Becca Martin

"I like this place and could willingly waste my time in it." (at Colorado)

"I like this place and could willingly waste my time in it." (at Roosevelt National Forest)

bye.

i'm a lot of things but i'm no longer going to be convenient for people who only want me around on their time. people who don't actually care about me. people who are more concerned with their dicks than my feelings. - i quit being in anyone's back pocket, i quit being clutter on the list. i don't deserve to be on a list. - thank u for the reminder @arieastman

Being alone is a hell of a lot better than being with someone who makes you feel alone.

"she was life itself. wild and free. wonderfully chaotic. a perfectly put together mess. her messy hair a visible attribute of her stubborn spirit. she smiles knowing wild is her favorite color." - the better man project // j. iron word 🌾🍃🌲 • thanks for the photo 📸 @pierceemily (at Brainard Lake)

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i've been getting a lot of messages lately and they've been inspiring me. mostly to be more honest and open. this is one thing it inspired—me writing about how i always like people who never like me back (it's just easier that way) 🌛 thank y'all for reading, your messages and support. it blows me away.

To be totally honest, life has been kind of a shit show since I've moved. I feel like everything fell out of place and didn't go according to the way I expected, which is why expectations suck. I questioned if I made the right decision because at home I had no stress and nothing to worry about—it was easy, I had all my family and friends right there when I needed them. But I wasn't growing or challenging myself which is ultimately why I knew I had to leave. I let the stress overwhelm me and kill my mood and consume me but then I come to the mountains and nothing matters. Nothing seems important, nothing worries me or stresses me out. In the mountains I can just be in the moment, focusing on my breathing, the views and my steps. That's all that matters, along with the heart-filled conversations that comes along while you're hiking 1,000+ feet up. The mountains just make you realize how small you are, how little your problems are, how much greater things are out in the world than what you're letting consume you. And they're hope that things will work out. Sometimes you just need an escape to the mountains and it changes everything. (at Rocky Mountain National Park)

there's a million paths you can take so there's no reason to be miserable — go live your fucking truth 👏🏼

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HAPPY EARTH DAY FRIENDS! 🌏🌿☀️👣🐠 • • think about how much you've used that plastic bag you got from the store apart from that 30 second walk to the car. think about that plastic bottle you threw in the trash. think about that wrapper you threw on the ground. think about all that water you let run without using it. think about how much electricity and heat you waste every day. those things have essentially no affect on you—they don't really matter to you because you can just watch a plastic bag blow away in the wind and think nothing of it. you don't see the tree it gets stuck in, you don't see the ocean it blows in or the animals that get tangled in it, you don't see the pollution it creates by taking over well a decade to break down. most people don't see the affects of their carbon footprint but the issues go far beyond what you see. • • think beyond yourself and spend some time today thinking about how you can make one small change to be more environmental friendly. • • i recently bought bees wrap, it's reusable saran wrap and much better for the environment simply but cutting down on trash. the simple changes you make in regards to the environment can have a big impact on the earth and your wallet (being eco-friendly will save you some cash). • • Do one thing today to lessen your carbon footprint and keep this planet beautiful. (at Great Barrier Reef)

Be The Girl Who Never, Ever Settles 👣

cloudy days & the only coffee shop in town ☕️

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we let fear of failure be the biggest dictator in our lives and it shouldn't be like that. if you want something, even if it sounds impossible, you should try regardless if you fail or not because at least you're going for what you really want and not wasting your life being content with something you hate. . it's easy to say no to things that scare you because they're out of your comfort zone, but pushing through that fear is where the growth happens and it's what makes you stronger. i read an article yesterday about a man who moved every time he felt like he was starting to get comfortable in a place and i think that's amazing. once you get comfortable you stop trying as hard, things get easy and it's hard to grow. . i've been wearing the same clothes for 3 days and i think that means it's time to restart my life somewhere new soon — it's time to push myself to new limits and grow 🌱🌻 (at Langkawi Sky Bridge)

struggling is all part of life, it's what helps us grow and become stronger. personally, if i didn't have writing i would be so lost, if i didn't have my amazing coworkers and support system behind me i don't know what i would be doing but it probably wouldn't make me happy. i truly love thought catalog and what i do, which is something i'm so lucky to say. writing helps me, it's what i look forward to doing every day, it's why i get out of bed in the morning and it's my own personal form of therapy. there are still periods of struggle but most of those struggles will all be overcome with growth, personally and professionally, and i couldn't be more excited about it. #springisintheair 🌱