When your head hits the pillow tonight, remind yourself that you’ve done a good job. You are headed down your path at your own pace, and with every obstacle you are trying your utmost best. Be patient with yourself, and remember that big things are achieved not all at once, but one day at a time.
“Today is good. Remember how much your friends love you, and if you can’t remember, go outside and feel how much the Sun loves you; how it feels to be hugged by the light. Eat some fruit. Drink some water. Buy a candle that smells like cupcakes. Today is good, I promise, and tomorrow might be even better.”— Schuyler Peck
some of you may not recall the strange affair of the phantom of the opera, a mystery never fully explained, and it shows
tbh my heart is real different than it was last year this time around
“There’s a Japanese phrase that I like: koi no yokan. It doesn’t mean love at first sight. It’s closer to love at second sight. It’s the feeling when you meet someone that you’re going to fall in love with them. Maybe you don’t love them right away, but it’s inevitable that you will.”— Nicola Yoon, The Sun Is Also a Star
i understand that my friends don’t wanna talk every day. i understand that my s/o doesn’t wanna be lovey dovey and super indulgent every day. lots of people need rest from performative emotions. all people need rest in general! it’s okay!! it doesn’t mean they don’t love me!! it’s not a judgement or punishment!! they deserve to take their rest, and they deserve for me to treat their needs with respect!
““Too much,” she said, “I loved him too much. But I think that’s the only way to love someone.”— Sue Zhao
