a blinding golden light

to be good and to be great

[aqenn]

in ancient egyptian mythology, aqen (or aken) was the patron and custodian of the boat named “meseket” that carried the souls of the dead into the underworld.  first mentioned in the ‘book of the dead’, he was generally depicted standing in the stern of a papyrus boat.

[ elliot // vent/second blog // #aes ]

“This is also the message of classic horror: if the monster learns appropriate restraint, it becomes an angel.”— Kirk J. Schneider, Horror and the Holy: Wisdom-Teachings of the Monster Tale

[satyriconmp3]

[akindplace]

Allow people to like you, to enjoy your company, to want to be your friend. Allow them to compliment you, allow others to think you're cool and funny even if you think you're not. It is not up to you to tell others how to feel, and remember that people might see the positive things in you and qualities that you have been failing to see while being too self-critical. Allow yourself to be liked by other people, even when you don't see why they should. Don't self-isolate because you think you are not good enough for other people.

[julykings]

i’m not sure i’m capable of being loved right now / i feel safe in my quiet way of living and telling my secrets to thread & paper / i don’t know what i’d say if you asked me to know myself / more

[melike-monstor]

“Darkness never sustains even though sometimes it feels like it might”

— Doctor Who

[blossomfully]

Sue Zhao

[livepasthope]

“I hope that in the future they invent a small golden light that follows you everywhere and when something is about to end, it shines brightly so you know it’s about to end. And if you’re never going to see someone again, it’ll shine brightly and both of you can be polite and say, “It was nice to have you in my life while I did, good luck with everything that happens after now.” And maybe if you’re never going to eat at the same restaurant again, it’ll shine and you can order everything off the menu you’ve never tried. Maybe, if someone’s about to buy your car, the light will shine and you can take it for one last spin. Maybe, if you’re with a group of friends who’ll never be together again, all your lights will shine at the same time and you’ll know, and then you can hold each other and whisper, “This was so good. Oh my God, this was so good.”

— Iain Thomas, I Wrote This For You   (via flannel)

[aqenn]

miles is currently listening to the worst music anyones literally ever heard with me because i joked about wanting to . im in love w my friends they are so beloved

[way2icy-deactivated20211127]

[ryebreadgf]

favorite tweets

[bogkeep]

i know a lot ot us have that "what if i'm actually annoying" fear, and while i COULD self-soothe with affirmations like "i'm not annoying, it's okay" i prefer "it is my human right to be annoying and cringe"

[icharuse]

i put this in my tags but i feel very strongly about this (not to be serious on a funny post)

[bogkeep]

Image text transcription: #NO UNIRONICALLY THIS #i have a thing about being annoying or a burden and smth and my therapist told me #is that that’s love!! being a burden and leaning on one another and being an inconvenience and irritating and annoying or whatever the fuck “thats what it is to be human baby!! we r not self sufficient beings #we’re pack animals #of course you’re going to be annoying “babies bond with their mothers by being dead weight for years and that’s GOOD and HEALTHY #it’s your god given right to be annoying #anyway. this is not very eloquent but i think it gets the point across #lean on one another be burdensome #that’s how you build trust by being an imposition #this took a turn

[bogkeep]

#this feels like the mental version of body neutrality#like it’s your right to look bad and ugly and tired and that’s fine and ok and good actually#and likewise for personality traits#like it’s good if you can love your personality and body and there’s nothing wrong with that#but you literally do not have to

(tags from @lintillaarchaeologist​)

it is actually the same concept! it’s called Radical Acceptance! you don’t need to justify your body or your existence or your life to anyone, you are allowed to exist just the way you are, right here, right now.

[baby-harpseal]

it’s all about houses and homes. I am a haunted house. I am a house on fire. every house is a person and every person is a house.

[tahyal]

The moment you come to terms with the fact that everything is temporary/fluctuates/changes, you will experience an unimaginable amount of peace.

[stunnna3-deactivated20230622]

“I treat myself like I would my daughter. I brush her hair, wash her laundry, tuck her in goodnight. Most importantly, I feed her. I do not punish her. I do not berate her, leave tears staining her face. I do not leave her alone. I know she deserves more. I know I deserve more.”

— Michelle K., I Know I Deserve More. (via sadlittlewords)

[deviika]

F. Scott Fitzgerald // Charles Bukowski

[quotefeeling]

“You cannot always be happy but you can always be brave. And that is the beginning of everything.”

— Unknown (via nightlyquotes)

[lilcowgirl7-deactivated20210223]

Once, when I was laying in bed subconsciously addicted to misery, I looked outside, saw the sun, and realized I had other options