“Pain is important: how we evade it, how we succumb to it, how we deal with it, how we transcend it.”— Audre Lorde (via orwell)
(via thewastedgeneration)
“The sun is perfect and you woke this morning. You have enough language in your mouth to be understood. You have a name, and someone wants to call it. Five fingers on your hand and someone wants to hold it. If we just start there, every beautiful thing that has and will ever exist is possible. If we start there, everything, for a moment, is right in the world.”— Warsan Shire (via sumfiend)
(Source: jodyphamdraws, via childlikecreativity)
One day at the peak of one of my depressive phases I called my mom because I thought if I did so, I’d feel some sense of comfort and support. Instead, she was so harsh. Even though this happened in February the effects of her words still hurt me to my core. Every time I am having a bad day, feeling disheartened or stressed I think multiple times before even considering calling her.
I never have nor do I intend on telling anyone whose going through a rough time any of the things she said to me. It’s easy to be an outsider and tell someone they aren’t trying to be happy but who in their right mind intentionally tries to live their life in dispair. I’m having an alright day but the thought of speaking to her about anything makes me upset to the point where I feel nauseous. Anyway, the point is, if you have a friend or family member going through a rough time mentally, try to understand, and if you can’t don’t be harsh about it because chances are they’re probably already hard enough on themselves for feeling that way.
“People grow when they are loved well. If you want to help others heal, love them without an agenda.”— Mike McHargue
