this is a place of peace

28. mlis student. former habesha. depressed aries. admirer of culture(s) n experience. into archives, film, building community, n personal growth .

[kosmogrl]

I will be ok when I sit by the sea for 5 hours

[financeprincess]

Sorry to break it to you but you literally have to face your fears and slaughter them. Otherwise you will live a small life that you do not want. You literally have to view your biggest fears and attack them head on. You have to fall into the abyss to find your way out. The easy path does not exist. There is no get out of jail free card. You have to allow yourself to die a spiritual death over and over again in order to reinvent yourself into the person you are actually supposed to be. And you have to be painfully honest with yourself and the people around you. It’s horrible but it’s truly the only way.

[achillesinhighheels]

[sunflowermp4]

[tristamateer]

[elsssewhere]

dating someone who you will always be a 3rd or 4th priority for, while they want you to put them 1st, is rough. especially when they have good reason to put you low on the ladder. i guess i want to be a good lover. i guess it's kinda whatever for them in spite of what they say.

[ryebreadgf]

march sunlight… coming soon to a window near you

[my-dailydreams]

[ghostsinmyforest]

They have a whole kitties in manuscripts room at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore right now! This was my favorite part!

[weirdtvland]

Marsha Hunt wearing a "disguise" (1969) ♥️

I love her gapped tooth smile. It's very unique, like her huge afro and big lashes.

[elsssewhere]

i want a family at the end of the day. when push comes to shove idc about la or well dressed people or cultural heritage. idc about past friends, lovers, addict family, sisters, or being perceived as an artist, intellectual or someone w some lofty title thinking im worth anything. i just want to come home to love. to provide. to surrender.

ive spent so much of my life seeking love foolishly. a love my parents couldnt give me.seeking it in men, in broken people i tried loving back together, and fairweather friends. offering my body, time, labor, money, emotional wellbeing to be worthy of their love. ive given so many parts of myself i hardly feel the days or recognize the sound of my own name. i severely doubt it'll happen for me at this point. but maybe one day, i'll live in a cozy quiet home, stable, with a kitten loyal to me, sewing away in silence? a kind neighbor could sit and a have a cup of tea with me. perhaps that is all i can hope for.

[elsssewhere]

somewhere between addis and hawasa

[bookpdf]

not being productive or relaxing but a secret third thing

[underwaterfraulein]

[elsssewhere]

[elsssewhere]

your love sets me free but i have to leave

[70sgroovy]

donna summer performing in atlanta, georgia, 1978

[widefuturesss]

Wallahi - break the shackles and choose ya destiny.

[elsssewhere]

depression hitting hard but the weight of life’s responsibilities don’t stop. i don’t expect life to change magically overnight but i miss sitting in the lightness of existing