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Cait~25

[20thcenturyb0y]

i miss when summers were normal and not literal hell

[pissmamiii]

sick to my fucking stomach for all the times i begged to be loved and seen by anyone lmao

[capacity2]

Well I think it was brave

[quotefeeling]

“People start to heal the moment they feel heard.”

— Cheryl Richardson

[ataraktos]

That’s why I will always listen

[nixscriptum]

less of a poem, more of a reminder. ( ✿ )

[simena]

Dongni Hou

[weavingcloth]

[aidashakur]

[stuckinapril]

No exaggeration but theeeee most critical lesson I learned in my 20s was letting go when it was time. It’s so cliche but it’s so true. I used to hold on so venomously to people, put on a tap dance for their approval, force relationships to last past their expiration date, carry the heavy lifting for reaching out because I didn’t want to feel “passive.” But when someone doesn’t want your effort it’s not about passivity. It’s literally about self respect, not wasting your time, and gravitating only to people who have your best interest in mind and celebrate you. I’ve met so many older people who don’t know how to let go and it truly scares me that this could easily be me. It’s better to develop this skill early than it is to spend an entire lifetime begging for love and belonging.

[mournfulroses]

Edna St. Vincent Millay, from a poem titled "Interim," featured in The Complete Poems of Edna St. Vincent Millay

[frostedmagnolias]

Black Chantilly Lace Canezou

1850s

unknown maker

NCHGS

[dreamgirlvibes]

[cheriespit]

[flixls]

Dancers of the Royal Ballet in Giselle — by Bill Cooper

[normal-horoscopes]

Statue of a saint damaged by the sea air, Parish of St. Hilda, Hartlepool England

[heavensghost]

Words by Mary Oliver engraved in rock

[m---eow]

[perfectday1972]