runforyourlife

I'm the most hopeless romantic. Chicago ~ 27

[alouettesque]

who is in control?

[alexjones]

I hallucinate this post at least 5 times a day

[quotemadness]

“It is an easy mistake to think that non-talkers are non-feelers.”

— Wallace Stegner

[quotemadness]

“You will have days where you feel better, and you will have days where you want to die. Both are okay. There is no magical cure. You just need to close your eyes, and trust that the waves will pass, and soon you’ll be able to breathe again.”

— Unknown

[hollydermovoi]

“I know I’ve told this story before, but my abusive ex refused to let me take birth control. I was on the pill until he found them in my purse. I went to the Student Health Center—they were completely unhelpful, choosing to lecture me about the importance of safe sex (recommending condoms) instead of actually listening to my problem. Then I went to Planned Parenthood. The Nurse Practitioner took one look at my fading bruises and stopped the exam. She called in the doctor. The doctor came in and simply asked me: “Are you ready to leave him?” When I denied that I was being abused, she didn’t argue with me. She just asked me what I needed. I said I need a birth control method that my boyfriend couldn’t detect. She recommended a few options and we decided on Depo. When I told her that my boyfriend read my emails and listened to my phone messages and was known to follow me, she suggested to do the Depo injections at off hours when the clinic was normally closed. She made a note in my chart and instructed the front desk never to leave messages for me—instead, she programmed her personal cell phone number into my phone under the name “Nora”. She told me she would call me to schedule my appointments; she wouldn’t leave a message, but I should call her back when I was able to. And that was it. No judgment. No lecture. She walked me to the door and told me to call her day or night if I needed anything. That she lived 5 blocks from campus and would come get me. That I wasn’t alone. That she just wanted me to be safe. I never called her to come to my rescue. But I have no doubt that she would have come if I had called. She kept me on Depo for a year, giving me those monthly injections in secret, helping me prevent a desperately unwanted pregnancy. I cannot thank Planned Parenthood enough for the work they do.”

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Curious Georgiana (via grrrlstudies)

I know I’ve reblogged this before, but it bears re-reblogging (?).  This is how you respond to abuse, this is how you give people control over their bodies/uteruses, this is how you act as a generally non-judgmental and compassionate person.  I love this story so fucking much.

(via coffeewithants)

[unbidden-yidden-deactivated20240]

And THIS is one of many reasons why we need to safeguard access to birth control.

[theavengers]

Tom Hiddleston arrives for Men’s Singles Final Day at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 10, 2022 

[howdydome]

The AUDACITY

[lewishcmilton]

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[mple-selhnhh]

BoJack Horseman - [2014 - 2021]

[quotemadness]

“If. The only word that is a thousand letters long.”

— Stephen King

[fungusamongusblog2]

[digitised-celluloid]

The Deep Blue Sea. Dir. Terence Davies. 2011.

[m-haitch]

“I wish that I could leave myself alone. I wish that I could finally feel that I punished myself enough.”

— Carrie Fisher, The Princess Diarist

[bering-strait-deactivated202005]

FUCK holding hands for romantic purposes. hold my hand while walking on an icy sidewalk so if one of us slips we both eat shit

[foolish-byron]

when i say "romanticise the ordinary" i don't mean "hide all aspects of your life that do not fit under some kind of aesthetic" but rather "strive to find beauty in all the little things because i promise you, happiness can be found everywhere"

[quotemadness]

“But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself.”

— Friedrich Nietzsche

[quotemadness]

“I’m tired of everybody. Please forgive me.”

— Ernest Hemingway

[quotemadness]

“Live your life as though your every act were to become a universal law.”

— Immanuel Kant

[quotemadness]

“There is no feeling so tragic as wishing you had tried harder.”

— Unknown   (via quotemadness)