matters of the nervous system

private blog it IS all about perspective after all 29・married・mama @ 29・virgo cover art by @stoicmike

[shisasan]

11 June 1939 Letters to Véra by Vladimir Nabokov

[goth-queen]

[universalstudent]

I like people who genuinely like themself

[say-ouch]

from The Fran Lebowitz Reader

[huariqueje]

Incoming - William H. Hays

American , b. 1956 -

Colour reduction linocut print , 9 x 12 in.

[huariqueje]

The Art of Reading - Jordi Sàbat

Catalan , b. 1960  -

Acrylic on canvas , 30 x 30 cm.

[miamaimania]

"I'm fine, this is fine" ⊘ Melissa Schriek — staged color photography

[commandersheena]

In one of my film classes last semester we had to tell a story in 3 pictures for a mini assignment so my friend and I did this

[soundcarvings]

when you say you’re searching for your life’s purpose what you actually mean is you are searching for a box, an identity, a way to compress yourself so that you are more digestible for yourself and others. You don’t have a life purpose, you have identities and roles, you have a desperate desire to relate.

[altaring]

Every time you are at ease while being misunderstood your cells improve nutrient absorption by 10%

[cozyvu]

via cozyvu

[stufflikethathere]

I’m only 28 and it feels a million times better than 23. I can’t wait to see what 30 feels like. Becoming an older woman is filled with internal validation, an inner calm, a recognition of patterns. I am not perfect but I accept myself despite it.

[soundcarvings]

Life feels like it became more cooperative for me when I stopped internally begging for and desperately wanting anything, a career, a relationship, a home, etc. and I started asking “why do i want this?” And “how can I move towards it gracefully”. Stop demanding. Start asking better questions.

[shisasan]

12 June 1926 Letters to Véra by Vladimir Nabokov

[outmyway]

at war with myseIf because I know I can do better.

[theambitiouswoman]

Going from “How much can I get done?” to “Who am I becoming?”

I was recently having a conversation with a friend and I was telling them how much more I can get done prioritizing myself (healthy habits) than I did working 12-15 hour days

The question you have to ask yourself is how completely you can become the person who already has it

Your vision isn’t attracted to how much you do but who you are while you’re doing it. Your identity. Your energy. Your state. This is why some people work twice as hard and still feel stuck…whileothers seem to move with ease and everything opens for them. It’s not always about effort. Though yes, from time to time effort will be required. But it shouldn’t be and endless permanent period. You can work 80 hour weeks as the version of you who is still trying to prove something. Or you can work 30 hours as the version of you who already feels secure. I think the hardest part is the very beginning, incorporating this mindset shift. In my conversations with people, and I’m not saying this applies to everyone, but I find that they do consider alot of healthy habits toxic and vice versa. And it’s not because the tasks are different but because the energy behind the tasks is different

Instead of pushing, you start moving with calm confidence. Instead of forcing, you start attracting. This is the difference between people who just do more…and people who become inevitable.

So ask yourself

What would change if you started your day as the version of you who has already won?

How would you speak?

What would you focus on?

What would you stop tolerating?

What would you finally allow yourself to receive?

Because the moment you shift your identity your actions follow & your results catch up

[rfsnyder]

Yasuo Kuniyoshi (American 1893–1953) - Thinking Ahead , 1945 . Oil on canvas,