tavi gevinson on wonder, growing up and the power of darker emotion in psychology today

“When you’re a child, you have this sense of wonder- there’s no filter to what makes you happy But your teen version is more interesting. Something can make you feel emotion that’s awful- but it’s a little beautiful, because you feel very alive. Take my birthday- it was great, I was dancing with friends- but then I compare that with this time I was walking down an alley, listening to a song that fit perfectly with the lights that were flashing, and that moment gets to me more. It made me a little sad, because the song was sad, but it’s the memory I’m happier to look back on.”