Her Cluttered Journal

My thoughts are stars I cannot fathom into constellations. ❤️ REYLO is canon 🤧

[its-ichiruki-bitches]

Why 686 was the final nail in the IchiOri coffin...

I remember after I read the chapter all I felt was eerily fine. That’s fucking crazy cuz as a shipper, I was “supposedly” defeated. The evidence of a big-eyed, incest-looking baby LITERALLY staring me in the fucking face should’ve made me feel depressed as fuck but it didn’t. No lie, reading it the first time hurt like a bitch, the fact that Ichigo literally laid down and fucked her with those half-assed feelings of his made me sick, but even so I never felt like I lost and I couldn’t figure out why. What makes Ichiruki so great that it defies a canon where Ichigo knocked up another woman? Well, I’ve been thinking and there are actually a couple of things that point to Ichiruki being the true OTP of Bleach and Ichi//hime as nothing more than a crackship especially with all the evidence from the last chapter.

I’m gonna say this rn. Chapter 686 of Bleach is Kubo’s most subtle way of making Ichiruki canon.

 I know, chapters 685 and below made Ichiruki canon but y’all 686 was the icing on the fucking cake. If you looked at my other post, you know I firmly believe that this ending was intended to be bad and I stand by that. You know why because EVERYONE doing OOC things means intent. If everyone was in character and did things that they loved or could be seen doing except Ichiruki then that means that Ichiruki was not the true endgame. In this scenario, there is a happy mold being set for the story that has to be consistent for all of the characters. There can’t be some characters that have good ends and some characters that have bad ends in the same story, they either have to be all relatively good or relatively bad. By the way Bleach ended, Kubo went with the relatively bad ending route which means that Ichiruki can not be together. If they were then that would make them a bad ending for the characters. Think of it as Kubo’s worst case scenario and here’s the thing….it actually makes sense within the context of the story. You know what makes it understandable….Ichigo.

I know I was fucking pissed when I thought that Ichigo gave up on being a Shinigami because he wanted that shitty of a life. I was mad at his decision but I never thought of his reasoning and that’s when I started thinking…..What if Ichigo did it all deliberately. Ywach said that he would find the future where he was most happy and fucking annihilate him, right? So what if Ichigo listened…what if he actually headed his warning and decided to become miserable on purpose…. It would make sense, if he really wanted to make sure Ywach never hurt anybody in the future, he would have to do one thing 

….give up his own happiness… 

…and like a domino effect, the other nakama, the soul society, everyone followed suit. If Ichigo had left the human world, Orihime would face the fact that her love would never come to be and she probably would have been more ambitious. Ishida and Chad would probably have followed Ichigo’s lead and done things that they truly wanted to do, they also would have felt a greater need to protect people because they want to make up for Ichigo not being there like they did in the fullbring arc. Ishida would have been there for Orihime after she matured and moved on and they probably would be together (Ishida being so alone and isolated felt so intentional in the chapter, especially after all the hinting throughout the manga, I really do believe that Ishihime would be the true happy end where Orihime is finally on the recieving end of love and Ishida being the one to reciprocate her love). On the flipside, Ichigo as a shinigami would keep the Soul Society from returning to its former corruption. He would be able to enforce more change as a Captian or head Captain. He would be able to be by Rukia’s side every single day. He and everyone else would be without a doubt the most happiest they’ve every been. But that couldn’t happen, because Ywach would come back and destroy them all. So Ichigo became our tragic hero, sacrificing himself for the good of everybody.

