apollonia

she/her 20 INTJ | physics major by day, literature student by night

[ariaiscursed]

- the peace that comes with being alone

[stuckinapril]

Things get so crazy and u lose urself for a little bit then u get a night to wind down w a book before bed and u realize the 14 yr old girl who used to spend all her time at her school library tucked in her favorite corner reading her favorite books never left

[malusokay]

focus on the likes and not the wants

you may not want to clean your room, but you like the peace and call it brings you after

you may not want to study, but you like the confidence and satisfaction you get from being prepared

you may not not want to apologise, but you like the relief and connection that reconciliation brings

you may not want to cook, but you like the satisfaction of eating a healthy come cooked meal prepared with love

you may not want to exercise, but you like how you feel afterwards and how it makes you confident

you may not want to journal or write, but you like the reflection and calm it brings you

you may not want to step out of your comfort zone, but you like the new experiences and growth you gain from it

my insta @ malusokay

[akindplace]

February goals:

To be in the present

Take one day at a time

Remember baby steps still go a long way

Read a little everyday if it’s possible

Write a little everyday if it is possible

Go on walks and listen to the birds singing

Work out to help with my health whenever it’s possible without pushing myself too hard

Laugh with friends and reach out more

Sleep a little better

Find joy in the small things

Give love in my own soft and vulnerable way and hope it will come back to me

And remain hopeful and not let the harshness of the world make me believe this place is lost

Cope with grief and loss

Never let despair win and crush my hopefulness, it’s not the end yet

[dionysian-mystery]

Wikipedia / Image from pinterest / Machiavelli / George Santayana / Thucydides / Image from pinterest / Abba - Waterloo / J. M. Barrie - Peter Pan / Fibonacci spiral / Catherynne M. Valente

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suddenly i don't want anyone to know me as deeply anymore, which is weird because i have always yearned for someone to understand my soul.

[lunamonchtuna]

— Uma Thurman (via lunamonchtuna)

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[thevampriss]

𝔊𝔬𝔱𝔥𝔦𝔠 𝔄𝔢𝔰𝔱𝔥𝔢𝔱𝔦𝔠 (x)

[lleyksie]

let’s be primitive horses with mama

[habaebiti]

the way this is genuinely life changing stuff for me

[metamorphesque]

art as a confession James Baldwin (The Precarious Vogue of Ingmar Bergman), Albert Camus (Notebooks, 1935-1942)

[apollonianposts]

it’s a faulking sunday, isn’t it

[thoughtkick]

“Because the world is so full of death and horror, I try again and again to console my heart and pick the flowers that grow in the midst of hell.”

— Hermann Hesse, Narcissus and Goldmund

[metamorphesque]

Frankenstein or, the Modern Prometheus, Mary Shelley

[metamorphesque]

Frankenstein or, the Modern Prometheus, Mary Shelley

[halftametigers]

when people ask me what i love about lotr i can't quite explain it in a normal way. its not the wizards and the dragons and the wilderness. its not the frightening thrill of moria, or the glory of helms deep. its not the ethereal magic of the elves or the pride of the growing civilizations of men. in fact out of every fantasy setting it is to me the most innocuous, the most irrelevant because what i love about lotr is the love. its the humanity. the hope. it is about goodness and fellowship. it is a manual on how to live right, with your friends by your side and your songs in your ears and a constant reminder that the best thing about going anywhere is coming home