Go.

yeah you gotta swim
don’t let yourself sink
just find the horizon
I promise you it’s not as far as you’d think

Swim, Jack’s Mannequin

Keep going.
You’ll get there.

I promise.

Life Lesson #76

Treat others how you want to be treated.

I can not stress this enough.
I’m sick of people disrespecting others,
just because there is one or multiple things they judge in a person.
Respect makes the world go round.
At least that’s the mindset I have.

Respect gets you way ahead in life.
Try it sometime.

Captain.

I am forever my captain.
My own navigator in
exploring the world
and enjoying the beauty
even found in negative spaces
of dead-ends, mess ups, and stalls.
And that’s ok.
The journey is awesome.

Simple.

you’re fine exactly as you are.
your curves, words, flaws, strengths, thoughts…
you don’t need to change.
you aren’t ugly, fat, stupid, or worthless.
you are you, and you are beautiful.

20.

favorite movies (in no particular order)

1. The Color Purple
2. Snatch
3. The Weather Man
4. No Country for Old Man
5. Fargo
6. Catch Me If You Can
7. Forrest Gump
8. A Beautiful Mind
9. Scarface
10. Little Miss Sunshine
11. To Kill A Mockingbird
12. Coal Miner’s Daughter
13. Bourne Identity
14. The Dead Zone
15. The Shining
16. Radio Flyer
17. Stand by Me
18. Where the Heart Is
19. Twister
20. Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner

30 Days of Truth.

Day 01 → Something you hate about yourself.
Day 02 → Something you love about yourself.
Day 03 → Something you have to forgive yourself for.
Day 04 → Something you have to forgive someone for.
Day 05 → Something you hope to do in your life.
Day 06 → Something you hope you never have to do.
Day 07 → Someone who has made your life worth living for.
Day 08 → Someone who made your life hell, or treated you like shit.
Day 09 → Someone you didn’t want to let go, but just drifted.
Day 10 → Someone you need to let go, or wish you didn’t know.
Day 11 → Something people seem to compliment you the most on.
Day 12 → Something you never get compliments on.
Day 13 → A band or artist that has gotten you through some tough ass days. (write a letter.)
Day 14 → A hero that has let you down. (letter)
Day 15 → Something or someone you couldn’t live without, because you’ve tried living without it.
Day 16 → Someone or something you definitely could live without.
Day 17 → A book you’ve read that changed your views on something.
Day 18 → Your views on gay marriage.
Day 19 → What do you think of religion? Or what do you think of politics?
Day 20 → Your views on drugs and alcohol.
Day 21 → (scenario) Your best friend is in a car accident and you two got into a fight an hour before. What do you do?
Day 22 → Something you wish you hadn’t done in your life.
Day 23 → Something you wish you had done in your life.
Day 24 → Make a playlist to someone, and explain why you chose all the songs. (Just post the titles and artists and letter)
Day 25 → The reason you believe you’re still alive today.
Day 26 → Have you ever thought about giving up on life? If so, when and why?
Day 27 → What’s the best thing going for you right now?
Day 28 → What if you were pregnant or got someone pregnant, what would you do?
Day 29 → Something you hope to change about yourself. And why.
Day 30 → A letter to yourself, tell yourself EVERYTHING you love about yourself

Will you be doing all, or some, of this?

Sugarcoating? No thanks.

I use to be a real “people-pleaser” back in the day, because I didn’t want to hurt them. Pretty much, I was lying to myself in the process too. It’s not good to do. Honesty can be good or bad, but we all need to hear it no matter what.

No sugarcoating. I don’t want to rot my mouth and mind.

Lessons.

“I’ve learned a lot this year.. I learned that things don’t always turn our the way you planned, or the way you think they should. And I’ve learned that there are things that go wrong that don’t always get fixed or get put back together the way they were before. I’ve learned that some broken things stay broken, and I’ve learned that you can get through bad times and keep looking for better ones, as long as you have people who love you.” -Jennifer Weiner

Time.


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Time does heal everything, even it seems like it takes a very long while. We’ve had our fair share of heartbreaks: love, friendships, the retirement of your favorite ice cream. It happens, but we get through it. You have to give yourself patience, sanity, and TIME. Shit happens, lesson learned, and you got to move onto something better.