Give 'Em Hell

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If you want to know what it’s like to survive hell and still come out shining brighter than the sun, just look into the eyes of a woman who has survived intense damage and refused to allow it to destroy her softness.

Nikita Gill, Persephone Rising (via wnq-writers)

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Super pumped that my Invitation design got into New York Weddings magazines spring/summer issue!! #weddinginspo #nyc

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The face of Monday. #Penelopehoneybee #mondayvibes #notapproved #kitters

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In pizza we trust #pizza #Hoboken #doodles #nyc #statueofliberty

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In pizza we trust #pizza #Hoboken #doodles #nyc #statueofliberty

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Night doodles #bunnyman #raybans #doodles #kickfliptoyaface

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So I normally don't follow through with challenges but the lovely Rachel ( @kingsnakejewelry ) has asked me to #stopdropandyoga in honor of ending domestic violence. Here's to crow posing in my lil wedding studio... Before almost eating it. Kudos to Meg for being the Ron Howard of our office #breakingopen @megsmc87 #crowpose #yoga #naughtylanguage (at 5th Avenue, Manhattan, NY)

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Namaste at home and kick this stomach bug. #yoga #downwarddogtilyoupuke #islandcompany

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Merry Christmas from Simone... Just Simone. #merryxmas (at Lake Mohawk)

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Blue moons over Flat Iron

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Packing for the move and I found this gem. #theylive #ineedtodrawagain

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High heels are the stupidest invention ever. Get off my feet and make room for a hoagie in my belly #happyhalloween #witch (at Observer Park)

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Saturday morning lesson on how to whiten a deer skull #ohdeer

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Ocean baptism #mikoh #lavalette (at Ocean Beach III)

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View from the office this morning. I don't hate it. #surfinoctober (at Ocean Beach III)

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This is how you lose her. You lose her when you forget to remember the little things that mean the world to her: the sincerity in a stranger’s voice during a trip to the grocery, the delight of finding something lost or forgotten like a sticker from when she was five, the selflessness of a child giving a part of his meal to another, the scent of new books in the store, the surprise short but honest notes she tucks in her journal and others you could only see if you look closely. You must remember when she forgets. You lose her when you don’t notice that she notices everything about you: your use of the proper punctuation that tells her continuation rather than finality, your silence when you’re about to ask a question but you think anything you’re about to say to her would be silly, your mindless humming when it is too quiet, your handwriting when you sign your name in blank sheets of paper, your muted laughter when you are trying to be polite, and more and more of what you are, which you don’t even know about yourself, because she pays attention. She remembers when you forget. You lose her for every second you make her feel less and less of the beauty that she is. When you make her feel that she is replaceable. She wants to feel cherished. When you make her feel that you are fleeting. She wants you to stay. When you make her feel inadequate. She wants to know that she is enough and she does not need to change for you, nor for anyone else because she is she and she is beautiful, kind and good. You must learn her. You must know the reason why she is silent. You must trace her weakest spots. You must write to her. You must remind her that you are there. You must know how long it takes for her to give up. You must be there to hold her when she is about to. You must love her because many have tried and failed. And she wants to know that she is worthy to be loved, that she is worthy to be kept. And, this is how you keep her

This Is How You Lose Her || Junot Diaz   (via thatkindofwoman)