be gentle and love

juliana | plant and animal lover<3

[analiuj]

love is gentle. love is kind. love is patient.

[analiuj]

love isn’t just marriage or fancy dates or holding hands on a beach. love is hearing their favorite song and getting an abundance of warmth in your heart. love is seeing a meme that reminds them of you and sending it to them. love is knowing their milkshake order. love is laughing and looking up mid laugh, to only laugh even harder. love is sitting togather in a room in complete silence, but somehow with happiness and calmness. love is knowing when each other are sad by the tone of each other’s voice. that their hands move a certain way when you are nervous. when their favorite shows new episodes come out. love is getting their favorite snacks at the store. love is the little things.

[analiuj]

i’ve hated my sensitivity, overloving, over romanticizing everything for too long. i am sensitive. i am self less. i am kind. i am loving. that isn’t negative. i am sensitive, but i can tell when someone is sad, when someone needs a hug, and when someone needs to be left alone. i over love. i love too much. that is okay. i will make you cookies, sew you a sweater, and make art for you. i am too kind. i am forgiving. i understand that people can be upset, that people have bad days. you are human. i will forgive you. i find deeper meaning in things. i romantize everything i do. i like to pretend i am a princess escaping a castle to be with a wonderful knight, when i am only sitting in my local coffee shop; classical music playing through my ears. this is a beautiful thing. i am beautiful. someone will love my sensitivity, my understanding, my overloving nature, my kindness. i am not weak for being kind. kindness takes strength. loving people takes courage. being gentle takes time.

[analiuj]

my mom was the blueprint <3 🕷🌙🕯

[odonianpoet]

[analiuj]

i feel peace for the first time in a long time.

[mynowherenothing]

physically im here but mentally im standing on a big boulder on the shoreline when the storm is about to come and you can feel the wind brushing past your skin and the first drops of rain, before you run back barefoot through the wet grass to your cottage and then you bust out hot cocoa as the thunder comes rolling in and the rain hits hard and loud on your uninsulated wooden roof

[analiuj]

cottagecore pjs :,)

[analiuj]

I don’t belong in the world, that’s what it is. Something separates me from other people. Everywhere I turn, there’s something blocking my escape.

[of-foolish-and-wise]

oh, to be the owner of a small bookshop on a cobblestone street with roses climbing the front of the building, where books are stacked about in piles and there’s always coffee brewing and a sleepy shop dog lifts his head at the sound of the door’s bell and thumps his tail against the hardwood

[analiuj]

my favorite wall in my room :,)

[analiuj]

i think people are so cute. no not just in looks, but the way humans act in certain situations. like when a jacked up tan guy with a grey faded beard, that has tattoos sleeves covering his arms, and a harley davidson black tank top smiles and makes funny faces at a baby from across the restaurant. or when your driving with someone you love and their favorite song comes on the radio and they turn it all the way up and start shouting the lyrics, and you look at them and they smile so big and giggle. you never forget that that’s their favorite song. or when you see a kid walking down the street with their family and they look up at the night sky and scream “stars!!!” or when a girl messes up saying a word and starts laughing like it’s the funniest thing in the world out of nervousness. or when a dad and his daughter are out and she drops ice cream on him, and instead of yelling at her they both break down in laughter and rush to get napkins. or when u see a couple walking down the street and one of them points to something beautiful like a tree, or the ocean, or a bird. and their partner smiles and pulls them close. or when someone who is usually shy or quiet talks about something they love, and all you can look at is how their lips move with excitement and their eyes light up with joy. i think those moments are what makes life worth living, loving everyone and appreciating the little things about humans. rather than hating people for their traits.

[iblackbutterflies-blog]

[analiuj]

i miss u:(

[cozycot]

frost-covered evergreens, steaming hot cocoa, soft quilts, fires crackling, trains in the distance, the smell of pine

[phoebewahl]

Lady Winter, created for the Taproot 2015 calendar. 

Watercolor, collage, colored pencil.

Phoebe Wahl 2014

[hearts-hunger]

not to be positive on main but sometimes things really are ok. sometimes you really will be happy and safe and warm. sometimes you really will be giggly and blushy and full of love. sometimes the night is chilly and your home is cozy and your tea is perfectly steeped and your phone lights up with a message from someone you love. sometimes life really is quite lovely.

[flowerais-deactivated20211031]

one day you will wake up refreshed, drink coffee and be able to read a book the same way you did when you were little. you will have a cat who curls up to sleep on your lap or a playful dog who is happy to see you. you will be the kindest you can be, listening to stories, and checking up on people often. you will make pancakes in the morning and decorate your abode with plants, your old paintings and cozy cushions. you will fill photo albums with blurry photos of your new friends and road trips and summery evenings. you will visit your favorite bakery and library often, and keep in touch with people you love. things won’t be perfect, but you’ll be at peace with yourself and you will be in love with life again.