O.

𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑠.

[mournfulroses]

T. S. Eliot, from his book titled"The Wasteland," originally published in December 1922

[elizablithe]

[mermaidenmystic]

The Selkie by Annie Stegg

[mermaidenmystic]

added the detail

[infinitemarilynmonroe]

Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller at the premiere of Baby Doll, 1956.

[violentwavesofemotion-deactivat]

“The night and the sea were velvety and caressing, unfolding a core of softness.”

— Anaïs Nin, from “The Four-Chambered Heart,” originally published c. 1950

[vampire-lestats]

Black Swan (2010) dir. Darren Aronofsky

[mournfulroses]

Mu Dan, from a poem titled "Eight Poems," featured in A century of modern Chinese poetry : an anthology

[aetas-aurea]

No luxury items is worth sacrificing your self respect.

Your body is not a bargaining chip. 

Building your own income reduces pressure to accept uncomfortable situations.

That bag will not heal emotional damage. 

Your physical health is worth protecting. 

Your mental health is worth protecting. 

Your sexual health is worth protecting. 

You can find someone you are genuinely attracted to who is also financially stable.

You deserve relationships built on mutual attraction and respect.

You are not required to stay in any situation that makes you emotionally or physically uncomfortable.

There are paths that don't require compromising your values. 

You can rebuild your life at any point.

You are capable of creating your own success. 

The more self-sufficient you become, the less you have to tolerate what doesn’t feel right.

Real security includes emotional safety.

You can pause and reassess instead of committing to something that feels wrong.

Your dignity should have no price tag. 

You are allowed to change your mind when something doesn’t feel right.

Happiness can not be wrapped in a shopping bag. 

Being admired for your possessions is not the same as being valued as a person.

Support systems can help you leave situations that feel unhealthy.

Your body and boundaries deserve full respect in every relationship.

A relationship should not require you to suppress your instincts or feelings.

Travel, hobbies and community can expand your options and perspective.

You don’t owe anyone access to you because of what they provide.

[thecinamonroe]

Marilyn Monroe photographed by Sam Shaw in Amagansett, New York, 1957.

[laurapetrie]

“She looks like a pink bonbon on the top of a box of candy.”

— Edmund Wilson, I Thought of Daisy (1929)

[irenelichtensteinblog]

Leonid Yablonsky, Solar Shower, 1966 via Kena McKae

[thecinamonroe]

Marilyn Monroe photographed by Philippe Halsman, 1952.

[mournfulroses]

Patricia A. McKillip, from her book titled "The Book of Atrix Wolfe," originally published in 1995

[derangedrhythms]

your name written inside me.

Alejandra Pizarnik, The Galloping Hour: French Poems; from ‘I check for you in the wind’, tr. Patricio Ferrari & Forrest Gander

[thecinamonroe]

Marilyn Monroe photographed by David Cicero, 1951.

[shisasan]

a round-shaped interior doorway with an art nouveau design from the 1930’s

[mournfulroses]

Anaïs Nin, from a diary entry featured in The Diary of Anais Nin, Vol. 3. (1923-1927)