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“Nevertheless, everyone needs a place. It shouldn’t be inside of someone else.” — Richard Siken, Details of the Woods

[thegelaxy]

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I've been thinking a lot about my tomorrows lately. I hope I don't mishandle the things sent from above. I hope I don't mess things up because I'm controlled by my emotions. I hope that this time I get to truly start doing what I want. And I'm hoping that if I start getting such things, I'll learn to appreciate them and recognize the hard work and prayer that went into making them happen. To restart my whole life routine, to live alone, to honor self-discipline, to appreciate and be happy about the little things, to hear my needs and actually fulfill them, to make time with my loved ones, to try new things, to challenge my fears, to not just survive but to live fulfilled in this life.

I hope I get to appreciate solitude more. I don't know. It just feels like there's a lot to discover. Through it all, I hope there's a conviction. I got a lot of dreamy things in mind that I want to happen. But in spite of it, I still want to follow the ones that You have for me.

Lord, in exchange for taking control of it for me instead, I allow you to break anything I want for myself. You are in charge. Please take charge; I humbly ask you to.

[free-my-mindd]

[thegelaxy]

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[chibird]

I hope you can find something to be grateful for today. 🌸 Whether it’s a soft bed, a text from a friend, or some warm sunlight, hopefully something brightens your day. ☀️ 

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[thegelaxy]

..letting this little butterfly go

Where did you get it? The key. Why does it feel like you have the right volt that naturally opens my firmly-built wall? I have never been ready my whole life. A lot of keys came to be honest, but all of them didn't seem to fit. Do you know that part of me wants to give you permission and the other part of me is okay with being swayed? I don't know. For that short time, I allowed myself to be different..to feel different. As long as I have the urge to try things I rarely do, I'm willing to do it with you until I find myself saving good moments that we had.

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[thegelaxy]

"It costs zero to be kind"

You and your kindness could create a solid certainty on this harsh planet. Are you convinced? Do you agree with those people who profess that 99 percent of us are only pretending to be fine when we are going to come crashing down? I believe there are still people who are bold enough to show the world they are miserable at any given time, but the majority only want to appear fine.

I used to have a neighbor in his 70s who always maintained a poker face. He lives across the street from me, and I can see his poker face every morning; it's as if he never knows how to smile. I approach him with a box of cookies, being the cheerful person that I am. --

"Do you think I need that?" he asked grumpily, and I paused and became shy for a second. The old man went inside his house, and me? I took those cookies home with me. The good thing is that I never felt mad when he turned down my cookies or my cute face.

But, despite not bringing any cookies, I have visited that neighbor every morning for the past two months. To cut the chase, that poker-faced elderly man who lives across the street brought me a box of cookies with a message that says, "I find it strange and wary when someone is good to me, but you showed to me it's a sweet reality to get a smile from a person."

See what I mean? He wasn't being cranky for no cause, though. He was cranky at first because he was never exposed to sincere gestures and he may have grown up surrounded by irritated individuals to the point where he is no longer familiar with kindness. Being kind comes at no cost. You may unknowingly shift someone's outlook by being kind. 

You have the potential to provide a new light to this dimming realm. We should not be nice only because others are nice to us. Remember that we don't know what's going on behind every grumpy mask -  being kind comes at no cost.

[soft-lovely]

When Oscar Wilde said, “We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars,” and, “To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all,” and, “The truth is rarely pure and never simple.”

[scribblersobia]

Be silent, and your silence will allow you to hear the stillness of the world. You will be able to listen to the people around you. If you observe and listen to the people, you will understand they are singing songs and reciting poems of their truth. Silence is the best way to listen to the pain, happiness, sorrows of the world. From silence, you achieve new levels of consciousness. Silence is beautiful. It is so tranquil.

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PS: I hope you all are doing great.