Gentle HSP

Building a safe community to share gentle ideas, refresh softly and live lightly.

[onlinecounsellingcollege]

7 Steps to Happiness

1.Fear less, love more.

2. Frown less, smile more.

3. Talk less, listen more.

4. Judge less, accept more.

5. Complain less, appreciate more.

6. Speak less, do more.

7. Doubt less, trust more.

[lovemakesyouwonder]

[thecalminside]

Step into the fire of self-discovery. This fire will not burn you, it will only burn what you are not.

Mooji (via thecalminside)

[cwote]

YOU MADE IT THROUGH ANOTHER DAY. THAT MAY NOT SEEM LIKE MUCH, BUT YOU'RE DOING SO GREAT!

[anancientheart]

[mindful-and-motivated-deactivat]

All of our emotions are our babies. Treat them tenderly, care for them. Be with them. Understanding and compassion will ultimately transform them.

Thich Nhat Hanh (via withlovingkindness)

[lovemakesyouwonder]

[deceptivelips]

(18+)

[unapologetically-human]

You have to let go of the life you could’ve had. The life you would be living if you hadn’t made certain choices. The life that would have unfolded if you hadn’t let certain people into your life or hadn’t been in the wrong place at the wrong time. Wishing for things to be different and beating yourself up for the mistakes you’ve made won’t change your circumstances. It’s happened, it’s done, and this is where you’re at. And it’s okay. YOU will be okay. Your life isn’t over — it’s just going to be different. And different doesn’t have to mean bad. It just means you have to become more creative with your self-care. It means you have to find slightly different ways to navigate the world and your relationships. And sometimes, it means finding new strengths; strengths that become anchors and anchors that open new doors. Doors that lead to new passions and friendships and connections. Doors that make you look back and smile for having doubted the resiliency of life - for doubting your own resiliency. You can’t go back and change the past, but you can decide how you live today. Your story isn’t over yet. There may be pain and struggle, but there are always ways to make your time here meaningful and worthwhile. It might take time, and it might challenge you, but the light is there. There is always a way. I promise.

Daniell Koepke (via internal-acceptance-movement)

[babyanimalgifs]

this is why pandas are endangered, they’re even a danger to themselves

more baby animals here

[babyanimalgifs]

baby animals blog

[lovemakesyouwonder]

[deceptivelips]

(18+)

[wordsnquotes]

It’s like when someone says, ‘How are you?’ Do you say, ‘Well, my head hurts and I’m lonely and depressed and I’m worried about everything and the world is collapsing and full of evil’? Or do you say, ‘I’m fine’?

Sara Shepard, The Visibles (via wordsnquotes)

[photography-cnl]

The quiet transition from autumn to winter is not a bad time at all. It’s a time for protecting and securing things and for making sure you’ve got in as many supplies as you can. It’s nice to gather together everything you possess as close to you as possible, to store up your warmth and your thoughts and burrow yourself into a deep hole inside, a core of safety where you can defend what is important and precious and your very own. Then the cold and the storms and the darkness can do their worst. They can grope their way up the walls looking for a way in, but they won’t find one, everything is shut, and you sit inside, laughing in your warmth and your solitude, for you have had foresight.

Tove Jansson, Moominvalley in November (via landscape-photo-graphy)

[wnq-movies]

It’s an interesting combination: Having a great fear of being alone, and having a desperate need for solitude and the solitary experience. That’s always been a tug of war for me.

Jodie Foster (via wordsnquotes)

[babyanimalgifs]

aww look at this baby bunny

baby animals blog

[babyanimalgifs]

more baby animals here

[wordsnquotes]

Be alone. Eat alone, take yourself on dates, sleep alone. In the midst of this you will learn about yourself. You will grow, you will figure out what inspires you, you will curate your own dreams, your own beliefs, your own stunning clarity, and when you do meet the person who makes your cells dance, you will be sure of it, because you are sure of yourself.

Bianca Sparacino (via wordsnquotes)