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every time i start to feel cringe for being too deep in the hyperfixation i remember the intense depression i have waded through and have to remind myself that enjoyment is fleeting (so grab it with both hands), and life is for loving (so hold that love close), and if anyone thinks i’m cringe they must not be having a very good time (and i hope they can find a good time soon).

#positivity #text

taylortruther

my favourite theme explored in this album is ambition and sacrifice. an old theme of hers that she has been exploring since fearless ofc but i have throughly enjoyed the evolution of those beginnings to yoyok to i’m THE showgirl of our times actually. and it is all the more sweeter that she says that now she can fun and love and have a soft place to land (be my ny) while being married to the hustle

the sacrifice she describes in showgirls is told in such a different way. in midnights, it was, 'did i sacrifice my dreams of domesticity and hope of being a human because of my ambition?' and in ttpd it was, 'did i sacrifice my pride and dignity and chance at love/family for the final time? did i sacrifice my life for the snakes and hounds who want to watch me destroy myself?' and in showgirl, it's more, 'i have sacrificed so much, but i've never known another life, and i don't want to' basically.

witchrealms

(x)

watermotif

Oh i get it now. I'm going crazy

is it possible that i have finally decided i want to chill out?? after all these years?

dazzlinhaze

Reputation Stadium Tour — Seattle, Washington | May 22, 2018

sadgirlautumn

Taylor Swift Song Sorter Night!

rules and general info: instead of doing 11 different album sorters i thought it would be fun to do the taylor swift album sorter first and then based on your results only do the song sorters for the albums that come in first and last. (please don’t be too mean to my babygirl debut 😔 i know she’s going to be catching strays so i apologize to any debut fans in advance.) this is supposed to be fun so don’t stress too much! please be respectful of other people’s results (but light hearted teasing between friends is allowed of course).

the date: friday april 18th at 7pm est. feel free to schedule your posts in advance or post them whenever it’s convenient. ideally this will be an all day event so you can check the tag whenever you’re free that day or the following day to see other people’s results.

the official tag: #ts song sorter night

the album sorter is linked here: ts album sorter

the song sorters for each individual album: debut / fearless / speak now / red / 1989 / reputation / lover / folklore / evermore / midnights / the tortured poets department / the anthology

i hope you all have fun with this! feel free to tag me in your song sorter posts and let me know if you have any questions! 🫶

lifeafterpsychiatry

Dealing With Executive Dysfunction - A Masterpost

The “getting it done in an unconventional way” method.

The “it’s not cheating to do it the easy way” method.

The “fuck what you’re supposed to do” method.

The “get stuff done while you wait” method.

The “you don’t have to do everything at once” method.

The “it doesn’t have to be permanent to be helpful” method.

The “break the task into smaller steps” method.

The “treat yourself like a pet” method.

The “it doesn’t have to be all or nothing” method.

The “put on a persona” method.

The “act like you’re filming a tutorial” method.

The “you don’t have to do it perfectly” method.

The “wait for a trigger” method.

The “do it for your future self” method.

The “might as well” method.

The “when self discipline doesn’t cut it” method.

The “taking care of yourself to take care of your pet” method.

The “make it easy” method.

The “junebugging” method.

The “just show up” method.

The “accept when you need help” method.

The “make it into a game” method.

The “everything worth doing is worth doing poorly” method.

The “trick yourself” method.

The “break it into even smaller steps” method.

The “let go of should” method.

The “your body is an animal you have to take care of” method.

The “fork theory” method.

The “effectivity over aesthetics” method.

#big fan of smaller steps and putting on a persona

thefalloffs

sometimes you just gotta say "oh brother" and move on

complicationstoo

"oh bother" also works well for this

cages-boxes-hunters-foxes

MommaB: What an incredible human being. Taylor came by the Childrens Hospital in KCMO to visit on Jaces floor. What an experience of a lifetime. Thank you @Taylor Swift for taking the time out of your schedule to come here for these kids and our son. and 2 days post eras tour windown?! Insane! (x)

1990danieljohnston

it started raining and i couldn’t help but think about one of john cage’s letters to merce cunningham. that’s definitely something that lives rent free in my tiny lil ant brain

1990danieljohnston

i swear to god…………………………….

