carolaaaynn

young heart, old soul ❣️

[thoughtkick]

“I get butterflies just thinking about the next time I’ll see you.”

— Unknown

[wholeheartedsuggestions]

still proud of you even if you didn’t get as much done in 2023 as you’d hope. you still survived the year, and that’s huge.

[wholeheartedsuggestions]

same goes for 2024

[thoughtkick]

“Every day, think as you wake up, today I am fortunate to be alive, I have a precious human life, I am not going to waste it. I am going to use all my energies to develop myself, to expand my heart out to others; to achieve enlightenment for the benefit of all beings. I am going to have kind thoughts towards others, I am not going to get angry or think badly about others. I am going to benefit others as much as I can.”

— Dalai Lama XIV

[surqrised]

“She struggled with her sadness, but tried to conceal it, to divide it into smaller and smaller parts and scatter these in places she thought no one would find them.”

— Nicole Krauss

[stay-close]

“My mission, should I choose to accept it, is to find peace with exactly who and what I am. To take pride in my thoughts, my appearance, my talents, my flaws and to stop this incessant worrying that I can’t be loved as I am.”

— Anaïs Nin

[kiwimintlime]

I need you people to realize that you can be friends with people older than you. like, much older than you. like, decades older than you. you can be friends with these people. regular friends, just like anyone your age. it is possible.

[thepersonalwords]

“The idea that “work” competes with “life” ignores that “life” is actually the intersection and interaction of four major domains: work, home, community, and the private self.”

— Derric Yuh Ndim

[surqrised]

“Mental pain is less dramatic than physical pain but it’s more common and also more difficult to bear. The frequent attempt to conceal mental pain increases the burden. It is easier to say “My tooth is aching” than to say “My heart is broken.””

— C.S. Lewis

[thoughtkick]

“I can’t change where I come from or what I’ve been through, so why should I be ashamed of what makes me, me?”

— Angie Thomas, The Hate U Give

[surqrised]

“Healing is difficult because it requires solitude and some haven’t conquered the battle of being comfortable alone.”

— Meggan Roxanne

[perfectfeelings]

“We never believe we’re beautiful, no matter how many times we hear it. We never believe it until someone says it in the right way.”

— Francine Prose

[thoughtkick]

“Maybe we judge people too much by their looks because it’s easier than seeing what’s really important.”

— Alex Flinn, Beastly

[perfectfeelings]

“It all begins and ends in your mind. What you give power to, has power over you, if you allow it.”

— Unknown

[perfectfeelings]

“One of the most amazing things that can happen is finding someone who sees everything you are and won’t let you be anything less. They see the potential in you. They see endless possibilities. And through their eyes, you start to see yourself the same way. As someone who matters. As someone who can make a difference in this world.”

— Unknown

[goodreadss]

“Friendship is unnecessary, like philosophy, like art… It has no survival value; rather it is one of those things that give value to survival.”

— C. S. Lewis

[amargedom]

“When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love …”

— Marcus Aurelius, Meditations

[perfectfeelings]

“I think it’s very healthy to spend time alone. You need to know how to be alone and not be defined by another person.”

— Oscar Wilde