eurydice rue.

Be forever dead in Eurydice — more gladly arise into the seamless life proclaimed in your song. Here, in the realm of decline, among momentary days, be the crystal cup that shattered even as it rang.

[victusinveritas]

[commonplacebuddhism]

If you are happy At the expense of another man’s happiness, You are forever bound.

— Dhammapada: The Sayings of the Buddha translated by Thomas Byrom, Shambhala Pocket Classics 1993

[jazbaaati]

From The Bridge Poem by Donna Kate Rushin.

[weltenwellen]

Hieu Minh Nguyen, from “Heavy”

[currentlycryingaboutlancelot]

hamlet’s “i did love you once” and ophelia’s “indeed, my lord, you did make me believe so” is such an underrated gut punch. it’s betrayal it’s heartbreak it’s vulnerability it’s so over. truly no one is doing it like shakespeare

[eurydicerue]

I have had tumblr for over ten years and it is an absolute fucking trip to see videos of me at 18 and just know how much she was going to experience and how much her life was going to change. She didn't know she was going to become a therapist! That she would get into making art, publish poetry, and a scholarly article about literature? She didn't know that she would become a Zen Buddhist and find community and live an idyllic little life with an elderly woman and two cats in grad school. She didn't know how deeply she'd fall in love and be changed by it, not once but many times! She had no idea that she would have the chance to explore philosophy and different cultures; see Guatemala, Mexico, and Paris. Go to the French ballet. Make friends with people from all walks of life, all parts of the world. Be able to connect with any human through the wound, which is the gift it gives in spite of hurting. I am so grateful for my life and all of the ways in which it continues to expand. I have done so many things I never could have imagined but secretly hoped for back then. And it's been such an adventure! What a beautiful time.

[achillesinhighheels]

[wholeheartedsuggestions]

things to not feel guilty about:

putting yourself first

setting boundaries and saying “no”

resting and taking downtime

nourishing your body

“giving up” on things not meant for you

taking time to heal even if it’s longer than expected

failing (no matter how many times you do it)

feel free to add!

[lizclimo]

[depsidase]

[eli-eli-lema-sabachthani]

everyone read more NOW!!!!!!

[romcommunist]

self discipline is so hard like. i know the sucker who's in charge...a pushover who hates authority and loves hedonism

[mildmayfoxe]

i think if you’re feeling a certain kind of way and you know why you’re feeling it & you’ve done everything you can about the problem causing the feeling for the time being you should be able to go to your guardian angel and smile beatifically and say “i’ve done my feelings homework” and they smile beatifically back at you and say “alright my child” and they tap you on the head and you feel an immense sense of peace that washes through you and escapes as light from your fingertips and then you feel normal again

[eurydicerue]

My angel is abilify

[weltenwellen]

Wildness Before Something Sublime Leila Chatti

[radiqueer]

Human relationships are not transactional but they are reciprocal, which I think many of you with your ‘i don’t owe anyone anything’ shtick are too happy to forget

[aromanticduck]

Transactional: everything has to be exactly 50/50 all the time, pay me back for the £5 sandwich or buy me something worth exactly £5, I refuse to make an effort for you if there’s nothing in it for me

Reciprocal: you were there for me when I needed help, and I’m going to do the same for you, it doesn’t matter if one of us needs more or is capable of less, because the point is not equivalent exchange but mutual care

[324732]

Iranian woman reciting the Qur'an during the holy month of Ramadhan, while American bombs go off in the distance.

[guerrillatech]

[sodium-ion]

Sourdough starter, we’ve discussed this

[wholeheartedsuggestions]

one day you will have to choose between what feels familiar and growth. it is very important that you choose growth.