Growing Young

Just one time…

i will believe in myself eventually

A snoozing marshmallow to protect ur blog from bad

1. carry a plastic bag and pick up litter that you see 2. pay for the person behind you 3. put a cute anonymous note in a library book 4. send a kind anon ask to someone you’re following 5. tell your friends and family you love them 6. make cookies for your best friend 7. include someone who looks left out in a conversation 8. hug people tightly 9. say “thank you” to someone you appreciate 10. compliment your friend’s talents 11. have a checklist and challenge yourself to tick everything off 12. stand up, stretch, and drink a glass of water every hour 13. start jogging, don’t feel bad if you’re slow 14. wake up early so you have time for both hobbies and studying 15. look at things with your eyes more than you take photos 16. treat yourself how you would treat your best friend 17. learn how to bake a cake 18. give yourself some time alone 19. read a book 20. try a new hairstyle 21. learn a new language 22. look at things and appreciate their poetry and beauty 23. keep a journal for all the moments you want to remember 24. pay more attention to the good things than the bad things 25. have manners and don’t be aggressive or rude 26. if someone is rude, be the bigger person and walk away 27. but sugar-free chewing gum so you don’t have to give in to junk food cravings 28. write down your favourite quotes 29. if it’s raining, share your umbrella with someone who needs it 30. be nice to kids even if you dislike them 31. keep making your art, writing, and photography. keep doing things even if you think you suck 32. keep doing something you’re passionate about even though no one is being supportive 33. stop changing yourself to fit the standards of other people 34. plant a garden of fruits and flowers 35. stop sitting down so much and go out and see the world 36. be strong. don’t let people walk all over you 37. focus on your studying for 30 minutes and give yourself a 10 minute break 38. look at the moon and the stars 39. look at the clouds, sunrise and sunset 40. stop using your phone at dinner 41. have a bubble bath 42. message someone you haven’t talked to for a while 43. let go of toxic people who don’t deserve you 44. don’t be afraid to say that you were wrong 45. keep yourself busy so you stop overthinking so much 46. don’t assume things about someone you don’t know 47. say kind things behind someone’s back 48. be nice to others even if you feel angry, sad or bitter. it’s not their fault 49. remember that your emotions don’t have to rule your actions 50. stop caring so much about what other people might think 51. wear what you want 52. smile at a stranger 53. don’t worry. worrying about the future is useless. it will be a lot less scary than you imagined 54. stop not caring about important things. care about everything and everyone you love with all your heart. 55. stop checking your notifications every 2 minutes 56. don’t play mind games with people 57. make your resting face more happy 58. think happy thoughts even if it feels fake, and you will turn more positive 59. be confident. fake the confidence until you have natural confidence 60. make every morning a new beginning 61. try to understand people rather than be judgemental 62. educate yourself on societal issues 63. stop blaming other people for your own mistakes 64. swear less and don’t call people mean and derogatory terms 65. either learn or be inspired by everything you see 66. constantly find new ways to improve yourself 67. have little goals every day and feel great when you achieve them 68. your comfort zone is nice but don’t stay in it too much. be brave and try something new, even if you fail it’s not a failure 69. tidy your desk 70. watch all the best films 71. stop saying mean things to yourself 72. be happy for no reason 73. say hi to everyone you know 74. don’t dwell on your past 75. keep doing something you’re passionate about even if people criticise you 76. put your alarm away from your bed so you get out of bed as soon as the alarm goes off 77. let your emotions out, either by talking to someone or letting it out creatively 78. google everything you’re curious about 79. use a dictionary for words you don’t know 80. don’t feel sad about all the unanswerable questions 81. be kind to everyone, everything and yourself. 82. spread love and happiness constantly 83. help people who need it 84. don’t be afraid to cry 85. pick yourself up. you don’t need other people to save you 86. if you don’t have anything kind or constructive to say, don’t say it 87. breathe through your stomach, not your chest 88. sleep earlier!! 89. eat more fruits than chocolate 90. be there when your friend is sad, not just when everything is fine 91. make your bed every morning 92. observe everything and pay attention to what’s around you 93. quit any addictions you have 94. give more attention to all the great things 95. learn, accept your past, and move on 96. write things down to remember them 97. be proud of every little victory 98. be proud of who you are 99. remember that you’re loveable, important and worthy of happiness 100. don’t give up. you’re still young and you have a whole life ahead of you.

Just a little cleansing incense for your blog to chase all the negative crap away. 

I’m 16 years old and this is my life struggle. I decided to lose weight one year ago, and I am NOT saying being fat is not okay. I personally was pushed to the point that it was impossible to be okay with how I looked. I’m ashamed to even admit that any of these pictures were me but as much as I’ve changed myself physically, I will emotionally always be this girl at heart. This fat girl. For the majority of my life I have struggled with my self esteem and being overweight, I was always considered obese, the only stores I could ever shop in were plus sized, I never fit into anything I wanted, and I’ve first handedly witness how terrible people can treat you when you’re not attractive. I was bullied for a huge part of my life, no one ever bothered to look twice at me and when they did, it was to laugh at me. I was spit at and had garbage thrown at me and to this day it is implanted in my mind the inhumane treatment I was given for being “fat." I envied people with beautiful bodies, that could shop in stores and feel confident with the way that they looked. I was always given the "if you were skinny you could..” line so many times that there was nothing I desired more than to look at myself and feel skinny. I kept eating because as much as I was laughed at, I could go home and pick up something greasy or fattening and not be disappointed. I continued eating to fill a void in myself that had been there for so long, this loneliness that had consumed me from never being accepted by anyone. I had no friends, I sat by myself every single day and for so long sat on the sidelines and was invisible. I wanted to know how it felt for a boy to look at me, to feel my pants zip in the size I was content in, to hear someone say to me, “I love you, and I’m proud of you" I was forced to grow up with the belief that the way that I looked was not socially acceptable. One morning I woke up with the strength to change the amount of hate I had formed towards myself, to better my health, my self esteem and my emotional stability. It’s taken me an extremely long time to realize that every morning you must do things for yourself, not to feel socially accepted or loved by anyone else, not to fit into a size smaller, and not to impress anyone else. I have completely earned what I’ve done on my own. I do not have the most beautiful body, I’m extremely far from content with myself but I have recognized the amount of pain that I’ve put into losing weight. Losing weight has helped me become this person that I’ve always been deep down, but was always too ashamed to be to everyone else. I was trapped under so many layers of fat and embarrassment that I was always too scared to be who I was, in fear of the humiliation I already faced everyday. I can promise anyone that’s dealt with what I’ve dealt with that the people who laugh at you now, will be wishing you would give them the time of day. Love those who love you regardless of if you’re an 80 pound stick or 600 pounds and can’t see your feet! I am not what I have done, I am what I have overcome.

The Nicky-grin is still as adorable as ever! (x)

‘have you tried yoga?’

Personally I’m disgusted

Killing me softly

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(…) tra le tante lettere che ti ho scritto tu sei sempre rimasto zitto; Per tutte quelle parole che ti ho dedicato e tu che ormai mi hai dimenticato.

WELL I'M LOOKIN AT YOU, NICHOLAS

Don’t blame yourself for other people’s poor behavior towards you. You deserve better.