I think that not only did Ichigo give up his happiness by choice, he did it with reason. This isn’t me reaching or grasping at straws, I do believe that this is not much of a stretch for Ichigo to act this way in the story.The thought of a villian, that broke his sword fucking thrice despite all his powerups, coming back to destroy everything might’ve been a very valid reason for Ichigo to be OOC and stay where he doesn’t want to be. Furthermore, Kubo has never really been a blunt type of writer (except when it comes to propping Ichiruki). He loves the meta, the beneath-the-surface type of shit, the impied meanings rather than the spelled out ones. It just makes sense, everything you see in 686 is the bad end that happened because of Ichigo and what does that bad end include……….. Ichi*hime married with a kid. 

because of this we can conclude that in no way IH was intended as endgame 

With the way Kubo wrote IH, it can’t even be seen as an true endgame ship just based on their interaction alone. Even with my bias and 686 reasoning aside, they are truly just a weak ass ship… and what really gets me is the fact that THERE IS NO FUCKING EXCUSE. Kubo has shown to be more than capable of drawing Rukia sense things about Ichigo, know how to cheer him up, and protect him so why doesn’t he ever do those things for Orihime? Because he doesn’t want to. He always chooses to have Orihime be the selfish one or the clueless one. Even the fucking Ichi//hime conversations are drawn to be less entertaining. I’m not exaggerating when I say that Ichi*hime has been disserviced so many times in this manga that they can’t even be considered a rival ship to Ichiruki. 

The bias is just too damn strong against this ship with one of the most famous examples being in the beginning of the HM arc. We all know it. Orihime tries to cheer Ichigo up after he gets his ass kicked and still can’t control his inner hollow. She fails and despairs about not knowing what to do. Rukia shows up ,in the most dramatic way ever, knows immediately that something’s wrong and cheers him up like it’s fuckin child’s play. She does it so damn well that Ichigo’s ass is full out smiling and teases her with ‘You’re really noisy, you know that!’ and that’s the point! Tell me one thing that Orihime has done, that Rukia hasn’t done better……. You know what tell me something Orihime has done, that Rukia hasn’t done at all.…that’s right you can’t. If we really compare Orihime to Rukia, Orihime is just barely as competent as Rukia when it comes to knowing and supporting Ichigo. She is always shown to doubt Ichigo and his abilities, where as Rukia is always shown to have an unbelievably high amount of faith in Ichigo. Orihime claims to love him for five lifetimes, but she is the only person in canon to say that 'I can’t see myself reflected in his eyes.’ and 'It’s really you Kurosaki-kun, because of the long hair I wasn’t sure.“ 

She couldn’t tell that if he was her love of five lifetimes because his hair was longer?? what kinda shit! not to mention Rukia’s looking at her like she’s stupid And it’s exactly because of little shit like this that IH just doesn’t work as a true endgame ship.

Hell, they don’t even work as a shock factor ship because that would require Bleach to have a good end. They exist as nothing more than a crackship for Kubo to make fun of.

But the ultimate thing that really tells me that this manga was not intended to end with Ichi*hime is the fact there is not ONE moment in the entire fucking manga where Ichigo stops to just acknowledge Orihime.

This was made glaringly clear when I read 686, and I realized that in all the time he’s known her he never truly compliments her strength, never just thinks about her in relation to him or even just in general. He never went “Orihime really treasures her friends and is kind to even her enemies…I’ve never noticed that before…” or “Orihime’s always worrying about me, she should worry about herself more…” or some shit (but then that would require that she actually has character outside of her Ichigo crush). In all of those chapters, no meaningful action was communicated on Ichigo’s part. And again it’s not that Kubo is incapable!! There’s been too many times where he’s made Ichigo think of Rukia, be awed at Rukia’s power, contemplate how her absence affects him, wonder if he can keep up with the speed of the world without her, and think of how kind she is. SO AGAIN THERE IS NO FUCKING EXCUSE FOR WHY KUBO DIDN'T DO A FRACTION OF THE SHIT FOR ICHI/HIME!!!!! Say what you want about the Naru*Hina relationship, Kishi at least had Naruto clearly acknowledge Hinata. Kishi even did it very early on in the Chuunin exams, when Hinata fights Neji. Naruto goes from thinking of Hinata as that weird, shy girl to someone he can actually relate to. Naruto hears her back story and identifies with her being called a failure. He was so fucking moved that he fucking shouts from the stands and cheers her on! And throughout the whole match, his attention is focused solely on her! And when she looks like she’s been defeated, he is the only person to say “No! She’s got some more fight in her!” And when she stands up, he nods and looks so proud of her. And what did he do after Hinata was defeated by Neji, he picked up some of her blood that she coughed up and swears a vow to win in her fucking honor!!!!!   Hmm, it almost reminds me of Ichigo SWEARING TO HIS MOTHERFUCKING SOUL TO SAVE RUKIA FROM EXECUTION! Ichigo has never thought as highly of Orihime. Ever. 

