M: Favorites

Mar 2016 M

Little Bear

It’s okay to say no. It’s okay to say no to someone you love. It’s okay to say no to a friend. It’s okay to say no to a parent or child. It’s okay to say no to a job or relationship.

It’s okay to say no to ****** advances. And it’s okay to say no to a person who’s romantically interested in you. Even if it hurts someone’s feelings, even if you disappoint people, even if you’re judged and ostracized — it’s okay to say no to anything and anyone that causes you pain or makes you uncomfortable. You’re allowed to put yourself first. You’re allowed to set limits and boundaries.

And you deserve to make your happiness and well being a priority. You don’t ever have to settle for something or someone that doesn’t feel right. And you definitely don’t have to compromise yourself for the sake of making other people happy. YOU HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF YOURSELF, AND IF THAT MEANS SAYING NO, IT'S MORE THAN OKAY.**

A quote by – Daniell Koepke

"No" is a complete sentence.
It does not require justification or explanation

(not my quote)

Mar 2016 M

Toes

Mar 2016 M

L

Toes

The surgeon asked if I could feel my toes
And for the first time...
*I was afraid to die

I've been remembering a lot recently.
One is how I felt before a life changing surgery

Leigh

Mar 2016 M

[teen/adult life]

Mar 2016 M

m i a

[teen/adult life]

lonely nights,
verbal fights,
no more flying kites,
blind to imaginary knights,
losing sight of light,
this doesnt seem right,
life is no longer a delight,

reality woke me up today telling me, "get the **** up, you're not a kid anymore." which was oh so lovely.

#sad #teenager #her #stress #him #young #you #adult

Mar 2016 M

3/7

Mar 2016 M

L

3/7

I'm finally speaking up
I'm finally letting it out

Senior retreat is coming up and my theology teacher wants me to give a speech on all of the **** I've been through in the past four years.
Nervous to tell my entire class about these things, but I'm ready to clear the air.

Leigh

Mar 2016 M

Apologies to the moon

Mar 2016 M

rained-on parade

Apologies to the moon

If love means having to burn this much,
then tell the moon
I'm the sun.

And I'm never going to sleep.

And what of his longing to exist?

#love #sun #moon

Mar 2016 M

Sexting

Mar 2016 M

Liz And Lilacs

Sexting

What if I were there?
       I'd sit in the dark and hope you left. I won't tell you that you make
        me nervous.
And then what? ;)
      Please don't think I care about you.
Send me a pic.
      I know you don't care about me either.
Oh yeah baby
       Is this what we have come to call intimacy?
U know what I'd do 2 u?
      Emotionless exchanges, just for a moment of pleasure and a lifetime
        of shame.
What r u wearing?
      *I don't want this. I wanted love. This isn't love.

Mar 2016 M

questions you left unanswered #1

Mar 2016 M

embla

questions you left unanswered #1

How was I pathetic for loving you?

Mar 2016 M

But every day counts

Mar 2016 M

Sarah

But every day counts

Not every day is a good day.
But every day counts.

Not every experience is instructive.
But every experience counts.

Not every dream comes true.
But every dream counts.

Not every hand holds yours forever.
But every support counts.

Not every way brings you to your destination.
But every step counts.

Not every decision is the right one.
But every try counts.

Not every day is a good day.
But every day counts.

#life #decisions #destination

Mar 2016 M

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Mar 2016 M

L

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"I was just a kid, I didn't know what to do... so I did nothing."

*"That's not true... you survived."

Mar 2016 M

Untitled

Mar 2016 M

L

Untitled

When did I stop saying "I" and start saying "We"?