I remember it well

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Fri, 10 May 2013 14:57:36 -0400

"The night is dark and full of terrors."

Wed, 08 May 2013 15:52:35 -0400

“The night is dark and full of terrors.”

- Sylvia Plath (via incorrectsylviaplathquotes)

aaaaffinity: unimaginable-silence: “It was a damn fairytale,...

Mon, 06 May 2013 18:11:40 -0400

aaaaffinity:

unimaginable-silence:

“It was a damn fairytale, that kiss!” ~Nick

New Girl

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"Stand naked in front of a mirror for a long time, under unflattering light if possible. Trace the..."

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 00:03:43 -0400

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Stand naked in front of a mirror for a long time, under unflattering light if possible. Trace the rises and falls of the little ripples on your skin — the scars, the dimples, the cellulite — and think about how much you try to hide these things in your day-to-day. Wonder why you hate them so much, and if this hate stems from somewhere within yourself, or as a result of being told all your life that it’s wrong to have physical flaws. Wonder what you would think of your body if you never looked at a magazine, if you never thought about celebrities and models, if you never had to wonder where someone would rate you on a scale of 10. Look at yourself until the initial recoil softens, and you can consider your features in a more forgiving frame of mind.

Listen to the music which makes you want to both sob and dance with uninhibited joy, and allow yourself to repeat any song you want as many times as your heart desires. Think of the person you are when you have your favorite song in your headphones and are walking down a street you feel you own completely, swaying your hips and smiling for no good reason — remember how many things you love about yourself during those moments, how much you are willing to forgive in yourself, how confident you are for no good reason. Try to think of confidence as a gift you give yourself when you need it, instead of something you have to siphon from every unreliable source in your life. Dance because the music makes you remember how much you love yourself, not because it allows you to forget the fact that you don’t.

Write a list of all the things you like about yourself, even if you think it’s a self-indulgent and narcissistic activity. Start as early as you like in your life — put down that time you won a trophy playing little league soccer when you were eight and then got an extra-large shake at the DQ on the way home, and don’t feel silly for remembering it. Try to understand how many sources in your life happiness can come from, how many things you could be proud of if you chose to. Ask yourself why you so tightly limit the things you take pride in, why you set your own hurdles for happiness and fulfillment so much higher than you do with anyone else in your life. Let your list go on for pages and pages if you want it to.

Touch and care for yourself with the attention and the patience that you would someone you loved more than life itself. Rub lotion in small circles on your elbows and hands when it is cold and your skin is dry and cracked. Make soup for yourself when your nose is running and curl up, with your favorite movie, in a pile of expertly-stacked pillows. Light a few candles and let their glow flicker against your body. Admire how gentle they are, how delicately their warmth touches you — wonder why you don’t let yourself do the same. Soak your feet in warm water at the end of a long day, until they have forgiven you for walking on them for so long without so much as a “thank you.” Listen to your body when it aches to be touched, and don’t be afraid to give it every orgasm that you may have been too ashamed to ask for in someone else’s bed.

Be patient with yourself, and don’t worry if a switch doesn’t flip in you which abruptly takes you from “crippling self-doubt” to “uncompromising self-love.” Allow yourself all the trepidation and clumsy, uneven infatuation that you would with a promising stranger. Try only to be kinder, to be softer, and to remember all of the things within you which are worth loving. Listen to the voice in the back of your head which tells you, as much out of sadness as anger, “You are ugly. You are stupid. You are boring.” Give it the fleeting moment of attention it so craves, and then remind it, “Even if that were true, I’d still be worth loving.”

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- Chelsea Fagan, How To Fall In Love With Yourself

(via thatkindofwoman)

teaintheafternoon: anna—draws: Home project sketchbook.

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 23:06:01 -0400

teaintheafternoon:

anna—draws:

Home project sketchbook.

…life

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 22:52:09 -0400

…life

innercheeseburger: leonardo dicaprio has not moved in 16...

