magic filled her up, made her belly ache

Margarida | 24 | MD | Portugal “I do not want to be human. I want to be myself. They think I am a lion, that I will chase them. I will not deny I have lions in me. I am the monster in the wood. I have wonders in my house of sugar. I have parts of myself I do not yet understand. There is only one verb that matters: to be.”

[tutta-mia]

Jessi Frederick

[water-aesthetics]

[tchaikovskaya]

“Give people what they need: food, medicine, clean air, pure water, trees and grass, pleasant homes to live in, some hours of work, more hours of leisure. Don’t ask who deserves it. Every human being deserves it.”

— Howard Zinn, Marx in Soho: A Play on History (via guerrillatech)

[lispectorisms-deactivated202301]

I was having an awful morning but then I read this Polly excerpt I saved and felt a lot better, remembered my priorities: to work on and treasure the things that won't "dry up and blow away"!!!

[luxe-pauvre]

It is so easy to overestimate the importance of one defining moment and underestimate the value of making small improvements on a daily basis. Too often, we convince ourselves that massive success requires massive action. Whether it is losing weight, building a business, writing a book, winning a championship, or achieving any other goal, we put pressure on ourselves to make some earth-shattering improvement that everyone will talk about. Meanwhile, improving by 1 percent isn’t particularly notable - sometimes it isn’t even noticeable - but it can be far more meaningful, especially in the long run. The difference a tiny improvement can make over time is astounding. Here’s how the math works out: if you can get 1 percent better each day for one year, you’ll end up thirty-seven times better by the time you’re done. Conversely, if you get 1 percent worse each day for one year, you’ll decline nearly down to zero. What starts as a small win or a minor setback accumulates into something much more.

James Clear, Atomic Habits (via luxe-pauvre)

[tookieclothespins]

[bloodforwonders]

I haven’t been very active on this blog, this past year has been so crazy and busy! i finished my thesis and finished medschool whooo!! But ill try to be more active from now on, i love it here, it motivates me so much to study and work hard!

[sarahtaylorgibson]

Make fun of teen girls going through their “witch phase” all you want, but that is a young woman who has finally realized she is a powerhouse of spiritual authority who doesn’t need the world’s permission to manifest her desires. I would advise you not to fuck with her.

[richardsikenpdf-archive-deactiv]

being an eldest daughter is just [writes a poem about private and intimate moments in your mother's life because she's inadvertently passed those moments down to you and you can't put them down] [writes a poem about your father's anger and your own simultaneous sympathy for and anger at him] [writes a poem about loving your siblings and cracking under the weight of it] [writes a poem about being unable to run away]

[prettystuff]

[violentwavesofemotion-deactivat]

I wound up loving her as a human being, as a miraculous, one-of-a-kind, moody muddle of faults and virtues—part child, part woman, part goddess,

Kurt Vonnegut, from While Mortals Sleep: Unpublished Stories; “Jenny,” (via violentwavesofemotion)

[clipout]

Isabelle Adjani looking at a sculpture “Perseus and the Gorgon” by Camille Claudel.

[artfulfashion]

Liza Korol photographed for Saber Viver Magazine, November 2019, by Goncarlo Claro

[petrichorals]

Do the work that is at hand. Do not worry about the 10 year plan on a day to day basis - yes, have a general idea at hand, a place where you want to be, and principles to follow. A purpose. But on a daily basis? Do the work. Do it to the best of your ability. Be world-class at this, no matter how humble the task might be. Take opportunities when they come, remain flexible. Focus, maintain good habits, try to learn, try to reflect. Get enough sleep. Eat good food. Move.

[depsidase]

[hfgl]

[merde-petit-maitre]

Fashion

[petrichorals]

“Ministering to the sick involves much more than curing. Without curing disease, it was still possible to reduce pain, increase feelings of well-being, and, above all, prevent the onset of many sicknesses.”

— Michael Bliss, William Osler: A Life in Medicine