Ichi//hime’s main argument against Ichiruki is the classic “Orihime is the only one that showed romantic interest in Ichigo.” or “Ichiruki has no romantic development”. Well, the thing that they continue to miss is that surface level, shoujo-type moments are meaningless when compared to the more meaningful aspects of a relationship. You can blush at people you barely know, but you can’t trust them with your life or respect their judgments and opinions. 

Just the way Rukia commands his attention whenever she’s in a room…

 ….or whenever her life is in danger.

How just the sound of her voice can make him focus… 

….and stir his emotions…

And it’s that same attentiveness that was so clearly missing from Ichigo in the final chapter when Orihime was concerned. So clearly, like throughout the entire manga, there is only one person who Ichigo completely focuses on.

This is the moment Ichiruki became officially canon. This animated banter with Rukia is canonically the happiest moment of his intentionally unhappy life.   

Let me say it again for yall fam…

ICHIRUKI. IS. OFFICIALLY. CANON.

WE

ARE

CANON

OFFICIALLY.

Go on and let that marinate.

Ichiruki has always been one of those ships that say it all without saying anything, and this is no exception… 

Edit: I almost forgot…a moment of silence for all the illiterate Origos out there, who will undoubtedly fail to understand how and why this logical explanation makes sense. For those who only understand things when they are spoon-fed to them, this post must be really difficult to read and comprehend. I honestly feel nothing but pity for you all and your mental health since it prevented you from truly experiencing Bleach the way it was intended to be. But It’s okay, go back to look at your incest baby Kazui and headcanon a final chapter better yet a whole manga where Ichigo pays more attention to Inoue rather than Rukia. Right now the only thing I’m sorry about is the fact that your ignorance has been rewarded. A good ending would’ve let you down gentler.

[herclutteredjournal]

I need to reblog this now...because of the live action.

[fluffycakesistainted]

“…she watched Senators clustering in through the archway from the Chancellor’s landing platform, and then she saw the Chancellor himself and C-3PO and yes, that was R2-D2!–and so he could not be far behind…and only then did she finally find him among them, tall and straight, his hair radiation-bleached to golden streaks and on his lips a lively smile that opened her chest and unlocked her heart.                                                                And she could breathe again.”  –Matthew Stover, Revenge of the Sith

“The moment Rey reached her hut she had felt him near her, in the Force. The connection between them was so raw and powerful that it reminded her of touching a live wire in the wreckage of a starship. She had closed her eyes, opened them, and found Kylo Ren there–right next to her where she sat on the stone bench. As if she could actually reach out and touch his hand, his face, his hair.                                                                                             At the sight of him she’d felt relief surge through her.”  –Jason Fry, The Last Jedi

Padme and Rey, stressed out, eagerly anticipating seeing Anakin and Ben again, and finally catching sight of them (and also both having a bit of a thing for that Skywalker hair 😉). 

[ink-strokes]

Reylo in Print (½)

So, in order to lessen the whirl of emotions I feel after reading The Last Jedi novelization, I am going to do what I always do - write it down.

This will be a very long post because I need to organize my thoughts and I’m doing it as I’m typing this. So even I don’t know where it’s gonna go from here.

Let’s start.

First off…

This was written in Rey’s POV. Two things she felt like she mastered - salvaging broken things and waiting. Like my previous post, the random choice of word - niece, to describe a stranger - is a curious one. And we see that here, too. SALVAGE. Not scavenge, not collect, not look for or gather. SALVAGE. Which means “to save.” And then, the second word, which has been used time and again, especially in fanfics. WAIT. I will get to this later.

Next, we go to the Force Bond scenes. First of all, notice that all of these scenes are in Rey’s POV, except the last one - the one in Crait. I’m going to tell you my interpretation of each scene.

