melancolia reigns

they say one should not bite the hand that feeds, but I wouldn't begrudge your ungrateful teeth becoming part of me | about

[kidotomy]

To my friends here, I'm going to be stepping away from tumblr / social media for the time being! Got a lot of wonderful stuff happening irl and I've been super busy with work & planning on moving in with my beloved soon and I wanna focus more of my time there ❤️ I'll be back with wedding pictures eventually 😘

[talkingtoblue]

On a cedar tree at the cemetery

[terrorignitis]

Juansen Dizon, i am the architect of my own destruction

[omneco]

[navashadiaz]

"In Jannah, the bonds of love—whether of friendship or of the heart—are perfected and everlasting. This is why some hearts turn toward faith in this fleeting world, seeking a permanence that time on earth cannot give."

You can also tie it to Qur’anic reflection:

Allah says in Surah Al-Baqarah 2:25: “…and gardens beneath which rivers flow, to abide therein forever…” — permanence in Jannah contrasts the impermanence of worldly life.

In Hadith, the Prophet ﷺ said: “No one will enter Paradise who has in his heart an atom’s weight of arrogance” (Sahih Muslim). True bonds in Jannah are free of worldly flaws—pure, sincere, and eternal.

So the idea is: in dunya, love and friendship fade because time and change are constant. But turning to faith allows the soul to aim for eternal, unbreakable bonds in Jannah, motivating some people to embrace Islam sincerely as they realize how fleeting worldly life is.

[mournfulroses]

Trista Mateer, from a poem featured in her collection titled The Dogs I Have Kissed

[otiksimr]

[kidotomy]

I am sooo excited 💙 we just booked our tickets to visit my dad next year and then we have everything prepared to move in together 🥹 it's such a dream come true. In just a few months I will get to hold my beloved in my arms once again and neverrr have to let go again. eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[weltenwellen]

Emily Skaja, from “Thank You When I'm An Axe”, Brute

[geopsych]

Wintry things, January 2017.

[luminote]

Since I can't run away from myself, I must learn to discard everything else. I promise to leave claw marks behind.

[geryone]

Goatsong, Leila Chatti

[mournfulroses]

Jeanette Winterson, from Weight: The Myth of Atlas and Heracles, originally published in 2005

[letsbelonelytogetherr]

— Emily Henry; People we meet on vacation

[mournfulroses]

Rosa Chacel, from a diary entry featured in Diario, originally published in 1993

[mournfulroses]

Marcel Proust, from a poem featured in The Collected Poems; A Dual Language Edition

[desultory-suggestions]

Sometimes you have to commit to being wildly happy against all odds. Even in the face of terrible adversity we can find joy, beauty, and hope that will carry us forward.

[weltenwellen]

Joy Sullivan, “Tomatoes”, Instructions for Traveling West