Smile Out Loud

31. this blog has a bit of everything, spoilers included. ✊🏾🏳️‍🌈 Asks are closed.

[k-luna]

my blog’s theme is me. a compilation of every single thing i love. every interest. every musing. and everything in between.

[mariatallchief]

 Ballet du Grand Théâtre de Genève: Pontus Lidburg’s Giselle (x)

[thecolorblockcurator]

🌿🐦‍⬛Everyone who sees this- stop for a moment.

Breathe in a comfortably deep breath. Hold it for a moment the let it out.

As you exhale a let go of the tension in your shoulders, neck and jaw

I urge you to just stay here a few moments longer than you think you need and just be

[remanence-of-love]

[tiktoks-i-enjoyed]

[frisl]

I choose me.

End of story.

[asvpfrenchy]

idgaf in a peaceful way

[ach-sss-no]

when brandon sanderson talks about villains in his famous free youtube writing class video lectures he'll say 'what's the difference between gollum and sauron' and of course he means the villain that's present in the narrative and characterized in a way the audience can potentially relate to or sympathize with vs. the looming threatening anonymous far-off force (among other things). but every time he asks that i think 'well one of those guys tracked down frodo and got his ring back'

[mysteryteacup]

Brandon Sanderson: What's the difference between Gollum and Sauron?

OP: Skill issue.

[icaseybaybee]

[gr8writingtips]

writing tip #4174:

so what if your book is boring, some people like boring books

[achillesinhighheels]

Visuals from Indian Markets by filmssbymo

[gentlewordsdaily]

Little signs you are healing (even if it doesn’t feel like it):

You pause before reacting, even if it’s just for a second.

You notice your thoughts instead of immediately believing all of them.

You have moments, small, quiet ones where things feel a little lighter, even if they don’t last long.

You are starting to recognize what hurts you, even if you don’t know how to fix it yet.

You come back to yourself a little faster than you used to.

You let yourself rest sometimes, without as much guilt.

You are more aware of what you need, even if you struggle to give it to yourself.

You are trying. Even on the days where it feels like you are failing, you are still here, still moving through it.

You have days that feel okay, and instead of them feeling impossible, they feel… real, even if unfamiliar.

You are learning that not every thought deserves your attention.

You are still hurting sometimes, but it doesn’t feel exactly the same as before.

Healing doesn’t always look like big changes.

Sometimes it looks like this, small shifts, quiet awareness, softer moments that come and go.

And even if it doesn’t feel like progress, it is.

You are not stuck in the exact same place you were before.

Something in you is changing.

Even if it’s slow. Even if it’s subtle.

It still counts.

[kosmogrl]

I really am just living for the hope of it all

[trillartworks]

Titled: “To Pimg A Butterfly”

[christoffersen-deactivated20260]

[dailyflicks]

SINNERS 2025 — dir. Ryan Coogler

[stilldirtyyprettythings]

May your bank account never be negative ✨