Rose of Sharon

Here to express myself through words, photos, videos. Follow me on twitter @JaclynRaseYim and instagram @jaclynraseyim.

[thelovejournals]

I admit, I was afraid to love. Not just love, but to love her. For she was a stunning mystery. She carried things deep inside her that no one has yet to understand, and I, I was afraid to fail, like the others. She was the ocean and i was just a boy who loved the waves but was completely terrified to swim.

Testy McTesterson (via thelovejournals)

[perrfectly]

There’s so much more to life than finding someone who will want you, or being sad over someone who doesn’t. There’s a lot of wonderful time to be spent discovering yourself without hoping someone will fall in love with you along the way, and it doesn't need to be painful or empty. You need to fill yourself up with love. Not anyone else. Become a whole being on your own. Go on adventures, fall asleep in the woods with friends, wander around the city at night, sit in a coffee shop on your own, write on bathroom stalls, leave notes in library books, dress up for yourself, give to others, smile a lot. Do all things with love, but don’t romanticize life like you can’t survive without it. Live for yourself and be happy on your own. It isn't any less beautiful, I promise.

Emery Allen  (via perrfectly)

[yoursummerdreamz]

[hipster-and-thoughts]

[hipster-and-thoughts]

[pre-party]

I want to inspire people. I want someone to look at me and say, ‘Because of you I didn’t give up.

Unknown (via pre-party)

[jaclynraseyim]

Lost.

I’m 22 years old this year. Been single for about, I think, about two years now. And... I know I’m not the only one who feels this way sometimes. Lost. Like, something is missing from you. No, not your ex. I think as human beings, one of our basic needs is love. Yes. I crave affection, I crave cuddling with someone right now. I just miss being loved by someone. 

[jaclynraseyim]

My last breakup.

Although I'm over it, but I can never forget my last break up. I can never forget that feeling I felt as soon as I woke up the very next day. I felt. Empty. I felt like a part of me has died. I felt like I lost something so precious that was once mine. It's the saddest thing to feel. Yet looking back, I realize how it's never gonna work out anyway, and how he was just so not the one for me, in so many ways. Moving on was the hardest part, but thank God I did it. Since we have mutual friends, I would sometimes stumble across his picture on the social network. And every time I saw him, my heart would sting. I was reminded of the pain I've gone through. The pain was gone, but the scar still remains. I realize I don't love him. I never did. I was in love with the way he made me feel. Does that make sense?

[r2--d2]

Sara Roosevelt Park

[purplebuddhaproject]

You can ask the universe for all the signs you want, but ultimately, we see what we want to see when we’re ready to see it.

How I Met Your Mother (via purplebuddhaproject)

[nxlh]

[jaclynraseyim]

Real World

This is how the real world goes. First, you spend your life dreaming about how great things are gonna be one day. Then that one day finally arrives, and it's thrilling and scary. And everything and nothing like you thought it would be. And you pray that you will be able to handle it like you thought you could.

[eggoid]

to the person reading this: I'm glad you're here

[onlinecounsellingcollege]

It happens to everyone as they grow up. You find out who you are and what you want, and then you realize that people you’ve known forever don’t see things the way you do. So you keep the wonderful memories, but find yourself moving on.

Nicholas Sparks (via onlinecounsellingcollege)

[nerd-with-wings-deactivated2019]

To everyone in the Supernatural Fandom and Family:

To the anons who are terrible, heartless cowards sending hate:

To anyone even thinking of sending cruel messages:

And to everyone being affected by awful anons:

  ^^(don’t feel the need to reply to them. Do what’s best for you. Delete the hate as soon as you recognize it.)

REMEMBER:

Stay strong, guys! <3

[jaclynraseyim]

I think one of the greatest thing that could ever happen to anyone is when you finally found the one. And I know it's such a cliché thing to say, but I don't think you'll understand until it happens to you. Before this, I don't even know what it means to find the one, or how. But now, it means everything. I believe that someone out there is made for each one of us. Sometimes I would look at a couple, and I can just see that they were made for each other. You can tell by the chemistry and harmony they have. I used to be so afraid that things won't last. Because life is fairly unpredictable right? A friend once told me to always expect the worst thing that can happen. And so I did. Because in that way, if your heart gets broken, you would see it coming. But with him, it's different. Perfect love casts out fear. And I believe this is what it is. Because with him, there's no fear, there's no doubt. There's just faith, in each other. There's a line in a song that goes, "In your eyes, I can see a love that burns eternally." And every time I look into his eyes, that is what I see. And now I know, that those lyrics, are more than just a line in a song. I finally knew what it meant.

[jaclynraseyim]

So as this journey comes to an end, and you begin your next. Know that you were meant for greatness, and for good. It won't be easy and certainly not quick. It may take you your entire life to fulfill what it is that you were meant to do. But every step will put you closer. Every experience will prepare you for the next. Every failure will lead you to your success. You will be tested in ways you can't imagine. But I have confidence that you will prevail. That you will see your dreams come to fruition. And that you will leave your mark, your legacy, on this world.

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