you me, and the bourgeois

  One thing only I know, and that is that I know nothing  

[his-desert-rose]

“Here’s to the moments when you realize the simple things are wonderful and enough.”

— Jill Badonsky, The Awe-manac: A Daily Dose of Wonder (via yesdarlingido)

[cutegorl]

It’s totally okay to say “you know what, this isn’t making me happy” and to walk away from whatever or whoever is keeping you from the happiness you deserve

[the-book-diaries]

“Do whatever brings you to life, then. Follow your own fascinations, obsessions, and compulsions. Trust them. Create whatever causes a revolution in your heart.”

— Elizabeth Gilbert, Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear (via the-book-diaries)

[islamic-art-and-quotes]

Quran 82:6 – Surat al-Infitar

مَا غَرَّكَ بِرَبِّكَ الْكَرِيمِ

… what has made you careless about your generous Lord?

Source: suhaib93, via IslamicArtDB

[islamic-art-and-quotes]

Source: sbaylou, via IslamicArtDB

[graceless-goddess-deactivated20]

I hope you have a relationship that’s real for once and you are sure of where you are in their life. I hope you’re not a distraction or a past time or something to be used. But a love, a sweetheart, a muse. I hope you are something to somebody and that they are just as crazy about you as you are for them.

[islamic-art-and-quotes]

Source: ibrahimehmood.deviantart.com, via IslamicArtDB

[returnto-innocence]

[wavesrising-deactivated20190412]

connecting to another person means understanding that they are human and capable of mistakes. understand that they have a shadow that needs to be acknowledged, as well as a lifetime of conditioning and programming to recognize and release. don’t idealize your partners, allow them humanity. 

[melisica]

“It’s you. It’s been you for as long as I can remember. Everyone else has just been another failed attempt at perfecting the art of pretending you’re not. I miss you.”

— Beau Taplin

[itallstartedwithakiss]

[urbanthropologie]

ways to start feeling again

sit in the sun without anything to do, feel the heat of the rays hit your skin, realize that this sunlight has travelled a very long way to reach you

walk around barefoot and try to feel as much of the ground under your feet as you can, notice every rock and blade of grass

sit quietly for a while and notice the touch of breath in your nostrils, feel how the air gets cooler as you inhale and warmer as you exhale

drive around aimlessly and blast some of your favorite songs, scream/sing along to them and feel the vibrations of your favorite lyrics as they change the air in your throat and around you, feel that the music is healing you from the inside out

stay away from alcohol or drugs for a few days, try to be as aware and present as you can in every moment, stop trying to numb or dull your senses

eat a few meals without any distractions, notice every bite and taste every flavor that covers your tongue, be grateful for it all

look up at the stars and the moon, understand how small we all are and how immense the universe is, realize what a miracle everything is, let your heart swell with amazement and admiration for life itself

[hippieseurope-deactivated202503]

“Simplicity is the road to peace within. All this running after money and materialism, or competing with others for attention is not only futile, but works against us in removing all peace we had when just being happy to be alive and enjoying simple things.”

—

Sereno Sky, the “Lonely Traveller” novels

(via

serenosky

)

[wordsnquotes]

“Time can be slowed if you live deliberately. If you stop and watch sunsets. If you spend time sitting on porches listening to the woods. If you give in to the reality of the seasons.”

— Thomas Christopher Greene, I’ll Never Be Long Gone (via wordsnquotes)

[purplebuddhaquotes]

“Human beings are funny. They long to be with the person they love but refuse to admit openly. Some are afraid to show even the slightest sign of affection because of fear. Fear that their feelings may not be recognized, or even worst, returned. But one thing about human beings puzzles me the most is their conscious effort to be connected with the object of their affection even if it kills them slowly within.”

—

Sigmund Freud

[noodlls]

[serenosky-deactivated20250311]

“Go to nature while you can as much as you can. You don’t know if some accident or old age hits you to where you won’t be able to go anymore. But you’ll carry all the memories of each beautiful flower, stream, mountain and animal you’ve seen, and the wonderful feelings of those special moments you could feel deep down to your bones and in your soul, to be kept there forever and ever.”

— Sereno Sky, the “Lonely Traveller” novels