maktub

[onlinecounsellingcollege]

“I used to dislike being sensitive. I thought it made me weak. But take away that single trait, and you take away the very essence of who I am. You take away my conscience, my ability to empathize, my intuition, my creativity, my deep appreciation for the little things, my vivid inner life, my deep awareness of others’ pain, and my passion for it all.” - partyof5plus1.tumblr.com

[onlinecounsellingcollege]

“We assume others show love the same way we do — and if they don’t, we worry it’s not there.”

— Unknown

[altruisticwriter]

-William Wordsworth

[serenityquest]

[gatomariting]

"If you are moved by it, you don't need it explained to you. If not, no explanation can make you moved by it."

Federico Fellini

[sjowgren-deactivated20240728]

the thing is, ellen bass / for example, mary oliver 

[sjowgren-deactivated20240728]

“I’m not a stable person, and often I encounter great difficulties in life, which often seems quite unbearable. There’s nothing I can do about that. But I love the world and life itself, and, even when in pain, I still have the pleasure of feeling part of a cosmic movement.”

— hermann hesse

[sjowgren-deactivated20240728]

when the ghosts come ashore: things i should say to myself in the mirror or things i would say to the city of st. louis if it could hear me, jacqui germain

[soracities]

Adonis (tr. Khaled Mattawa)

[onlinecounsellingcollege]

Building Self-Esteem when you’re Struggling with Depression

1. Get into the habit of challenging your thinking – especially when it falls into old negative patterns.

2. Keep a thankfulness journal – and deliberately look for the good things in your life.

3. Spend time with people who can see your strengths, and who make you feel good about yourself.

4. Keep some photos or mementos that remind you of your passions – so these can help inspire you to enjoy life again.

5. Leave positive notes and quotes around your room, or inside your wallet, or on your desk, or phone.

6. See failure as a stepping stone that leads to further growth – and as something that is common, and experienced by us all.

7. Deliberately nurture and care for yourself – and see this as essential, and a top priority.

[onlinecounsellingcollege]

I wonder how much of what weighs me down is not mine to carry.

Unknown (via onlinecounsellingcollege)

[letgoness]

It's not that difficult. All you have to do is to abandon expectations. The question is if you are fully willing to step aside and allow what is without resisting.

Nisargadatta Maharaj

[elysiumcalled]

I want to experience a soft love with someone I know my heart’s safe with

[onlinecounsellingcollege]

“The most memorable people in life will be the friends who loved you even when you weren’t very loveable.”

— Unknown

[onlinecounsellingcollege]

“Have enough courage to trust love one more time and always one more time.”

— Maya Angelou

[dreamerthinkerwisher]

The life of a bookworm.

[eliminated]

[onlinecounsellingcollege]

So much of what we learn about love is taught by people who never really loved us.

r.h. sin

[onlinecounsellingcollege]

“Stay away from people who make you feel that you are hard to love.”

— Unknown

[purplebuddhaquotes]

“The self is not something ready-made, but something in continuous formation through choice of action.”

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