During the First Force Bond scene, we are presented with a Rey noticing how she was feeling on her cheek what she saw a bot doing to Kylo’s face. Almost. Almost as if. I feel like this is important because this is the start of their growing connection. The bot was stitching up his face, so it must sting. And Rey felt it. Almost.

During the Second Force Bond, like always, Rey was first to lash out. And, Kylo tells her “For someone who’s safe, you’re awfully afraid.” It was a call back to that line in TFA, the scene in the Takodana forest, when he said she wanted to kill him and he was being forced to defend himself against him. Because Kylo acknowledges the dynamic they have - they were enemies - but he was curious about this connection. He was curious about her. It was always hit first, ask later with her. But he stays patient.

Then, when Kylo stepped forward, it was Rey who thought about it first. Could they actually touch, across a galaxy? Tell me if I’m wrong, but this is not something you should be thinking about someone you just called a murderous snake. She was thinking about it. She wasn’t recoiling from him or trying to grasp her staff or a blaster or something else. She entertained the thought and stood her ground, waiting for him to come to her - for them to intersect.

His eyes full of hurt and conflict. Conflict. Again, a curious choice of word. This was the first time she felt that in him. Conflict. Why was he conflicted? He was hurt probably because she confirmed she thought of him a monster (and that gifset of him thinking the same of himself because of his parents and Luke and Snoke comes to mind). But what would he be conflicted about in that scene? In that moment?

When Kylo said “Yeah, me too,” to me, that sounded so casual. Like how my friends would say it to me. It sounded so off-handed and familiar at the same time.

Then, Rey sees him in his shirtless glory. Her eyebrows rose - while her eyes raked down his chest. You know it’s true because the next lines say She forced herself to look into his eyes and Made herself focus. Girl was so distracted and I love it.

He wasn’t her teacher. Another curious thing. The last time Kylo mentioned wanting to be his teacher was in Starkiller base. And the conversation wasn’t really Force stuff related. This was only Rey thinking it. But why would she? What made her think that’s how teachers talk to their student? Luke doesn’t respond like that. They don’t interact like that. So why would her train of thought even go there?

This line, in the movie, was said during the aftermath of the Praetorian Guard Fight. But, in the novel, Kylo tells her this right before she stormed off to that dark hole in the mountain. I think she went there BECAUSE he told her to kill the past.

Maybe it’s just me, but I really think that even when she specifically told the glass stone to show her her parents, like the Mirror of Erised, it read her desires. And what did she desire most of all? Belonging. Maz has said it before. And so when the two figures merged into one (which in the movie looked so much like Kylo’s silhouette) and Rey met fingertips with another - I know it’s Kylo.

Especially because of this passage. The first person she thought of going to, after experiencing the crushing pain of loneliness, was Kylo. She immediately knew it. Without a doubt. That she’d go to him. The murderous snake. The monster. The one who she knew would understand her.

The hut scene. Again, Rey was the one thinking - wondering - if they could touch. But not in general terms now. She thought of touching his hand, his face, his hair. Odd how she would pick out his features now. Especially his hair. I think touching someone’s hair is an intimate notion. You only do it to people close to you and there are people who don’t like their hair being touched, unless they’re special. But, I digress. Who would resist those locks?

Then, she felt relief surge through her at the sight of him. Why? Why would she be relieved? One, maybe because he suddenly appeared when she needed him. They still don’t know how they get connected. It still seemed to happen at random times. Or two, she was relieved simply because he was there. And like what he said, she was not alone.

She grasped his hand. Unlike what we were shown in the BTS footage, Kylo wasn’t the one who initiated the holding of hands. It was Rey. Which would make sense because she was the one who needed someone in that moment. And because she was thinking of touching him since a few days ago.

And then Uncle Luke came to the hut and saw the exact moment she opened herself to the dark side because of a pair of pretty eyes.

For this next part, we have to backtrack.

This was the scene when Luke brought her to the temple with the old Jedi symbol. Again, the word conflict was used, this time pertaining to Darth Vader. This was after the Force Bond when Rey first sensed Kylo Ren’s conflict. Oh the parallels in this passage are making me giddy. Or should I say foreshadowing?

So this is the scene after Luke interrupted them. It was the first time Rey told him about the conflict (again, this word) in Kylo Ren. Because she thought if he knew, Luke Skywalker would help him, would help the Resistance. That just like Darth Vader, this living legend, would once again do what he did and get Ben Solo back.

But Luke disagreed with her. He didn’t care to hear it, he still didn’t bother with the resistance and for the first time, she was disillusioned. The Great Luke Skywalker, in her eyes, was reduced to an old man at her feet.

Then, he’s our last hope. A call back to that droid message about Ben Kenobi. But there’s something more to this.

Something you’ll find in Part 2.

[ink-strokes]

Reylo in Print (½)

So, in order to lessen the whirl of emotions I feel after reading The Last Jedi novelization, I am going to do what I always do - write it down.

This will be a very long post because I need to organize my thoughts and I’m doing it as I’m typing this. So even I don’t know where it’s gonna go from here.

Let’s start.

First off…

This was written in Rey’s POV. Two things she felt like she mastered - salvaging broken things and waiting. Like my previous post, the random choice of word - niece, to describe a stranger - is a curious one. And we see that here, too. SALVAGE. Not scavenge, not collect, not look for or gather. SALVAGE. Which means “to save.” And then, the second word, which has been used time and again, especially in fanfics. WAIT. I will get to this later.

Next, we go to the Force Bond scenes. First of all, notice that all of these scenes are in Rey’s POV, except the last one - the one in Crait. I’m going to tell you my interpretation of each scene.

During the First Force Bond scene, we are presented with a Rey noticing how she was feeling on her cheek what she saw a bot doing to Kylo’s face. Almost. Almost as if. I feel like this is important because this is the start of their growing connection. The bot was stitching up his face, so it must sting. And Rey felt it. Almost.

During the Second Force Bond, like always, Rey was first to lash out. And, Kylo tells her “For someone who’s safe, you’re awfully afraid.” It was a call back to that line in TFA, the scene in the Takodana forest, when he said she wanted to kill him and he was being forced to defend himself against him. Because Kylo acknowledges the dynamic they have - they were enemies - but he was curious about this connection. He was curious about her. It was always hit first, ask later with her. But he stays patient.

Then, when Kylo stepped forward, it was Rey who thought about it first. Could they actually touch, across a galaxy? Tell me if I’m wrong, but this is not something you should be thinking about someone you just called a murderous snake. She was thinking about it. She wasn’t recoiling from him or trying to grasp her staff or a blaster or something else. She entertained the thought and stood her ground, waiting for him to come to her - for them to intersect.

His eyes full of hurt and conflict. Conflict. Again, a curious choice of word. This was the first time she felt that in him. Conflict. Why was he conflicted? He was hurt probably because she confirmed she thought of him a monster (and that gifset of him thinking the same of himself because of his parents and Luke and Snoke comes to mind). But what would he be conflicted about in that scene? In that moment?

When Kylo said “Yeah, me too,” to me, that sounded so casual. Like how my friends would say it to me. It sounded so off-handed and familiar at the same time.

Then, Rey sees him in his shirtless glory. Her eyebrows rose - while her eyes raked down his chest. You know it’s true because the next lines say She forced herself to look into his eyes and Made herself focus. Girl was so distracted and I love it.

He wasn’t her teacher. Another curious thing. The last time Kylo mentioned wanting to be his teacher was in Starkiller base. And the conversation wasn’t really Force stuff related. This was only Rey thinking it. But why would she? What made her think that’s how teachers talk to their student? Luke doesn’t respond like that. They don’t interact like that. So why would her train of thought even go there?

This line, in the movie, was said during the aftermath of the Praetorian Guard Fight. But, in the novel, Kylo tells her this right before she stormed off to that dark hole in the mountain. I think she went there BECAUSE he told her to kill the past.

Maybe it’s just me, but I really think that even when she specifically told the glass stone to show her her parents, like the Mirror of Erised, it read her desires. And what did she desire most of all? Belonging. Maz has said it before. And so when the two figures merged into one (which in the movie looked so much like Kylo’s silhouette) and Rey met fingertips with another - I know it’s Kylo.

Especially because of this passage. The first person she thought of going to, after experiencing the crushing pain of loneliness, was Kylo. She immediately knew it. Without a doubt. That she’d go to him. The murderous snake. The monster. The one who she knew would understand her.

The hut scene. Again, Rey was the one thinking - wondering - if they could touch. But not in general terms now. She thought of touching his hand, his face, his hair. Odd how she would pick out his features now. Especially his hair. I think touching someone’s hair is an intimate notion. You only do it to people close to you and there are people who don’t like their hair being touched, unless they’re special. But, I digress. Who would resist those locks?

Then, she felt relief surge through her at the sight of him. Why? Why would she be relieved? One, maybe because he suddenly appeared when she needed him. They still don’t know how they get connected. It still seemed to happen at random times. Or two, she was relieved simply because he was there. And like what he said, she was not alone.

She grasped his hand. Unlike what we were shown in the BTS footage, Kylo wasn’t the one who initiated the holding of hands. It was Rey. Which would make sense because she was the one who needed someone in that moment. And because she was thinking of touching him since a few days ago.

And then Uncle Luke came to the hut and saw the exact moment she opened herself to the dark side because of a pair of pretty eyes.

For this next part, we have to backtrack.

This was the scene when Luke brought her to the temple with the old Jedi symbol. Again, the word conflict was used, this time pertaining to Darth Vader. This was after the Force Bond when Rey first sensed Kylo Ren’s conflict. Oh the parallels in this passage are making me giddy. Or should I say foreshadowing?

So this is the scene after Luke interrupted them. It was the first time Rey told him about the conflict (again, this word) in Kylo Ren. Because she thought if he knew, Luke Skywalker would help him, would help the Resistance. That just like Darth Vader, this living legend, would once again do what he did and get Ben Solo back.

But Luke disagreed with her. He didn’t care to hear it, he still didn’t bother with the resistance and for the first time, she was disillusioned. The Great Luke Skywalker, in her eyes, was reduced to an old man at her feet.

Then, he’s our last hope. A call back to that droid message about Ben Kenobi. But there’s something more to this.

Something you’ll find in Part 2.

[brittany]

I knew that I needed Rey and Kylo to talk during the course of the film. I knew that I wanted to develop a relationship between them. - Rian

[cardigan-vixen]

Adam meeting kids in NYC while filming his new Noah Baumbach movie. Taken March 16, 2018

Yeah…there is no way they are killing Kylo Ren.

Source: REYSBENSOLOS

[doing-talking]

Kid: “IT’S KYLO REN!!!!”

omfg this is so cute they are all so excited

[fangirl-outlet-very-much-needed]

I mean, now this all makes sense 

It explains why Rey is so aggressive when she fights, and remarkably skilled at it - yet she has to really focus to on “lifting rocks.”

It explains why Kylo is so soft with her, right from the beginning. Why he’s always so intrigued by her. Why it seems that he fell for her faster. 

She’s learning skills and techniques. He’s seeing all of her deepest secrets.

[herclutteredjournal]

last week’s spread. it didn’t totally fail but it’s not that as efficient. you see i like to keep my notes all in one place for a particular day. so maybe i’ll create another #weeklyspread like this with a list of priorities and then a daily page immediately after. ;) . if you have any other weekly spread ideas, please comment below or DM me ;) . . . #mybulletjourney #herclutteredjournal #bulletjournal #plannercommunity #bulletjournaljunkies #handwriting #bohoberrytribe #bulletjournallove #bulletjournalcollection #bujo #plannernerd #wearebujo #journal #inkdrawing #plannergirl #letteringart #moderncalligraphy #artjournal #bujoinspire #togetherweletter #scriptlettering #bujolove #discoverbulletjournal #plannerlife #bujocommunity #bujobeauty #lifejournal #papercraft #minimalistbujo (at Cambridge, Cambridgeshire)

