The Importance of Being.. too

by stefan brüggemann (+)

‫إكتشفت مؤخرًا حبي لنوع من الصور الفوتوغرافية.. بحس كإنها صور هربانة من الواقع، لمكان منعزل لوحدها.. الوقت فيها متوقف وبتحكي قصة عن حلم ما لأحدهم..‬ ‫في الأغلب الصور دي بتكون أبيض وأسود أو muted Earth tone colors..‬

“He always wanted a daughter.  He tells me that all the time.  My friends think I’m so lucky because a lot of their dads aren’t affectionate.  Some have even been forced to stop studying and get married.  But my father wants me to be successful.  He wants me to live abroad.  More than anything, he’s a friend. There was a time in high school when I was extremely depressed.  Mostly just teenage things.  I felt ugly.  I didn’t have confidence.  But it got so bad that I started having scary thoughts.  And I didn’t want to tell anyone, especially my parents.  I was afraid I’d get locked away in the house.  But one night we were sitting in my bedroom, and I finally let him know.  His reaction wasn’t what I expected.  He didn’t panic or scream.  He was calm.  He just kept holding me and saying: ‘We’ll get through this together.’” (Alexandria, Egypt)

Brené Brown (via themotivationjournals)

“I’m afraid I’ll live a useless life and nobody will remember me. I don’t feel a strong interest toward anything. If I do, it’s just a momentary thing, and then I drop it. I tried acting. I tried swimming. I tried dancing. But I got bored with all of it. If I don’t choose something soon then I’ll leave nothing behind. We only have a certain amount of energy in life. If you don’t put it somewhere then it’s wasted. I feel like one of the little yellow minions from that movie. They get sad if they don’t have a villain to serve. When I have a goal, and I’m moving toward it, and I reach it, then I feel a little relief. That’s what life is to me. A series of goals that you move toward. I don’t think it’s possible to just become happy. Life’s not that easy. But if you keep moving, you can forget that you’re sad.” (Moscow, Russia)

“He’s not too romantic but he does close himself in the bedroom while I’m studying for my law exams.” (San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina)