authentic beauty you describe â¤ď¸
Your videos are edited so beautifully! The music and filming around 20 minutes through the video when you and your friend were hiking is so lovely, I had to watch it again. It's very Anne of Green Gables or Little House on the Prairie for my child of the 80s self đ Thank you for being a bit of sparkle for us, I hope you feel a bit better about things.
Thank you so much for your candour! Yesterday Iâve had a really bad day as well, hence not clicking on your video because seeing you so adorable with a beautiful active life would have made me hate myself even more. Little did I know it would have actually helped seeing that Iâm not alone. â¤ď¸ Much love
thank you for being so courageous & gracious as to share your unhappy/sad/down moments with us! you remind me that it's ok to feel my feelings, and it's ok not to be overflowing with happiness all the time, and it's ok to just exist in my life the way it is
I LOVE your videos! They are so cosy! Now I want to drink a hot cup of tea, read a book and go book shopping :) Keep making videos :)
I just found your channel and immediately was entranced. Then watched this video and just fell in love with the vibe and reality you portray. The honesty, true vulnerability, and the way you are still able to romanticize your life is inspiring. Thank you so much for sharing and being true to yourself! Especially with the reality of Oregon and the beauty it provides!1
You are such a little sunshine and you bring so much sweetness and joy in my life, that it makes me sad to see yourself being sad because you think you are uncool or not in the trendthing. I dont' say, that i think it's not ok to see it on youtube, in the contrary ! I just want to give you a huuuuuuuge hug. It's ok to be sad and doubt but I wanna assure you that you are loved and everything you have created too. The way you show the world through your videos is just beautiful, even when sharing your doubt. It just makes me wanna send you tonnes of love
Hey Morgan, Firstly its an absolute joy to watch your video's and spend time with you. Your video's are full of the feel good factor that we all want in our lives. Bless you and thank you for allowing us to see you feel sad. It wasn't nice to watch but you kept it real and that's a rarity these days. Awwwwww bless your doggie he looked so sad when you was sad and he rested his head on the little stool looking at you. He could sense you wasn't yourself. A mans/woman's best friend is the doggies. A lovely heart warming, cosy, homely and beautiful video. xx
Thank you so much, Joanne friend! Reading your comment inspired me to immediately get up from my computer and find RoO and give him some cuddles and love đžâ¤ď¸
A beautiful heartfelt and truly "you" weekend. đđđźđ§ all the love from our cocoon to yours
Hi Morgan, here a friend from Mexico, I don't usually comment on videos, but i have been following your content for a while now, and I just wanted to say that your videos are so beautiful, and calming and inspiring and they have helped me when I was struggling with anxiety, so really thank you for doing what you do. We all have bad days, but perhaps we need them to better enjoy the good ones. Hugs to youâ¤ď¸
You are amazing. Even when you felt unproductive by taking a nap you essentially were still working but having Landon document it. Sending a big hug your way.
I feel so seen by this!! Thank you so much for recognizing the fact that I'm working when I'm filming. I deal with a lot of guilt around enjoying my work/it not feeling like work but also taking so much time and energy. I appreciate you and am sending a big hug to you
Mary Oliver is a favorite of mine too. Iâm also not a big poetry fan, aside from a few favorite Robert Frost poems.
I love using the Merlin app on my phone to identify the birds singing around me. Sometimes itâs very surprising!
Iâm glad your âtomorrow â was better. Iâm new to your channel, a 59 year old who is striving to leave the work world and find my own way. You are such an inspiration. I look forward to binging your videos!!
What you said about happiness reminds me of a time I heard someone say happiness is not our default emotion and its ok to not always feel ok (to a certain extent and depending on a person's situation of course)
Thanks for this cozy authentic video :)
I love how you said you have gotten into watching birds and observing the nature around you more. During the pandemic my boyfriend got me into bird watching and I was simply shocked because suddenly we kept seeing SO MANY new birds that I had never ever noticed before even though they had been there all along. I just hadn't been looking for them or paying attention. That was quite the epiphany! And now it is so nice to know all the birds by their names and be "friends" with them.
Also Portland seems so beautiful and with such a variety of different kinds of nature. You have really made me want to tavel there some day.
Lots and lots of love from the Black Forest, Germany. Dani xx
You always bring my so much joy!!!! I chose to save this to watch for my birthday today:). You did not disappointđ. Thank you for being so real. Youâre wonderful â¤.
I'm not a very energetic person like others. I accept that about myself and sleep whenever I need to recharge myself. World, people, things that happen in the world, social media, internet, it drains us...those things let no energy. And I have to take my time for me. I don't care who understand or not and If I need to tell NO to a friend I will. If you don't put your health first, nobody will. đ¤đ§Ą
I would just like to say as probably one of your older viewers, watching your videos bring me such joy. You embody in so many ways the life I wished I had been brave enough to live and the life I wish I could live now. Instead of living in regret or envy, I try always to live in enchantment of you less quiet, thoughtful and kind soul. Thank you for sharing bits of your life and passions for the bring joy and inspiration.
I appreciate your just willingness....to be. Also I also get really nervous when asked to do new things. Feels nice that I'm not alone sooo thank youđź
This saturday is one of this daysđ thank you â¤ď¸â¤ď¸â¤ď¸đŁ
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Oh dear kindred spirit friend / fellow CZcams creator + magic maker, SO many things to say! Feel like we need to sit down over a pot of tea and talk about so many things that you touch on in this video - I can relate to so much of your experience and have gone through such similar things. Alas a comment will have to do for now. First of all, I cannot applaud you enough for your honesty, rawness, and vulnerability - as someone who makes CZcams videos with a similar intention of showing what is real, this (I'll probably say this in like every comment I leave on your videos) is so healing and so helpful to so many. Also, you have no idea how powerful it is that you're on the journey of embracing the fullness of your experience - happiness definitely is not the only thing we should aim for nor should it be the thing that we compare the rest of our emotions or experiences to (could write a whole book about that honestly). Still so many more things to say, but for now sending my gratitude and love your way!
Morgan, you're such a wonderful human being. I think you don't fully realise it but you bring so much inspiration and joy with every single video you post here on CZcams. I had days when I was so miserable at work that it started to affect all of my life and in these days your videos were one of the few things that took me out of my bad mood and gave me inspiration to work on my dreams. Thank you so much for sharing them with us â¤ď¸
This is such a gift to read, Stephanie friend â¤ď¸ I know those bad days...and comfort that also inspired is such a precious thing to have when all is grey. I'm so so so glad to have been and be a comfort to you â¤ď¸