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23 | she

[glimpsesofpeaceful]

ig credit: matildascabinet

[mellblogss]

If you want me to stay then make me feel wanted.

[petaltexturedskies]

Sappho, from If Not, Winter: Fragments of Sappho; tr. by Anne Carson

[weltenwellen]

Mary Oliver, from “Hum Hum”, A Thousand Mornings

[anditslove]

Andrea Gibson, Birthday

[soracities]

Ellen Bass, "The Thing Is"

[butchmasculinity]

[motorcycle-id]

1983-1984 Yamaha XJ750 Maxim

[holyisthenameofmyruthlessaxe]

Where it Begins, Erica Jong 

[ID: The corruption begins with the mouth, / the tongue, the wanting. / The first poem in the world / is I want to eat.]

[shakespearesdaughters]

[taee]

listen to him, its true

[deviika]

Fyodor Dostoyevsky // Alanis Morissette

[knightchanges]

[lilspoonh-hr]

#i know i say this every time i reblog this but#the difference between louis’ right hand on liam#and his left hand on harry 🥺

[foxeia]

Julia Juste

[rosavaya]

“Many people seem to think it foolish, even superstitious, to believe that the world could still change for the better. And it is true that in winter it is sometimes so bitingly cold that one is tempted to say, ‘What do I care if there is a summer; its warmth is no help to me now.’ Yes, evil often seems to surpass good. But then, in spite of us, and without our permission, there comes at last an end to the bitter frosts. One morning the wind turns, and there is a thaw. And so I must still have hope.”

— Vincent Van Gogh

[anarchistmemedistro]

[mentalhealthmemesofficial]

[notthegrouch]

“If I am worth anything later, I am worth something now. For wheat is wheat, even if people think it is a grass in the beginning.” 

- Vincent van Gogh

[sneefsnorf]

the world could be so beautiful. delete twitter

[wetheurban]

Future you is living your dream. Future you is so proud you didn’t give up. Future you is supported and loved. Future you is wondering why you ever worried. Future you is at peace. Keep going.

[daretoliveforever-deactivated20]

[storybookprincess]

if i can impart any one piece of wisdom to y’all, it’s to, whenever possible, assume good intentions

assume people are trying their best, want to be good and treat others well, and that when their behavior doesn’t align with those goals, it’s because of outside factors that are pushing them to their limit

it’s hard to do, it doesn’t always come naturally, but it’s worth it

[storybookprincess]

before anyone jumps in with an “op has clearly never worked in the service industry,” i work in a public facing library job

i have a patron who is mean as a snake. won’t respond when you greet her, barks orders at you, and is generally nasty

i couldn’t stand her & dreaded the moment she walked in the door, until i stopped one day & went “wow, to walk around feeling unhappy enough to treat people so horribly every day. what a difficult way to live.”

and so my tactics changed. i made a point to be extra kind & friendly to her. she changed her hair color one day & when i complimented her on it, she was very caught off guard & said “oh, thank you. my whole life i’ve thought i was ugly.”

now we’re at the point where she shows me pictures of watercolor paintings she made & says hi when she walks in the door. she’s not my favorite patron, but she’s perfectly okay. most unpleasant people aren’t inherently rotten, they’re just unhappy & coping with it poorly

assume people are always doing their best, even if their best happens to fall a bit short. assume good intentions

[awayhere]

Ralph Bakshi is one of my favorite animators. All who come across this should watch all his movies. from the movie “Fire and Ice” 1983