I touch myself.

“When I think about you, I touch myself” which translates to I rub my temples because you give me a fucking migrane.

Love is a weird thing

Love is a weird thing, like you just pick a human and you’re like yes I like this one I’ll let this one ruin my life forever.

The way you carry it.

It’s not the load that breaks you down, it’s the way you carry it.-          Lena Horne

Peopled out.

I’m so peopled out that I’m not sure I want to talk to even You today.

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"Why don’t you tell me that “if the girl had been worth having, she’d have waited for you”? No, sir, the girl really worth having won’t wait for anybody."          

- F. Scott Fitzgerald

The wild woman.

The wild woman is only intimidating to those who are not yet free. She’s a mirror of all you are or all you have yet to become. She is a living invitation to claim your freedom. Your wings long to lift you on the wind.

You either like me or you don’t.

You either like me or you don’t. It took me twenty-something years to learn how to love myself. I don’t have that kinda time to convince somebody else.

You can’t force loyalty.

"You can’t force loyalty; some people will always let you down. Everybody won’t always be who you want them to be. I’m never perfect, but I’m always genuine, and I’ve realized… People are consistent with who they want to be consistent with. They’re true to who they want to be true to. They’re loyal to who they want to be loyal to. It’s all about choices… So in my life, every excuse just gets you closer to an exit. And it’s no love lost, i just choose not to waste my time with the games… 

We can be cool, we just can’t be close."

-          Rob Hill Sr.

You can choose to live.

You can choose to live in the front row or in the third row.

Now is as good time as any.

"It’s a terrible thing, I think, in life to wait until you’re ready. I have this feeling now that actually no one is ever ready to do anything. There is almost no such thing as ready. There is only now. Generally speaking, now is as good time as any."

-          Hugh Laurie

Fight back

People push you to your limits
and when you finally explode and fight back
they say you’re the mean one.

Introvert.

I’m not mad or depressed or antisocial.
I just need to not talk to anyone for a while.
And that’s okay.

Own who you are.

Own who you are. Be the bitch if you have to. But never accept less than you deserve.

To be my own best friend

"I’ve been stabbed in the back by those I needed the most. I’ve been lied to by those I love. And I have felt alone when I couldn’t afford to be. But at the end of the day I had to learn to be my own best friend because there’s going to be days where no-one is going to be there for me but myself."

What I wanted to say

What I said & what I want to say

Love yourself enough

Love yourself enough to never lower your standards for anyone.

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21 suggestions for success

1. Marry the right person. This one decision will determine 90% of your happiness or misery.
2. Work at something you enjoy and that's worth your time and talent.
3. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
4. Become the most positive and enthusiastic person you know.
5. Be forgiving of yourself and others.
6. Be generous.
7. Have a grateful heart.
8. Persistence, persistence, persistence.
9. Discipline yourself to save money on even the most modest salary.
10. Treat everyone you meet like you want to be treated.
11. Commit yourself to constant improvement.
12. Commit yourself to quality.
13. Understand that happiness is not based on possessions, power or prestige, but on relationships with people you love and respect.
14. Be loyal.
15. Be honest.
16. Be a self-starter.
17. Be decisive even if it means you'll sometimes be wrong.
18. Stop blaming others. Take responsibility for every area of your life.
19. Be bold and courageous. When you look back on your life, you'll regret the things you didn't do more than the ones you did.
20. Take good care of those you love.
21. Don't do anything that wouldn't make your Mom proud.

       - H. Jackson Brown Jr.

I want to be around people that do things.

I want to be around people that do things. I don’t want to be around people anymore that judge or talk about what people do. I want to be around people who dream. And support. And do things.

-          Amy Poehler

From AmyPoehler's Emotional Speech - Power Of Women 2013 on Youtube 

I was going to make a joke...

I was going to make a joke about sluts, but it was whoreable.

I know, I know, I stood up for myself. I’m such a bitch.

I deserved so much better.

"I guess the moment when everything changed was when I realized 
I deserved so much better."

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Love yourself.

Love yourself for who you are deep in your heart and not what others expect you to be

It’s not the future that you’re afraid of.

It’s not the future that you’re afraid of. It’s repeating the past that makes you anxious.

It always rains hardest on the people who deserve the sun.

I’d rather wait for a diamond then settle for a pretty stone.

I miss you like an idiot misses the point.

He was tall and his favorite thing was everything.

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Blog: Michael Dumontier and Neil Farber

What you know in your heart is right.

"Don’t listen to people who tell you what to do. Listen to people who encourage you to do what you know in your heart is right."

