Naturally Melancolic

Detail of a temple wall from the Sumerian city of Uruk in Mesopotamia. The temple dates back to the late 15th century BCE, and it was dedicated to the Sumerian goddess Inanna-Ishtar. The Pergamon Museum, Berlin, GERMANY.

John Singer Sargent (1856-1925)

Interior of a Hospital Tent (1918)

Watercolour over pencil on paper, 39.4 x 52.7 cm

Self-portraits by women, 1920-1940:

Jessica Dismorr (English, 1885 - 1939)

Suzanne Valadon (French, 1865 - 1938)

Elfriede Lohse-Wächtler (German, 1899 - 1940) 

Anita Rée (German, 1885 - 1933) 

Wanda Gág (American, 1893 - 1946)

Emily Carr (Canadian, 1871 - 1945) 

Catherine Denkman Wentworth (American, 1865 - 1948) 

Käthe Kollwitz (German, 1867 - 1945) 

Amrita Sher-Gil (Indian, 1913 - 1941) 

kissing can and will, get boring.

its ok to go to sleep on opposite sides.

forgetting favorites, dates and replies is only human.

you dont have to like, or be friends with all of their friends and vice-versa.

they have a right to spend weekends dedicating to their friends and family. you have the same right.

privacy is still in play.

trying simple things that they like, no matter how much you are sure you will dislike it, is a very small step you can take to show your love to them.

you dont gotta have the same taste in music, food, books etc.

saying i love you, thank you, take care, please and i missed you really helps.

you cant agree with all their life decisions and they cant with yours. keeping an open mind and having an honest and deep discussion about it helps. 

they dont need your permission to do things and neither you need theirs.

the intention and care behind the gift matters. not its price tag. 

dont try and change them. help them become better versions of themselves and get the same help and support and care from them. 

It lives in the morning in the springtime, it’s in the smell of the world after the rain, or a stormy afternoon in bed on a Sunday, it’s in warm sweaters and a lovers’ nook, it’s in those days that never end, and the days that end too soon.