[herclutteredjournal]

help! i just bought a fountain pen and couldn’t get the ink to flow properly!! what do i do?? :/ . #handwriting #journaling #handlettering #bohoberrytribe #planwithme #calligraphylove #artjournal #inkdrawing #creativejournaling #thedailywriting #journalpages #untoldvisuals #loveforanalogue #creativelife #slowdownwithstills #onmydesk #papercraft #loveletterto #micron #midoritravelersnotebook #plannerlayout #notebook (at Cambridge, Cambridgeshire)

[herclutteredjournal]

here’s another version from my #calligraphypractice this morning. one of my goals this year is to be more used to writing different fonts. what are your creative goals this year? (at Cambridge, Cambridgeshire)

[herclutteredjournal]

good morning! here’s a little calligraphy practice video for you. so sorry, my hands are a bit shaky here as I did this just about thirty minutes after waking up LOL. yes, I woke up really late (it’s almost 2pm here). whatever your plans are for the week, hope you have fun! *me: goes back to bed and continues to procrastinate* . supplies: - blank notebook (forgot the brand) - sakura micron pen (0.5) @sakuraofamerica - pentel watercolour brush pen @pentelofamerica - sumi ink . #calligraphyvideo #calligraphyvideotutorial #handwriting #journaling #journal #planneraddict #handlettering #bulletjournallove #showmeyourplanner #plannercommunity #bujocommunity #bohoberrytribe #letteringart #cursive #seetoshare #creativelife #scriptlettering #calligrafriends #thedailywriting #creativejournaling #journalpages #typespire #calligraphypractice #brushlettering #dailycalligraphy #brushletterpracticechallenge #learncalligraphy #penaddict #keepitsimple #calligrabasics (at Cambridge, Cambridgeshire)

[herclutteredjournal]

{practising lettering layouts for my journal and scrapbook} . anyone else who is too hard on themselves whenever they make mistakes? ‘forgive yourself’ is one of the most difficult things i ever have to do (and is still struggling). i may be very forgiving of other people’s faults (i don’t forget tho lol), but i am not of mine. it may have sprung from living in an environment where committing mistakes, no matter how small, is frowned upon. it was only when i started working that i have finally come realise that it is very much alright to commit mistakes (not the serious and punishable ones). because how else will you learn? at the beginning of the year, i vowed to myself, i will be a better/renewed person and that i will never be afraid to ‘begin again’ and stand back up whenever i fall. . so to you who is likewise afraid of mistakes, it may be easier said than done, but never be afraid of committing them and keep on standing back up. x . i am also excited to start (re)learning from @me_and_orla via #theinstaretreat. i have signed up on this last year but never went past the first week (i’ve missed out on many thing’s i know but life happens when you lest expect it). . if you’ve read this far, yay! thanks. have a great weekend. #natureonthepage #dwfreshstart #danielwellington #handlettering #showmeyourplanner #calligraphylove #moderncalligraphy #inkdrawing #curatedlife #seetoshare #cursive #calligraphylayout #flowersgivemepower #calligraphybusiness #slowandsimpledays #lifejournal #untoldvisuals #botanicalart #thesincerestoryteller #mindfulness #calligraphypractice #inpraiseofslowness #fellowmag #slowdownwithstills #asecondofwhimsey #brushletterpracticechallenge #calligrabasics #calligraphynewbie #typeoftheday (at Cambridge, Cambridgeshire)

[wnq-anonymous]

It’s never too late to change the direction that your life is going in.

Dr. Wayne Dyer (via wnq-anonymous)

[wnq-anonymous]

If you are willing to look at another person’s behavior toward you as a reflection of the state of their relationship with themselves rather than a statement about your value as a person, then you will, over a period of time cease to react at all.

Yogi Bhajan (via wnq-anonymous)

[wnq-anonymous]

The hardest battle you will ever have to fight is between who you are now and who you want to be.

Anonymous (via wnq-anonymous)

[fy-perspectives]

Don’t throw away your logic for an emotion you will feel temporarily.

Malanda (via wnq-anonymous)

[kavehalhaitham]

And if you return for me, I’d never want for more