November 2011
“We mistake sex for romance. Guys are taught that pushing a girl up against a...”
– John C. Moffi (via implicities)
“Life sometimes gets so bogged down in the details, you forget you are living it....”
– My Sister’s Keeper by Jodi Picoult (via thechocolatebrigade)
October 2011
“WHEN YOU REALIZE HOW PERFECT EVERYTHING IS YOU WILL TILT YOUR HEAD BACK AND...”
– BUDDHA
You know better than to torture yourself.
dailypeptalk:
Pep Talk: Nothing good can come from looking at your ex’s new photos. Don’t do it! That ex of yours doesn’t deserve another second of your attention. Navigate away. Instead of torturing yourself with painful thoughts, why not focus on some other task? Return some phone calls, read a book, do a crunch (one’s plenty), sing a song, or take a nap. Positive action will protect you from...
"These, our bodies, possessed by light."
Richard Siken kills me. His poems make me want to crawl inside them and sleep. That’s a good thing, by the way. But repeating his poems, accidentally memorizing them… that reminds me of the last few weeks before Anthony and I broke up. I had a poem I was memorizing for a poetry class. I had put it off, so while he watched a show, I memorized a poem. And then I recited it. And he...
“Men always want to be a woman’s first love. Women have a more subtle...”
– Oscar Wilde
Breaking Hearts To Make The Papers: allyexmachina:... →
allyexmachina:
Girls are taught a lot of stuff growing up: if a boy punches you he likes you, never try to trim your own bangs, and someday you will meet a wonderful guy and get your very own happy ending. Every movie we see, every story we’re told implores us to wait for it: the third act…
You expect happiness.
dailypeptalk:
Pep Talk: You can find happiness pretty much anywhere because you have a good attitude. With your positive outlook, everything is exciting! Expect to have fun and you’ll get what you expect.
Today remind yourself: I expect happiness.
Learn the difference between a man who flatters...
“The more you struggle to live, the less you live. Give up the notion that you...”
– Spinoza (via illuminatedbeing)
