Poetry For Breakfast

Sarah. Almost always reading.

[poppyseedxoxo]

[liberalsarecool]

Cosign.

[diaryyun]

[stuckinapril]

Absolutely no one and nothing needs an IMMEDIATE response unless it’s an emergency or a work related situation (focus modes exist that allow only certain notifications to go through for this purpose)

Getting to a text or notification in 15 minutes versus 2 hours changes absolutely nothing about the outcome of a situation

You forget 80% of what you scrolled through at the end of the day

There’s absolutely no image on Pinterest, no post on Tumblr, no story on Instagram that could be as novel as reading a book you’ve never read and the dopamine release from finishing it and soaking it in

it can literally wait. It’s not the end of the world. Your brain will make it seem that way but it’s not

Phones are built like slot machines (same exact mechanism) so don’t be too hard on yourself

But also consider how much progress you’d make in your goals if you siphoned some of that screen time into whatever goals you’ve had forever

you don’t need to live a no phone lifestyle, it’s about portions

it will feel so fulfilling when it’s under moderation

[borderlinereminders]

Every single person in this world has at some point made a mistake, likely embarrassed themselves, and likely done something they wish they could change.

Try not to dwell on these things. You can learn and grow from them. You can fix them when you can. You can take accountability where it's needed. But try not to get stuck in these things.

We're all human, and part of that means we're all imperfect.

[heavensghost]

House zine! Words from anything by adrianne lenker

[artbylittlebug]

[mournfulroses]

Edna St. Vincent Millay, from a poem titled "Interim," featured in The Complete Poems of Edna St. Vincent Millay

[stuckinapril]

do some people know they’ll be inscribed into my heart forever no matter the silence and the distance and most of all no matter the time

[weltenwellen]

Wildness Before Something Sublime Leila Chatti

[stephexmachina]

when i was a kid i was so mad all the time bc i thought someday i'd have to be somebody's wife i didn't know it was optional. is everybody reminding the young girls in their lives that it's optional.

[stephexmachina]

AND SO IS BEING SOMEBODY'S MOTHER‼️

[clockworkbee]

“You disappear so completely into your head sometimes,” he said. “I wish I could follow you.” You do, she wanted to say. You live in my head all the time.

—Jace and Clary, from City of Ashes (2008) by Cassandra Clare

[existential-celestial]

“How do I look away now that I have seen you?”

— Rachel Mennies, from “April 18, 2017,” The Naomi Letters

[primulaceas]

Isabel Allende, The House of the Spirits (translated by Magda Bogin)

[one-time-i-dreamt]

Not a dream

Just walked past a sign that says “Dance school HARM”

[aaaaasneakattack]

[one-time-i-dreamt]

Just found out the studio is actually called HARMONY but someone stole “ONY”

[perriaeyjeve]

[quotespile]

“Americans on the average do not trust intellectuals, but they are cowed by power and stunned by celebrity.”

— Viet Thanh Nguyen, The Sympathizer