fact not fiction

KT. 20. Singapore.

[cosmicataclysm-blog]

They say curiosity killed the cat; my curiosity seems to do the same to me.

I probe into things I shouldn’t, seek for answers I do not want to hear, and I do these things consciously and willingly. 

The more I find out, the more upset I become. I feed my paranoia and it balloons into an ugly obese monster that I cannot control. Why am I doing this to myself? Why do I always do this to myself?

Fear is eating away my sanity. And I absolutely despise it. 

[kat-ri]

You’re never going to be 100% ready and it’s never going to be just the right time, but that’s the point. It means that every moment is also the right moment. If you want it, you just have to do it.

Unknown (via drapetomania)

[18mr]

Yong Soo Lee is one of 53 surviving “comfort women,” the euphemistic term used to describe tens of thousands of girls and women from Korea, China and other Asian countries who were forced into farm labor and sexual servitude for Japanese combat or occupation troops before and during World War II. 

 When Lee was finally rescued and sent home after the war, she was 17. But in many ways, her life did not begin again until the plight of the comfort women became known. In her late 60s, she threw herself into the campaign to expose the abuses and demand Japanese atonement. She testified before commissions and legislatures. She was taken to the Vatican to meet the pope. In the process, she said she found purpose in the life she thought had been thrown away.“I lost myself for a long time,” Lee said. “I thought I was worthless. I didn’t talk about it, and nobody asked me. Until the women came out, I did not exist.”

Nearly two hours into her story, Lee’s diffident demeanor changed. She stopped rubbing her rosary beads. When she spoke again, it was with deep rage against her abusers, against her lost youth, even against the term that is commonly used to describe her.

“I never wanted to give comfort to those men,” she said with a glare of disgust. “That name was made up by Japan. I was taken from my home as a child. My right to be happy, to marry, to have a family, it was all taken from me.” She wiped her eyes once more, then straightened up on the sofa.

“I am a proper lady and a daughter of Korea,” Lee declared. “I don’t want to hate or hold a grudge, but I can never forgive what happened to me. I must stand up for myself and the others. Mr. Abe should act like a man and face the truth of the crimes that were done to us. I was robbed of my youth, and I want him to apologize before I die.”

[caitlinjapa]

5 things to do before you get out of bed: 1. Express gratitude 2. Set your intentions for the day 3. Take five long deep breaths in & out 4. Smile for no reason just flex the muscle 5. Forgive yourself for yesterday’s mistakes

(via happyvibes-healthylives)

[cosmicataclysm-blog]

A sign that your man loves you

He leaves his last bite of McSpicy for you

I was so touched I nearly teared

[nylonpinksy]

[thequoteuniverse]

When thinking about life, remember this: no amount of guilt can change the past, and no amount of anxiety can change the future.

This is so important.  (via mcqueencat)

[thewickedfaerie]

Untitled by FabriziaMiliaPhotos

[only-lana-del-rey]

[lovequotesrus]

Everything you love is here

[coffeebeansandpoetry]

A woman is not written in braille, you don’t have to touch her to know her.

(via bl-ossomed)

[5rsd]

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[cosmicataclysm-blog]

I am so deliriously happy that it scares me

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I think of how, in Czech, “to paint” and “to love” are only one vowel away: malovat; milovat. The salutation alone is written. I paint you, I paint you, I paint you.

Emily Wilson, from “Postcard I almost send to an almost lover” (via contramonte)

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[harpersbazaar]

Holiday Beauty Survival Guide

Photo Credit: Jeffrey Westbrook/Studio D

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