Cheers To Spreading The Love

i’m a sucker for deep talks, i wanna know what makes you, you

being a woman is just *hates current appearance* *looks back a few months later* wait i was beautiful.....*hates current appearance* *looks back a few months later* wait i was beautifu

My whole life consists of secretly loving people and them not noticing

during this strange time of quarantine, be in communication with your friends. keep your hands washed. start a new series on netflix. go for a walk. take a relaxing bubble bath. spend more time playing with your pets. finish the video game you started when you were a kid. do some cooking. read a book. write out your thoughts and feelings. consider that your mental health may decline some, but it is not a backtrack on progress. use this as an opportunity to learn more about yourself; find new things that help ease your mind and please your spirit. I know it’s a change of pace, but don’t let it get the best of you. stay safe, pursue positivity, and perservere always.

i know so many of us have been trained since a young age to be so accommodating as to fear ever expressing an opinion, but as we get older we need to understand that being “accommodating” to the point of total indecisiveness is a very uncomfortable way to go through life, for you AND those around you. it’s ok to have an opinion on something. it’s ok to make a decision. your friends won’t hate you if you’re the one to end the “where do you want to eat” “oh anywhere is fine with me” discussion by suggesting a restaurant. you’re not high maintenance if you say, “noon is more convenient for me” when someone asks you what time you want to hang out. make decisions, have opinions, be part of the planning process, understand that you’re not being inconvenient, you’re just contributing. 

YES THIS. I hate how many of us have been raised to think having preferences (or heaven forbid, needs) makes us an inconvenience to others. It’s so hard to overcome, but it really is okay to have opinions.