Aera 689

[talesofzee]

#118 ... It’s Flat Out Terrifying

"You know that thing, that terrible thing, you thought you had laid to rest? What if you didn’t? You know that thing you think you finally figured out? What if you haven’t? When do you know you’ve put something to bed? When is it finally safe to move on? Maybe you never know. Maybe you just have to test the water. You have to see how it feels. And if it feels good, I mean really good, then, hell... I say go for it."

[talesofzee]

#117 This is gonna be your year

“If you want 2016 to be your year, don’t sit on the couch and wait for it. Fucking make a change. Go out. Smile more. Be excited. Do new things. Clean your room. Throw away what you’ve been cluttering. Unfollow negative people on social media. Go to bed early. Wake up early. Kick ass.... Every. Damn. Day.”

[talesofzee]

#116 I don’t wanna hold back

“One day, I promise you will be genuinely happy. It may not happen tomorrow, it may not happen next month, but it will happen. Sadness does not last forever. And I know how tired you are of hearing these things and it not getting better, but you have to give it time. When you break a leg you don’t jump on it to see if it’s healed. You wait until it’s healed. There’s nothing in this world you can’t handle, unless, of course, you tell yourself you can’t. Love yourself.”

[talesofzee]

#115 Even then

It’s hard to fight against certain biases. It’s important to keep an open mind. It’s how we learn, it’s how we grow. It’s how we move forard... Until we don’t. Until we let our biases take over. Until we succomb to what feels right or good or satisfying in that moment. Because... Even then... Deep down inside, we usually know we’ve going to regret it.

[talesofzee]

# 114 Take a chance

“Everyone secretly thinks they've figured out what their life is gonna be like, but what no one ever considers is that life has its own plans for you, whether you like them or not. Things aren't always what they seem. Our fears can play tricks on us, making us afraid to change course, afraid to move on, but usually, hidden behind our fears are second chances waiting to be seized... Second chances, At life... At glory... At family... At love. And these opportunities don't come around every day, so when they do, we have to be brave, take a chance, and grab them while we can.”

[talesofzee]

#113 Dreaming about who we used to be

“Some things are just your fault. Some things you screw up and you can't take back, no matter how hard you try... Some things you pay for the rest of your life.”

[talesofzee]

#112 Shake it out

“Some people come into our lives, stay for a while, leave footprints, scares, deep marks on our hearts... And we are never, ever the same.”

[talesofzee]

#111 There’s a reason after all

You may not see it today or tomorrow, but you will look back in a few years and be absolutly perplexed and awed by how every little thing added up and brought you somewhere wonderful - or where you always wanted to be. You will be grateful that things didn’t work out the way you once wanted them to.

Have you ever had this feeling?

[talesofzee]

#110 Say you’ll remember me

“Perhaps it is true that we do not really exist until there is someone there to see us existing, we cannot properly speak until there is someone who can understand what we are saying. In essence, we are not wholly alive until we are loved.”

[talesofzee]

#109 Looking at the stars

“I honestly just need someone to come into my life that really genuinely cares about me and wants to sit and have long conversations about things that actually matter. Someone who wants to go on adventures late at night and wants to be there for me at my lowest points and celebrate with me at my highest points. Someone who just be the rock that keeps me going when life gets rough.”

[talesofzee]

#108 Tell me what you’re thinking

“Today I got it: you have to stay with someone only if you truly love them.

Never apologize for how you feel. No one can control how they feel. The sun doesn’t apologize for being bright and the rain doesn’t apologize for falling... Feelings just are.

Today I got it, and I hope you got it too.”

[talesofzee]

#107 Stop overthinking, everything will be okay

The tragedy of this world is that everyone is alone.

[talesofzee]

#106 Choices

One day your life will flash before your eyes. Make sure it’s worth watching.

[talesofzee]

#105 Crystal clear

“I don’t want small talk. Text me, and without saying hello, tell me why you got so angry at your sister this morning. Tell me why you have a scar shaped like Europe on the left side of your neck. Send me paragraphs about the time you spent at your grandmother’s house that one summer. Call me when I’m half asleep and tell me about the first time you saw your dad cry. Go on for hours about things that may not seem important because I promise that I’ll be hanging on to every word you say. Just... Tell me everything.”

[talesofzee]

#104 All you need is a step!

[talesofzee]

#103 Go out just so you can...

Let your guard down. Let people in. Let people get to know the real you. Allow yourself to fall in love. Allow yourself to feel, because that’s what you were born to do. You, as a human being, were born to feel. It’s clear you only want to protect yourself from being hurt again but, let me tell you, a lonely life is a miserable life.

You’ll probably get hurt multiple times before you find your soulmate, but trust me it’s worth it. Finding your soulmate, the person you’re really destined to be with, is worth however many heartbreaks you experienced before finding this person.

Keeping your guard up may protect you from getting hurt, but it also eliminates the chance of finding someone that can make you truly happy. You cannot truly be living until you allow yourself to feel the emotions that you are supposed to feel.

Allow yourself to feel. Allow yourself to live.

[talesofzee]

#102 Chapter closed

Maybe it was all too much for a man to take... There are far better things ahead than any we leave behind.