The fastest way to accomplish The Project is to cease being afraid of The Project. The Project cannot maim you. The Project cannot kill you. The Project is more afraid of you than you are of it. It is okay if The Project turns out differently from how it was in your head, and it is okay if it has flaws. You are capable of engaging with The Project.

i don't think anyone has ever fallen in love with someone because of their strong sense of restraint, their elaborate performance of apathy and their ability not to triple text. just sayin

joy is a habit. just so u know.

IDENTITY EMERGES ORGANICALLY FROM ACTION

jealousy is just unprocessed grief and desire that lacks direction. face the pain and clarify the wish

Just try your best, get off your phone as much as you can, honor your hurt feelings and also the hurt feelings of others, favor sincerity over nonchalance whenever it’s appropriate to, reach out to people you miss, let go of people when it’s time, operate from a deeply rooted self respect rather than from a lens of what people think, try your best to read the room, sit in the sun on overcast days (with sunscreen on), drink lots of water, pursue everything you want aggressively, accept that your timeline will be different, welcome detours if circumstances call for them, hold both yourself and others accountable, try to move your body as much as you can and you will be okay diva

"this is unbecoming of me" is genuinely a useful thing to have in your mental toolbox

damn it, i do want to live. i want to see that movie that’s coming out at thanksgiving. i want to know what it’s like to go to greece. i want to see my dog grow old. i want to be a part of my best friend’s wedding. damn it, i want to live!!

''what if you regret it'' then you will expirience regret - a normal and unavoidable part of the human expirience.