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[stevienick]

Maddy knew who she was from a very early age. For as long as Maddy could remember, everybody loved her. She never knew exactly what it was. She just knew that she had something special, something intangible, something immeasurable. And it gave her confidence. That’s why she loved pageantry, because you didn’t have to be the prettiest or the tallest or the blondest or the whitest. You just had to have fucking confidence.

Alexa Demie as Maddy Perez Euphoria (2019 - )

[brazillianprincess]

We live in the best time to stand out.

The overwhelming majority of people barely read, write poorly, struggle to understand simple instructions, and can’t be bothered to look for information that is widely available.

They stay uneducated, avoid effort, and fear anything that isn’t comfortable.

They victimize themselves, blame others for their own failures, and place the hope of their success on someone else.

They think they’re the center of the universe and get offended easily.

In an environment like this, it’s not hard to stop being mediocre.

If you’re willing to read four good books a year, replace bad music with silence, and show real interest and commitment at work, you’ll already be ahead of most people.

If you also watch films that aren’t on everyone’s radar, exercise regularly, and refuse to consume personal information about other people’s lives, you’ll be ahead of thousands.

It’s not about being perfect.

It’s about doing what most people refuse to do: learning, working, improving, and taking responsibility.

And in today’s world, that alone makes you rare.

[pposhspice]

Ladies make your own money and instantly your self esteem and standards will increase.

[hermajestyimher]

I can't put into words the high and immediate self-esteem elevation that comes from knowing that you are financial free, intellectually capacitated through higher education, and building a top-tier reputation. It gives you something that your nervous system can't argue against: proof that your competency and capabilities have real impact in your life and the world around you. Understanding that you have options and agency will make your self-concept evolve much more than any form of affirmations or visualizations will, and as result, everything else begins to fall into place because desperation, inferiority complexes, and other forms of mental roadblocks become automatically lifted.

[eatmangoesnekkid]

If want to thrive in this world, you must remove yourself from the presence of those who subtly show you that they don’t like you, don’t support you, or are envious of you, and place yourself in the presence of those who love and adore you. Sometimes the hardest thing in the world to do is to get honest with the self by seeing people for who they really truly are. Environment matters and relationships shape wellbeing. You become more open, creative, sensuous, rooted, rested, and confident when you spend time around those who are warm, respectful, and encouraging. This is very basic math. -India Ame'ye, Author, What Does Your Social Ecology Look and Feel Like

[ritikajyala]

There'll be a moment when you realise you're 27 when yesterday you were just 17; and you wouldn't be able to tell how a decade passed away and your life got divided into before and afters. The fury of youth will subdue and nothing will really change but everything will feel different when you look at old photographs and blurry videos taken on cheap mobile phones. Scents will remind you of childhood and certain friends you don't talk to anymore, hangouts will become reunions and mom's burnt pie will become the best food you ever had. And I know on some days you won't be able to show anything of those 10 years but I hope you remember to breathe, and let go of the knot in your chest. I hope you go out in the sun and live a little, because tomorrow is 37.

-Ritika Jyala, excerpt from The Flesh I Burned

[allsadnshit]

Keeping an alive tumblr in 2026 is proof of one's sincerity and authenticity - a type of person who enjoys posting for the sake of it with absolutely nothing to be gained....just the enjoyment of curation and self expression untainted by opportunity and relevance

[din0butch]

“i don’t like writing about my day, but i want to keep a journal”:

quotes and copywork. when reading, if you find something you enjoy, just copy it into the notebook. you can copy a whole chapter if you wish, highlighting what caught your attention the most.

definitions. look up on a dictionary and copy it. you could write your own dictionary as well, making up definitions for words.

lists. a classic, write movies to watch, books to read, the playlist of the month or just the groceries you have to buy.

maps. when going somewhere, you could draw the route you took or just a map of the place itself. just look up the place on google maps and copy it. you can draw a little map of all the places you have lived or the schools you have attended as well.

photos

take “notes” as you watch movies / documentaries. write down phrases that caught your attention or doodle.

illustrations and clippings. if you see an image or piece of art that you liked, put it in your journal. if it’s from a book or from a magazine I would recommend scanning it, tho’. it will serve as a record of what kind of art you enjoy through the years.

newspaper clippings from the day.

tickets and pamphlets. from movies, museums, transportation.

postcards

records. you could record for a month what the temperature was when you woke up and when you went to sleep. if you do that for a year, it gives you a better notion of the passing of seasons. you could record rainfall and other seasonal changes as well. you could choose something (an animal, a plant, an item or object) and write down every time you see it.

rubbings of leaves, coins, landmarks.

count. there’s a scene in the movie Coraline (2009) where Coraline’s dad tells her to go count the windows. you could do the same type of counting game if you are bored and write down.

mindmaps/sketchnotes + timelines of books, movies, music albums.

collages

pressed leafs and flowers

your collections. if you collect anything you could write down an inventory or maybe try to draw the items.

recipes. write down recipes and give it a score every time you try it. you could do the same for drinks you try out.

stickers

comic strips. you can find a bunch of it online, glue your favorites in your notebook.

