On Learning to Appreciate Life for What It Is, Not What We Hoped It Would Be

Or life lessons from reviewing Olivia Rodrigo’s “GUTS” and Taylor Swift’s “Midnights”

Ashley Broadwater
Human Parts
Published in
3 min readNov 3, 2023

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On the glorious morning of October 21, 2022, I woke up, grabbed Dunkin’ Donuts, and settled into bed. It was a workday, but I had already planned on taking the day off. Taylor Swift’s album…

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Ashley Broadwater
Human Parts

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