Etheral👑

warm hearts, open minds, good vibes☯

[missmentelle]

At age 23, Tina Fey was working at a YMCA. At age 23, Oprah was fired from her first reporting job.  At age 24, Stephen King was working as a janitor and living in a trailer. 

At age 27, Vincent Van Gogh failed as a missionary and decided to go to art school.   At age 28, J.K. Rowling was a suicidal single parent living on welfare.

At age 28, Wayne Coyne ( from The Flaming Lips) was a fry cook. At age 30, Harrison Ford was a carpenter.  At age 30, Martha Stewart was a stockbroker.  At age 37, Ang Lee was a stay-at-home-dad working odd jobs. Julia Child released her first cookbook at age 39, and got her own cooking show at age 51. Vera Wang failed to make the Olympic figure skating team, didn’t get the Editor-in-Chief position at Vogue, and designed her first dress at age 40. Stan Lee didn’t release his first big comic book until he was 40. Alan Rickman gave up his graphic design career to pursue acting at age 42. Samuel L. Jackson didn’t get his first movie role until he was 46.

Morgan Freeman landed his first movie role at age 52. Kathryn Bigelow only reached international success when she made The Hurt Locker at age 57. Grandma Moses didn’t begin her painting career until age 76. Louise Bourgeois didn’t become a famous artist until she was 78. Whatever your dream is, it is not too late to achieve it. You aren’t a failure because you haven’t found fame and fortune by the age of 21. Hell, it’s okay if you don’t even know what your dream is yet. Even if you’re flipping burgers, waiting tables or answering phones today, you never know where you’ll end up tomorrow. Never tell yourself you’re too old to make it. 

Never tell yourself you missed your chance. 

Never tell yourself that you aren’t good enough. 

You can do it. Whatever it is. 

[technoelfie]

This is so worth reblogging!

[nordiskstormhatt]

Thank you!

[poetic]

[politicalsci]

[wnq-writers]

i. january it’s easy to fall back into old habits, but it’s far more rewarding to learn from them. ii. february you are capable of far more than you believe. spend your days breaking barriers you didn’t even know existed. iii. march mortality is fragile; he knew it, and you know it. there’s nothing you could have done to save someone who didn’t want to be saved. iv. april sometimes, you have to take responsibility for things you didn’t do in order to maintain necessary peace. v. may goodbyes are never easy; as your heart is ripped apart, remember they’re headed off to change the world. the opportunities are endless. be excited for them. vi. june don’t be afraid to trust; although others have torn you to shreds, the way he looks at you with soft eyes should make you believe he is different. he’s after your heart; give it to him. vii. july even an ocean between you two can’t stop the love you feel for him. no amount of vodka can drown it; learn to accept your feelings. viii. august it’s okay to put faith in your own judgements. your gut feeling is normally right, so listen to what it tells you. ix. september when you are patient, good things will come. don’t lose hope just because there’s a wait. x. october it’s important to know when to stop waiting and take matters into your own hands. if you want to know the taste of his lips, stop complaining and find out for yourself. xi. november kiss him whenever you can and tell him you love him with your words and without. take advantage of the time you have together because, soon, thousands of miles will separate you. xii. december stop holding back who you are, and allow yourself to be vulnerable for once. it will pay off, dear.

writing prompt #73: Write about the lessons you learned this year. // lemonadeangelwriting (via wnq-writers)

[wnq-writers]

There’s nothing beautiful about tearing yourself apart for someone else.

dysphoriadarling, writing prompt #65: write a ten-word-story (via wnq-writers)

[klancelicious-moved-blog]

[paopufairy]

yeah i would’ve knocked him tf out too lmao

[akvela]

Yesssss!!!! Omg!

[babycakesbriauna]

@goodvibes-floatin

[alphasandassociates]

[thempress]

Can we talk about how ALL THE MEN sat there and let that woman be harassed while ever woman in earshot called his as out and finally one knocked him the fuck out.

[herwildamnself-deactivated20160]

Only women protect women

We try so hard to hide everything we’re really feeling from those who probably need to know our true feelings the most.

[divinely-twisted]

Colleen Hoover, Maybe Someday (via books-n-quotes)

[erosboi-deactivated20130619]

[hotephoetips-deactivated2017080]

There’s really women in their 20’s out here molesting little boys and we never talk about it

[hotephoetips-deactivated2017080]

Like these women will use babysitting as a means to get close to little boys and sexually abuse them and it just goes unacknowledged

[hotephoetips-deactivated2017080]

Like we barely even acknowledge that when a man says he lost virginity at 8 years old to a woman 12 years his senior he was in fact raped

But these women are still in our communities, with their actions and movements going entirely unchecked, knowing that they’ll never be held accountable for what they did and are likely still doing

[mieshasmoore-deactivated2021091]

!!!!!

[kingrudegyalchina]

Most of the the men I know in life have told me they lost their V card to older women . My boyfriend said he lost his to his ex girlfriends mom in middle school . He said back then he thought he was the man but now that he’s older he realizes * he pretty much got raped . We don’t talk about female predators as much .

[melaboveall]

[trvpflvck0]

Hallelujah

[wnq-writers]

1. Don’t rush. If there’s something you’ll miss, it will be the time you have now. 2. Stop wasting time blaming yourself and blaming others–things happen for a reason, even if the reason will make sense ten years down the road. 3. Don’t stay around toxic people just because you’re afraid of being alone. Being your own best friend has its perks, and there’s no one else you’ll spend more time with than yourself. 4. Be yourself, unapologetically. It may be embarrassing now, but you will learn that there’s nothing more interesting than someone true to themselves. 5. Don’t be afraid of voicing your thoughts, don’t be afraid of calling out people that hurt you. 6. Write. Write. Write. It will help you clear your mind and also distract yourself when you’re anxious. Writing will be your best friend. 7. Learn all you can, and enjoy it all you want. Knowledge is the only thing truly yours. 8. Be the friend you need, the friend you want. 9. Read all you can. You’ll find the words you can’t say in the lips of others, you’ll find shelter. 10. Love yourself. That’s the only love you will have, constantly, and the only one that will stick with you even if you fail.

Ten things I wish I could say my younger self // Flowerybooks. (via wnq-writers)

[wnq-writers]

the right lover will never cause anxiety. you will feel at peace. they will cease the wars in your chest and fill your bones with nectar.

iambrillyant  (via wnq-writers)

[wnq-writers]

make her playlists and send her books. feed her soul and water her mind. serenade her intellect, and communicate with her on a deeper level.

iambrillyant  (via wnq-writers)

[betterthankanyebitch]

Nyakim Gatwech

[badgyal-k-deactivated20190901]

the fact that people say such openly colorist and antiblack things with such ease is disgusting.

[wnq-writers]

I know I’m made of stardust, I get that being alive is a miracle. But today I’d just rather hide in my sheets and pretend its not a sunny day.

patthewriter  (via wnq-writers)

[wordsnquotes]

They say you don’t get over someone until you find someone or something better. As humans, we don’t deal well with emptiness. Any empty space must be filled. Immediately. The pain of emptiness is too strong. It compels the victim to fill that place. A single moment with that empty spot causes excruciating pain. That’s why we run from distraction to distraction and from attachment to attachment.

Yasmin Mogahed (via wordsnquotes)

[deptofgratitude]