#youarealive

[zenwords]

— zenmister, from Anxiety, Fear and Peace

[goodtype]

“U ARE ALIVE. So get your head out of your phone.” mural by @achesdub and @maserart in Dublin, Ireland. #strengthinletters #goodtype #mural #lettering #handlettering #alwayshandpaint #youarealive #type #typography #thedailytype #handmadefont #typegang #tyxca #typism #typewip

[glastocycles]

Give these guys a follow #Repost @palomafixies (@get_repost) ・・・ #bedifferent #youarealive #thickslick #bike #bikelife #bicycle #cycling #fixedgear #fixedlife #fixie #fixielife #trackbike #tracklife #instabike #lovebike #instacycle #riding #troublemakers #fixiegram #cycle #bikes #bikeride #instabike #fixiesofinstagram

[thewisdomofsolomon]

The Tax on Being Alive

I used to think numbness was peace.

For months I floated through my days like a ghost wearing my own skin. No sharp edges. No ache behind my ribs when I remembered her laugh, or the way my mother used to say my name. Nothing. Just grey static and the quiet terror that I had already died and no one had noticed yet.

Then one Tuesday, while washing dishes, the glass slipped.It shattered in the sink and a shard bit into my palm. The pain was instant—hot, honest, alive. Blood bloomed bright red against the white ceramic, and for the first time in half a year I gasped like I’d been underwater too long.

I stood there bleeding and laughing like a madman because it hurt. God, it hurt so beautifully.

That night I let myself cry over everything I’d been avoiding. The ugly, snotty, shaking kind of crying. Every tear felt like another proof that my heart was still beating. That I hadn’t slipped away after all.

Pain is the receipt.

It’s the universe stamping your hand at the door and saying, Yes, you’re still here. Welcome back to the party.

I used to pray for the day I wouldn’t feel anything anymore. Now I understand: the ones who feel nothing aren’t resting. They’re gone.

So let it hurt.

Let your chest cave in when the song comes on. Let your throat burn when you remember the goodbye you never got to say. Let your body scream when you push it too hard at the gym or stay up too late writing the thing you’re scared to write.

The hurt is proof.

You are still alive, darling. Messy. Bleeding. Breathing. Gloriously, stubbornly, painfully alive.

And that is the most precious thing you own.

[sublimespiritoracle]

Get rid of old social constructs! #selfisdead #youarealive #past #constructs https://www.instagram.com/p/CbEZSHgld-D/?utm_medium=tumblr

[neeyat]

Trying not to connect the dots.... #futilestruggles #letthemindwander #breathedeep #youarealive ❤️ #sketchbookexplorations 26 . . . . . . . . . . #faces #portrait #paper #illustration #artist #viaualart #visualartist #sketchbookpages #mentalhealth #peacewithin #blackandwhite #mentalhealthawareness #sakuraoilpastel #interpretationart #expressionism #vincentvangoghlove #exeedyourlimits #selfexpression #selfexploration #artmeditation #abstract #sketchbookproject #mentalhealth #lovetosketch #indianartist #sketchbookexploration_nb https://www.instagram.com/p/CKs5Yq7pJj-/?igshid=1nojp8drc464b

[heartmindtuning]

#youarealive #enjoythepresent She said: What if I die? I replied: What if you stay alive? We sat in silence. We made an agreement in our silence. Breath is the sign we are alive. Breath is the sign we can still enjoy. Breath is the sign that we can still do good. If you are still breathing, what good are you going to do today? 😉 (at Palm Desert, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CDdSlL4B4BQ/?igshid=624r396psojd

[tawshadawn]

Holy CHIZ-BALLS 🤩🥰 These Orchids though!!⠀ When we are struggling, we have to remember how far we’ve come!! Look back and reflect on the person “we were”. Whether that’s from a cancer journey, a divorce journey, or parenthood journey, etc— because ultimately our quest is to become our best self!! We need to blossom within our own Orchid bouquet. ⠀ ⠀ We need to remember we are worthy and deserving. ⠀ 🌈we will fall off track.. remember we were brave enough to get on the track to begin with. ⠀ 🌈we will hit a road block.. take a different route. ⠀ 🌈and when our progress is slow.. know we’re still lapping everyone too scared to start. ⠀ ⠀ When you surround yourself with beautiful souls, the two souls soften together. Our energy feeds off others and we most often naturally become what we surround ourselves with. ⠀ ⠀ So wouldn’t it seem logical that instead of being jealous of people who have a life that “you believe” is what you’d love to have, you should surround yourself with those people.. instead of belittling and being jealous of them?⠀ ⠀ How about— the next time you feel competitive, you take a step back, look at yourself in the mirror and wonder WHY you are feeling “not as worthy”? It all stems from within. It has nothing to do with the other person. It is you.. and where you put yourself in their circle!!⠀ ⠀ When someone accomplishes something you want to accomplish.. congratulate them and send them love. This is how we ALL WIN. So let’s shine the light, 🔦 praise others and build each other up ... WITHOUT having to tell the world you are doing it. ⠀ ⠀ If we all followed this.. imagine the world we’d live in!! The love would be flowing everywhere. I am choosing THAT mentality. This is how we “rise” in PEACE and LOVE. This is the “legacy” I choose!⠀ ⠀ Believe and cheer on others in their success and surround yourself with those who believe and cheer on yours. ⠀ ⠀ You're kicking ass. We’re kicking ass and living!!⠀ #iamalive #youarealive (at Edmonton, Alberta) https://www.instagram.com/p/CBS7suygTEv/?igshid=1dn9306wlrt0i