[roselightfairy]

I have to say, one decision I made a little while ago that made me feel so free was giving myself permission to use beautiful journals for inane things. I love pretty journals so much but I always worry about filling them with things that aren’t “worth” how they look … so I was just accumulating beautiful journals that stayed empty. Use a journal for your shopping lists! Use it for writing down people’s phone numbers! Use it as an address book! Use it for all of the above, give it no categories, and just let yourself fill it. I once spent so many pages in a notebook processing my thoughts after reading And Then There Were None (there was a map officially tracking the logic. Which I brought to my philosophy professor after winter break. It was wild.). My point is, if you love journals but worry about filling them, giving myself permission to fill them with inanity has greatly improved my life (and then I fill them and then I’m able to get more pretty journals!).

[lamignonette]

[loveletters2myself]

mentally here

[hermajestyimher]

Why do people rather be jealous than inspired? Inspiration requires self reflection. Jealousy is an excuse to be resentful of others, that is why many feel more comfortable hating on other people instead of learning from them and doing the changes within their lives to become better.

[alhwrites]

ok guys, in 2026 we’re shifting our mindset. no more “this bad thing is happening to me.” we’re leaving it at “this bad thing is happening.” because 99% of the things that happen in a day are not happening to spite you. no more internally perpetrating this notion that you are being punished for whatever it is about you that you think makes you deserving of punishment. things happen! in most cases, it’s however we’re feeling that day that makes it “good” or “bad” or not even worth a reaction, so don’t use it as an opportunity to reinforce negative thoughts!

[vnapologeticapathy]

it sickens me that there are so many men that simply never engage with anything made by women and they don't question it and they aren't questioned about it. they don't listen to music by women or read books written by women or watch movies written and directed by women or stop to look at paintings by women at museums and they're just allowed to go thru life never considering women as artists with no challenge or criticism whatsoever. meanwhile as a woman it's impossible to escape the male artistic point of view

[coffiend-jackalope]

The brain is an organ. Mental illnesses are illnesses of that organ. Brain scans show that there is a physical difference between a healthy brain and a sick brain. Telling someone “You’re not really sick. It’s all in your head.” is like telling someone with asthma “It’s not real, it’s all in your lungs.” The brain is an organ that can malfunction as much as any other organ.

[nonstickwaffleiron]

as an archivist I am begging you

put dates on everything

don’t believe digital stuff is preserved forever - if it’s really important (documents, photos, etc) print it out

name your files accurately I know it sucks but please

don’t destroy the original just bc you scanned it

rubber cement is the devil’s adhesive use photo corners and quit gluing shit

you will NOT remember write it down

if you staple things to the inside of a folder I will find you

your public library probably has equipment to digitize old media for free or can at least get you connected with somewhere that does!

[exwife-of-frankenstein]

Youtube is full of ads, spotify is full of ads, tumblr is full of ads, pinterest is full of ads. Everything uses ai. Every new update makes the website/app worse. Youtube auto translates almost every video I want to watch. Sometimes pinterest only loads ads for me. Check out this new ai feature. Here's a new update that breaks ur laptop. Here's a new update that breaks ur phone. Why are u complaining about ur phone, just get the newest iphone lol. Join my patreon. Join my membership. Pay a monthly membership to get all features. Upgrade your membership to get even more features. Subscribe to netflix. Subscribe to disney. Subscribe to amazon. Subscribe to hulu. This content isn't available in ur country. This content was removed. This website was removed. This feature only exists for apple. This app only exists for apple. U need to a WiFi connection to play this game. U need an account. We need your email to finish creating this account. We need your number to finish creating your account. We need your id to finish creating your account. In order to delete your account please write an email. In order to delete your account you need a laptop. Oops our database was hacked and ur information was stolen. Ur data was sold from this random website u used once 10 years ago. Spam call. Spam call. Spam call.

[ihopeucomehomesoon]

in the meantime: study, journal, read more books, sit in silence, listen to music, take walks, take the stairs, do more things alone, do more things with friends, take notice of the small wonders of the world, create a sacred space in your mind

[stuckinapril]

the devil’s whispers:

you can do it tomorrow (if you don’t do it now you’ll never do it ever)

you have a lot of time left (life is actually pretty short and we don’t have that much time)

you can skip this one little thing today (you are functioning solely due to the fact that you have a routine)

i must respond to this one thing that is bothering me immediately (you don’t have to do anything, it’s all in ur head)

I must check my phone (u don’t have to do anything, it’s all in ur head)

panicking is productive (panicking never makes a situation better, but in fact exacerbates it)

I must listen to music while doing the most minute task (u don’t have to do anything, it’s all in ur head. and I like music as much as the next person but moments of sheer silence are crucial)

I must befriend everyone (some people just don’t mesh together and that is ok)

I can skip working out for the day (working out does so much for ur physical AND mental health)

If misfortune happens to me it’s because I am uniquely unlucky (misfortune has nothing to do with preordained circumstances and everything to do with random odds)

If I am mistreated it’s because I am a horrible person and I deserve it (most times people are projecting their issues onto u and it has nothing to do with u)

if I make a mistake I am uniquely horrible (we are all human and we all make mistakes. the important thing is to hold ourselves accountable and learn from them)

I must have this one thing I really want now (u don’t have to do anything, it’s all in ur head. also whatever u want will still be here tomorrow so this sense of urgency is false)

I am uniquely hated/disliked/ostracized (most people are busy w their own lives and don’t have the time to be hating on u. and if they really are then their life is pretty empty and their opinion should not be held in high regard to begin with)