bravery.

“For a star to be born, there is one thing that must happen: a nebula must collapse. So collapse. Crumble. This is not your destruction. This is your birth.”

[kristensnotebook]

“Tell me when was the last time you ran through a field just to feel the freedom of creating your own wind?”

— Kristen Costello

[expressions-of-nature]

by Patricia Thomas [ flickr ] [ instagram ] [ website ]

[booksquotelife]

[minimaliststudy]

Imagine where you could be by this time next year. Now do the work

[isabella-study]

We really need to normalise exercising and eating well for reasons other than losing weight or building huge amounts of muscle. I’ve started going to the gym recently to relieve stress and help me sleep but despite the fact that I fit into shirts and skirts in size small, I’ve been asked if I’m trying to lose weight numerous times. 

Here’s a list of non-aesthetic reasons to exercise:

relieves stress

keeps you healthy

improves sleep

can have a positive effect on mental health

makes you stronger and fitter

something to focus on other than work/school/uni

IT’S RECOMMENDED AS PART OF A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE

[xwhiteblankpagex]

“People make time for who they want to make time for. People text and reply to people they want to talk to. Never believe anyone who says they’ve been too busy - if they wanted to be around you, they would.”

— unknown

[inner]

Dear person reading this, 

      You deserve a life full of happiness and positivity. So don’t let others get to you and believe in yourself.

[peoplecallmecarfanatic]

I just love how in English you say “great minds think alike”, which is a completely positive thing since you’re kinda praising yourself, but in German you go like “zwei Dumme, ein Gedanke” = “two fools, one thought” 

German is beautiful, isn’t it

[reinermariarilke]

Kind of reminds me when my french teacher explained us the french idiom “L’espoir fait vivre” (Hope makes us live) and he asked me how Germans say it and I was like “Hope dies last” and his legit answer was:

“See, that’s why no one likes you!”

[queenjsxo]

[lovelysuggestions]

Don’t brush off being left on seen by convincing yourself they’re just busy. Stop making excuses for them when they don’t text you back or refuse to hang out. Respect yourself, your time, your emotional energy. Make sure that people treat you just as good as you treat them. If they don’t, they’re absolutely not worth your time. 

[theconcealedweapon]

You’re able to call your parents “Mom” and “Dad”. They were not born with those names.

You’re able to call your teachers “Mr” or “Mrs” and their last name. You’d get in trouble if you addressed them by first name.

You’re able to call a celebrity by their chosen stage name.

You’re able to call your friends a shortened version of their name, their middle name instead of their first, or a completely random nickname.

You’re able to call a married woman by her husband’s last name, even though she was not born with that last name.

But when someone’s transgender, how does calling them by a name they were not born with somehow become a hassle?

[black-equals-mysoul]

SAY IT LOUDER FOR THE PEOPLE IN THE BACK

[perfeqt]

“If it’s still in your mind, it is still in your heart.”

— Paulo Coelho

[goodreadss]

“I want to write, but more than that, I want to bring out all kinds of things that lie buried deep in my heart.”

— Anne Frank, The Diary of a Young Girl (via goodreadss)

i just have this persistent feeling of “i’m not doing enough” combined with “i don’t have the energy to do anything” and it just really fucking sucks

[feministism]

[river-road-thoughts]

Not to sound cocky as shit but I’m a fucking good person with a big heart and I deserve a lot more than the shitty hand that life has dealt me this far

[sunsetquotes]

“Please don’t expect me to always be good and kind and loving. There are times when I will be cold and thoughtless and hard to understand.”

— Sylvia Plath