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[thehopefulquotes]

“No matter how honestly you open up to someone, there are still things you cannot reveal.”

— Haruki Murakami, Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage

[bananonbinary]

i think one of the most misunderstood and misused "therapy speak" things is I Statements.

I Statements aren't just about starting with "I feel...." they are about identifying, specifically, the emotions you're dealing with, and acknowledging your subjective experience instead of making objective claims about the other person that you can't possibly know.

"i feel like you hate me" is not an I statement. "you hate me" is not an emotion. "i feel insecure in our relationship" or "i feel vulnerable," or even "i'd like affirmation," those are I Statements. you can't just slap "i feel" before an accusatory sentence and call it good. you need to actually pay attention to the spirit of the idea too.

[quotefeeling]

“You cannot protect yourself from sadness without protecting yourself from happiness.”

— Jonathan Safran Foer

[perfeqt]

“Just remember. None of us have any idea what we’re doing either. No one chooses to exist. You just do. You’re gonna be okay.”

— Halsey

[thoughtkick]

“I hope I made you feel something, because you made me feel everything.”

— Gemma Troy

[akindplace]

Having a soft heart is not a shameful thing. Being earnest about what you love isn’t either. Sometimes it feels tiring to care when so many people in the world act like nothing moves them. But it doesn’t mean you should become uncaring only to seem stronger, because allowing yourself to be moved, to love, to be sensitive and soft is a brave thing, especially in a world that often seems so cruel. Remember to treat yourself with that same softness, that same care. It’s not a shameful thing to be vulnerable, to be seen.

[thespilledquotes]

“Even the tallest trees are able to grow from tiny seeds like these. Remember this, and try not to rush time.”

— Paulo Coelho, The Spy

[thehopefulquotes]

“Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams.”

— Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

[thehopefulquotes]

“Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself. And that no heart has ever suffered when it goes in search of its dreams.”

— Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

[thoughtkick]

“You often feel tired, not because you’ve done too much, but because you’ve done too little of what sparks a light in you.”

— Unknown

[perfeqt]

“I’m never ashamed of my words. My words are me and how I feel. If that’s a crime, then they should not have given me a mind and heart.”

— Scottie Waves

[steersky]

Organ Failure

When things end Do they all at once Cleanly Cut from the whole? Or, Do they tear away Slowly In vanishing scraps? Picked apart By trembling hands Cobbling, working What remains Until nothing, Absolutely nothing, Is left. Losing isn't A singular act. Love and trust, Hearts and hands Misplaced in pieces. Protracted, Drawn out, Organ failure.

[perfectfeelings]

“When it rains look for rainbows, when it’s dark look for stars.”

— Unknown

[surqrised]

“Honesty is a very expensive gift. Don’t expect it from cheap people.”

— Unknown

[everytimeyousaygoodbye]

Do you still feel my presence in your ribs, do I lay on your flesh as a scar, or am I the tale you tell the stars....................

everytimeyousaygoodbye ©

[thehopefulquotes]

“I wanted a perfect ending. Now I’ve learned, the hard way, that some poems don’t rhyme, and some storied don’t have a clear beginning, middle, and end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next.”

— Gilder Radner

[thehopefulquotes]

“Time always exposes what you mean to someone.”

— Unknown