Heart of the Matter.

an expose of a girl made entirely of flaws, stitched together with good intentions.

[delta-breezes]

[aznaudrey]

[georgianadesign]

[georgianadesign]

Duncan McRoberts Associates, architects & building designers, Kirkland, WA. Laurie Black Photography.

[sabonhomeblog]

MK Sadler

[andallshallbewell]

[alecsgrg]

[prettystuff]

[prettystuff]

[prettystuff]

[jaclynpaige]

[everythingsparklywhite]

[kindofemo]

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[happifying-things]

📷 by gooniethegoldie

[anditslove]

“You have found yourself in mud waters, stuck half way between who you are and who you want to be. This is no man’s land, an almost burnt bridge, a dead zone of ugly things, and you do whatever it takes to survive. Even if that means revealing the monster for all to see. Here, you lose yourself. You have harboured a hatred for the world for making you feel this way. Your skin is foreign, fear has your voice by the chokehold. Here, you forget about redemption. You have been betrayed by all that you are. There are no mirrors for you to reflect on. What they don’t tell you about no man’s land is that it is not the destination. The end is far from here; it’s past the meadows of dead soils and straight through to the horizon. What they don’t tell you is that you can grow even in the muddiest of waters; you are allowed forgiveness for the betrayal inflicted on yourself. What they don’t tell you is that the mask you wear to survive does not have to be who you are. You do not have to be the person you were yesterday. You are already so much closer to becoming.”

— A.Y. // NO MAN’S LAND, first published in The Rising Phoenix Review June 2015 (via 2wentysixletters)

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[ghossip]