#accceptance

[mesillusionssousecstasy]

He spoke of death the way only bonesingers could, with acceptance and quietude.

Samantha Shannon (The priory of the orange tree)

[purplerabbit92]

Today has been very emotional day I got this card from my mum for my birthday, when I visited her to see her and my brother, when I got home I open it up and seen this Immediately started crying for bit but they were tears of happiness, some people don't realise... for me being a transgender woman this is worth more than any money in the world any item, since I've always felt like a freak and feel like I will never be accepted and something to be ashamed of, with the battles I've faced during my transition it's been hard, hurtful, mentally exhausting and it will take time but you gotta take the victories when you can, and today this was one of them. I love you mum x #transwoman #transgirl #tgirl #transwoman #transtion #mtf #mtftrans #mebeingme #lgbt #accceptance #smallvictories #transgenderstories #transgenderstruggles (at Glasgow, United Kingdom) https://www.instagram.com/p/CAQuVG7HFty/?igshid=1ic78z84b83mw

[wocado]

You don't love someone because they're perfect ~ @jodipicoult

You don’t love someone because they’re perfect,

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[awkwardlykhaotic]

I Never Seem to Learn

Of all the teachers that I’ve had in my life, you would think disappointment would be the most effective in showing me why not to get my hopes up. And yet I do. Every single time.

You see, what happens is I meet people that I discover pieces of myself in and I find it to be one of the most fascinating things ever. I met this wonderful human being in a relatively unexciting setting and we hit it off. There was no ulterior motive beyond good conversation with great company.

Suddenly, the occasional company turned into a constant energy at my side. It was refreshing to talk to someone whose first priority in life was laughter. To indulge in it and spread it wherever he could. But when the laughter ceased, the loud silence of his sadness became deafening. It drowned out the sound of my many worried phone calls. Eventually, my worry started to give way to anger. What an inconsiderate thing to do, to make me frantic rather than tell me you need space. You come back, as though nothing happened at all, and after five seconds of your familiar laughter, I already forgive you because dammit, I missed you. I ask you not to do it again and you promise that you won’t. When I took your word for it, I guess it slipped my mind how natural it was for you to lie to make me feel better because you did do it again.

I’ve stopped texting and I’ve stopped calling. The disappointment this time around has been effective and I know not to get my hopes up about hearing back. It doesn’t stop me from wishing you health and wishing well.

“Happy birthday, kid.”

[healerinchief]

If somebody claims to love you and asks you to change who you are (what you believe, think, and/or do) so they can be happy... they don’t actually love you.

Love fully accepts people exactly as they are, regardless of the choices those people make.

Also, you can’t delegate happiness. It’s a personal choice and personal responsibility.

Only you can make yourself happy and only I can make myself happy. There’s nothing anyone in the world could do to make me unhappy unless I choose to be unhappy. The same is true for every single human being, you included.

A person who loves you can offer you guidance on how to be happy if that’s something you aspire to experience, but that is different from blaming you for their unhappiness because you don’t believe, think, and do what they want you to.

At the end of the day, if someone truly loves you they will accept whatever you choose is right for you and take personal responsibility for their state of being at all times.

Another word for love is freedom.

ps. I Love You <3

[nehathelifecoach]

Learn to say no the question, not the person.

[bianca-alexander88]

There is no such thing as letting go; there’s just accepting what’s already gone. There’s losing ourselves in the labyrinth of the illusion of control and finding joy in the chaos, even when it’s uncomfortable. It’s not forever. It only remains as long as we hold on, as long as we fight, as long as we control. As long as we don’t accept what’s already gone.   In the Tao, it says that softness is the equivalent of life. Bodies stiffen in death. Trees that harden are cut down. Therefore, hardness is death and softness is life. When our hearts harden, when parts of us are blocked and filled with unfiltered emotion, we’re forced to break them. The trees are chopped, the bodies decay. Hardness can only exist for a time. 

[flightspath]

today's reminder from the universe is:

if you can't describe and communicate your needs to other people, they won't consistently get met.

to get your needs met more often, YOU need to learn how to talk about them and invite people to support you.