...to trace the outline of your lips

6:59 AM
I’ve been told that people in the army do more by 7:00 am than I do in an entire day.
But if I wake at 6:59 am and turn to you to trace the outline of your lips with mine I will have done enough and killed no one in the process. 

-          Shane Koyczan

Friend.

 Friend
(noun)
One who listens, doesn’t judge, and somehow makes everything all right.

So many people live within unhappy circumstances...

So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservatism, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality nothing is more damaging to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future. The very basic core of a man's living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun. 

From the book “Into the Wild” by Jon Krakauer

I'm not fucking stupid.

I'm not fucking stupid. I mean I used to. But we broke up.

People like them are hard to find.

If you find someone who makes you smile, who checks up on you often to see if you’re okay, who watches out for you and wants the very best for you, don’t let them go. Keep them close and don’t take them for granted. People like them are hard to find. 

Twenty-second hug.

Did you know that a twenty-second hug releases the bonding hormone and neurotransmitter oxytocin, which is nature’s antidepressant and anti-anxiety hormone.

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This too shall pass.

Before you judge others or claim any absolute truth, consider that…

 … you can see less that 1% of the electromagnetic spectrum and hear less than 1% of the acoustic spectrum. As you read this, you are traveling at 220 kilometers per second across the galaxy. 90% of the cells in your body carry their own microbial DNA and are not “you”. The atoms in your body are 99.9999999999999999% empty space and none of them are the ones you were born with, but they all originated in the belly of a star. Human beings have 46 chromosomes, 2 less than the common potato. The existence of the rainbow depends on the conical photoreceptors in your eyes; to animals without cones, the rainbow does not exist. So you don’t just look at a rainbow, you create it. This is pretty amazing, especially considering that all the beautiful colours you see represent less than 1% of the electromagnetic spectrum.

Some people want magic.

"Some people are together just so that they are not alone.
But some people want magic.
I am one of them." 

...she wants you.

"The funny thing about a strong female is she doesn't need you... she wants you.
And if you start slacking she can be so content without you."

Those who show you...

"Don't believe those who tell you they love you, believe those who show you they do."

Because some people are just terrible human beings...

"Why? Because some people are just terrible human beings, and terrible people do terrible things. If you're racking your brain trying to understand it, it just means you're not one of those terrible people."

7 Cardinal Rules For Life

1. Make peace with your past so it won't disturb your present.
2. What other people think of you is none of your business.
3. Time heals almost everything. Give it time.
4. No one is in charge of your happiness. Except you.
5. Don't compare your life to others and don't judge them, you have no idea what their journey is all about. 
6. Stop thinking too much. It's alright not to know the answers. 
7. Smile. You don't own all the problems in the world.

A lack of boundaries invites a lack of respect.

Honesty is just too beautiful to ever put into words.

"I love unmade beds. I love when people are drunk and crying and cannot be anything but honest in that moment. I love the look in peoples eyes when they realize they're in love. I love the way people look when they first wake up and they've forgotten their surroundings. I love the gasp people take when their favorite character dies. I love when people close their eyes and drift to somewhere in the clouds. I fall in love with people and their honest moments all the time. I fall in love with their breakdowns and their smeared makeup and their daydreams. Honesty is just too beautiful to ever put into words."

You are all that you've got.

"Don't compromise yourself. You are all that you've got."

- Janis Joplin

Your life is your own...

"The best day of your life is the one on which you decide your life is your own. 
No apologies or excuses. No one to lean on, rely on or blame. 
The gift is yours - it is an amazing journey - 
and you alone are responsible for the quality of it. 
This is the day your life really begins."

You are not alone!

"Always remember that, in someway or another you're somebody's angel, even if you don't know it. They love you and think of you even if you don't hear it every day. Trust that there is love all around you even if you cannot feel it. You are not alone!"

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You've been given a mind of your own...

"You've been given a mind of your own. You didn't have to buy it. You didn't have to earn it. The most powerful and entertaining tool a thing can possess and you were all given one for free. Don't give it away for someone else to use. Don't let someone buy it from you for peanuts. It's yours. Use it for yourself. It can literally create anything. It does not have these restrictions you have been taught it has. It can comprehend anything. So have fun, and fuck anyone that tries to take it away from you. Fill it with whatever you want to fill it with... and see what kind of magic you produce."

- Not important

You're interesting...

"You're interesting." 
I think this is one of the best compliments you could give someone. Everyone is beautiful. Anyone can be nice, funny and good. But not everyone can capture your attention, keep it, and be endlessly fascinating.

Unless it's mad, passionate, extraordinary love...

"Unless it's mad, passionate, extraordinary love, it's a waste of your time. There are too many mediocre things in life; Love shouldn't be one of them."