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“Ending a chapter in your life is always going to be a hard and heartbreaking thing you have to do, it’s something that’ll happen to you throughout your life, whether you like it or not. It hurts the most because a big part of you wants it to skill be alive, your heart can’t handle the fact that you have to turn the page. It’s a rare thing, but if you are mature and grown enough to end a chapter with someone you truly love and still be able to start a new chapter with them, where they are only your friend. Then you have a true gift, because only a few can do that. In June we decided to become friends, we thought if we were going to have mutual friends then we might as well get along. We became good friends, until one day we developed feelings for each other, we decided to give It a go. It was the best time of my life, I had never felt so loved and wanted, I had never felt so happy. I’ll never forget out time together, the fun drives to who knows where, the weird conversations I somehow seemed to spark up, dragging you into a bookstore, not caring how long I’d be, the moments where we just sat, enjoying each others company, the kisses and hugs we share. Sure it was all great and I wouldn’t of changed it for the world, but we both knew it wasn’t going to last, yet we tired it anyways. Sometimes you have to try these things to see if it’ll work, if it doesn’t at least you gave it a try. This will never be a relationship that I’ll talk down on, you won’t be one of my ‘mistake ex’s’ because I’m glad I met you and you were right, it would of been a lot harder to say goodbye later on. It was hard to close this chapter but I knew deep inside of me if we didn’t, I would of stayed for you. I know it's going to be hard now, because we may not talk as much as we did, we may not hang out anymore, we may not even remember each other sometimes, but I feel like just having each other in our lives somehow is good enough. I’m glad we didn’t end up as those people who once they split, they forgot each other all together, I’m glad we are trying to start a new chapter and I have faith in you and in me that this new chapter won't turn into a closed book.”

— p.s.w // excerpt from a book i’ll never write #276 // New Chapters.

alexandraswriting

“I was told to “stop trying to drag people to the top with me” That the mountain I had to climb would be too high up for most people to breathe, That their lungs would collapse under the pressure, But I still tried to pull you to the top, I guess that was selfish, I guess I was scared, of what it would mean to have to walk to the summit by myself, I was scared to be lonely, To look before me and see all that I have accomplished, But to look next to me and see no one. I guess I hoped that you were similar enough to me that you would learn to breathe at the top, I suppose that was naïve, You had your own mountain to climb.”

— Alone // Alexandra

philosophybits

“On the average, a person who cares for other people, for his country, or for mankind, is a happier man than one who does not; but of what use is it to preach this doctrine to a man who cares for nothing but his own ease, or his own pocket? He cannot care for other people if he would. It is like preaching to the worm who crawls on the ground, how much better it would be for him if he were an eagle.”

— John Stuart Mill, On Representative Government

goldenangelll

you do not have to live up to the expectations that people have of you. it is not your responsibility to fit into the mold others have made for you. and you are not a bad person because of the people that can’t love you.

- l.r

woefulwriting

Not being loved back brings so much pain. You become miserable, your self esteem falls, and you blame yourself over and over. But the whole thing is just human nature. People are allowed to say no to your love and that’s on them, not on you. Don’t ever think it’s because you’re too much, or not enough. Unrequited love hurts like nothing else, but I promise you’ll come out stronger. It eliminates so much negativity from your life and you’ll look back and laugh at the whole ordeal. Don’t take things too hard, life is too short. Your love will come one day, and it’ll be everything you imagined and more.

on unrequited love

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Once we make our relationship choices in an adult way, a prospective partner who is unavailable, nonreciprocal, or not open to processing feelings and issues, becomes, by those very facts, unappealing. Once we love ourselves, people no longer look good to us unless they are good for us.

—David Richo

How to Be an Adult in Relationships: The Five Keys to Mindful Loving

londonfromparis

I feel like I forget sometimes. I haven’t been front and center in my own life in years. I try to prioritize things. I try to put myself first – but I’m never the sun. I’m never the most radiant in my own eyes. There is always something that outshines me. Perhaps someone, or something, brighter than myself.

(via londonfromparis)

aspiritualwarrior

I cannot tell you how beautiful you are except through my irresistible pull to the unknowable in you.

Mooji (via aspiritualwarrior)

somepiecesofmyheartandsoul-deac

Whether I am sitting in the middle of an empty room, drowning in a million thoughts, or running away from this world, dancing every bit of my life away, I am thinking of you. No matter what I do, dead or alive, I am thinking of you.

Lukas W. // Dead or alive (via somepiecesofmyheartandsoul)

psych2go

Sometimes, our brain has its own bugs, which are called cognitive biases. What we see first in this photo can give us a lot of information about what kind of traits we have and how our subconscious mind thinks and work. Without further ado, look at the image below. On a quick glance, do you see … More

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