petaltexturedskies

taylor swift, evermore

maudiemoods

If life is a never ending loop of dirty dishes and laundry then that means life is a never ending loop of home cooked meals and comfy clean clothes

thehobbitchronicles

Dear July,

closing a chapter and getting ready for a new one. leaving whatever doesn’t serve us behind and taking all the good memories and moments with us. here’s to a new month, a new journey, new happy moments, new blessings and a wonderful new month. August has wonderful things in store for us 🌿🌞🪴

inahiddenplace

I love kids they’re all like.. “when i grow up i’m gonna be an astronaut and a chef and a doctor and an olympic swimmer” like that self confidence! That drive! That optimism! Where does it go

alexundefined

It gets destroyed by adults not believing in you and telling you to pick a realistic career. And by society creating all these obstacles to the point that you’re too tired to try.

thechargrey

But they’re not really unrealistic, SOMEBODY is going to be an olympic swimmer and it might as well be you.

thechargrey

Actually I want to talk about this a little more than I did, because olympic swimming is incredible and works perfectly to talk about attaining goals.

I used to be a varsity swimmer, and I was damn good, but I was forced into it by my parents and completely lost my love for it and therein my drive. But in high school I was swimming against such talented swimmers like Olympic Swimmer Missy Franklin. I’ve met her, and the main difference between her and me was that I was strong but had no passion, but she was strong BECAUSE she had passion.

And I could have been good, really good, maybe even Olympic good. I even have the predisposition for it, been swimming since I was 2 years old, have a mom who was almost an olympic swimmer. Missy didn’t have either of those things, she just wanted it, loved it, had been doing it for a long time, and decided she was going to kick ass at it.

Right, that’s great and all, but I completely missed my opportunity to be an olympic swimmer, yeah? and can never achieve those dreams I had as a kid? No, not even though. There was this whole thought that female athletes peak when they’re 17 years old and lose their skills quickly after that, and male athletes peak around 19. But then Olympic Swimmer Dara Torres shows up. She was an olympic swimmer when she was 17, 21 and 25. Pretty normal age for retirement. She had a few kids. She kicked butt at being a mom.

And then at 33 years old she decides she’s bored or something gets back in shape and kicks so much ass at the trials that she lands herself on the Olympic Team ONCE AGAIN. And then 8 years later, she decides, heck I’m 41 now, no one has ever made the olympic swim team as old as I am, I want to get in shape yet again and teach these children how sports work.

And she still has the record for oldest US Olympic Swimmer, not even any men have beat out that record.

So basically what I’m saying is you could be an olympic swimmer, you really could be. And there are obviously a lot of things stopping you and trying to get in your way: your brain, society, too much chocolate cake for example. But if you really dedicate yourself to it and love it with all of your heart you could, you really could.

And lets say olympic swimming isn’t your jam? That’s cool too. There isn’t a single skill in this world that you can’t learn if you absolutely love it and want to. Any skill you want is going to take time. There are countless famous people who started learning a skill after 20, 30, 40, or even 50. Not a single person has even been president under age 35 (most likely because you’re not allowed to be, but there’s a reason for that). Whatever you want to do you’re probably going to be bad at first, and I’m talking really shitty.

Van Gogh got started in his 20′s and was thought to have no artistic talent at first and was forced to sit in the back of classrooms where the worst artists in the class sat. So yeah you’ll probably be bad, like really bad and everyone including you will think you’re bad. If you stick with it though, if you’re willing to work for years and years, if you keep loving it after all the pain it’s given you,

then you might just paint Starry Night.

ooksaidthelibrarian

#looks like there’s still time for me to learn how to draw … YES. As someone who started drawing at 35 and who always was like: ‘eh, I can’t draw a stick figure to save my life, but I would love to be able to’ this is near and dear to my heart. If you want to draw, start drawing. Keep drawing. Be shit at drawing at first. Keep it up, doodle things on scraps but also draw stuff you don’t think you can draw. Challenge yourself, you will be surprised what you can do. It will be frustrating at times, but it will also be awesome. It is SO much a matter of practice and dedication, not talent.

arialerendeair

This applies for writing, too.

Don’t ever think for a second that it doesn’t! Want to start writing? Then write! You will get better the more you write, the more often, and you will improve, all of the time, as long as you dedicate yourself.