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 22:49:39 -0400

innercheeseburger:

leonardo dicaprio has not moved in 16 years

well hang on a second titanic is based in 1912, and gatsby is in 1922

so personally i think it’s more like ten years but whatever man

WOULDN’T THAT BE A TWIST

JAY GATSBY’S BIG SECRET LIFE OF POVERTY WAS THAT HE WAS A STREET ARTIST IN PARIS

PRESUMED DEAD ON THE TITANIC

HE’S ON THE RUN FROM THE PRICE CAL HOCKLEY HAS ON HIS HEAD FOR STEALING THE HEART OF THE OCEAN

omfg

“A lot of people just look and see skin color. I’ve actually...

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 11:19:13 -0400

“A lot of people just look and see skin color. I’ve actually had people ask me was I Black or was I White first. A White gentleman came up to me and said ‘I thought you might be White, but then I saw your lips.’ One girl said to me ‘I’ve been wanting to ask you this question, but I didn’t feel comfortable asking you because I thought that you might be offended, but are you Black or are you White?’ And I was just like, ‘Well, I’m always Black.’ When we were done with the meat of the conversation, she laughed and said something about my hair and my butt gave it away. People definitely let you know that they view being Black as being very literal – the amount of pigment you have. ‘Your skin is White, therefore you’re White. Or are you?’

— Sembene McFarland

© 2012 Black Fiya Works

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thegirlandherbooks: nightowlauthor: What I do with my books...

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 15:41:51 -0400

thegirlandherbooks:

nightowlauthor:

What I do with my books when no one is watching.

This is from a short animated film called The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Lessmore. It won an Academy Award last year and happened to be directed/animated from my home state.

salvawhore: #THIS WAS SO GREAT IM LITEARLLY STILL YELLING ABOUT...

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:40:59 -0400

salvawhore:

#THIS WAS SO GREAT IM LITEARLLY STILL YELLING ABOUT IT

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Sun, 21 Apr 2013 23:53:31 -0400

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Sun, 21 Apr 2013 23:19:23 -0400

Why Now?

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 12:45:58 -0400

If I could stop having Panic Attacks…that would be great

reasonsimsinglealsobutts: true facts. don’t be afraid of...

Wed, 03 Apr 2013 00:00:55 -0400

reasonsimsinglealsobutts:

true facts.

don’t be afraid of sucking

We enter a little coffeehouse with a friend of mine and give...

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 17:10:52 -0400

We enter a little coffeehouse with a friend of mine and give our order. While we’re aproaching our table two people come in and they go to the counter:
‘Five coffees, please. Two of them for us and three suspended’ They pay for their order, take the two and leave.

I ask my friend: “What are those ‘suspended’ coffees?”
My friend: “Wait for it and you will see.”

Some more people enter. Two girls ask for one coffee each, pay and go. The next order was for seven coffees and it was made by three lawyers - three for them and four ‘suspended’. While I still wonder what’s the deal with those ‘suspended’ coffees I enjoy the sunny weather and the beautiful view towards the square infront of the café. Suddenly a man dressed in shabby clothes who looks like a beggar comes in throught the door and kindly asks
‘Do you have a suspended coffee ?’

It’s simple - people pay in advance for a coffee meant for someone who can not afford a warm bevarage. The tradition with the suspended coffees started in Naples, but it has spread all over the world and in some places you can order not only a suspended coffee, but also a sandwitch or a whole meal.

Wouldn’t it be wonderful to have such cafés or even grocery stores in every town where the less fortunate will find hope and support ? If you own a business why don’t you offer it to your clients… I am sure many of them will like it.

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jrrrck: #bananisters #JAIME AND I ARE MORE THAN BROTHER AND...

Sun, 31 Mar 2013 22:38:45 -0400

jrrrck:

#bananisters #JAIME AND I ARE MORE THAN BROTHER AND SISTER #WE SHARED A PEEL #WE CAME INTO THIS WORLD TOGETHER WE BELONG TOGETHER

altnonfic: 2600 people form a chain celebrating the anniversary...

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 15:42:40 -0400

altnonfic:

2600 people form a chain celebrating the anniversary of DNA’s discovery