miss dolores

the same way seeing friends and celebrities on instagram can serve as a distorted mirror of our own lives, so can that one ex. they represent an important time in our lives, often one that was a turning point, and seeing them can either make us feel great about our accomplishments since then, or shed light on our own insecurities. they serve as a reference point from which we can measure our own lives, independent of our current relationship status.

better ‘bitch’ than ‘mouse.’

life would be tragic if it weren’t funny.

“when you meet that person. a person. one of your soulmates. let the connection. relationship be what it is. it may be five minutes. five hours. five days. five months. five years. a lifetime. let it manifest itself, the way it is meant to. it has an organic destiny. this way if it stays or if it leaves, you will be softer from having been loved this authentically. souls come into, return, open, and sweep through your life for a myriad of reasons, let them be who and what they are meant.”

if you want to build a ship, don't drum up the people to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. instead, teach them to yearn for the vast endless sea.