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#busy #busyness #understanding #deep #breath #silence #irrational #thought #no #apologies by #boakman from #iheartintellegence #tvwriting #screenwriting #amediting #amwriting #amrewriting #writingmusic #scriptnotes #scriptchat #nycgratitude (at Manhattan, New York) https://www.instagram.com/p/BuRJQ0ag6Rl/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=750506rkisf

i think this is my favorite thing i've ever read. i know this was going around like wildfire a little while back and thought today was a good day to post. @b.oakman // #boakman #poetry #mentalhealth #inspiration #healing #dailyinspo #bellletstalk

Being our messy, imperfect, authentic selves helps create a space where others feel safe to be themselves too. Your vulnerability can be a gift to others, how badass is that? #boakman (at Koko Kofi) https://www.instagram.com/p/Brh-G1aH3fU/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=6l9fttyjvxtu

"Have you ever tried to fit into a pair of pants that were too small? You know they're too tight but you will the fabric to magically adjust to your body. You do that shimmy- jump-hold your breath as if gravity is going to throw you a bone on this one. Nope. Not happening. Le sigh. We are faced with the truth: the pants are too small. They (we) no longer fit. This happen in life, too. Have you ever felt claustrophobic during season of your life? As if the walls are closing in, as if you desparently need to undo the top button of life for comfort? We often resist this feeling, trying to make small alterations so everything aligns but as it happens, sometimes we need more space. More avenues of creativity. More support. More time to think. Less routine and more unknown. If we think the confining life is uncomfortable, the expanding isn't necessarily any better, at first. There are growing pains and adjustments. There is loss and awkward first impressions. But there-in lies the space you need. It is there. And you are worthy of it. Your WHOLE being. Whole. Whole comes from the Old English word, 'hal'. It means words like 'entire, safe, healthy, genuine, complete'. How freakin beautiful is that? You cannot grow and necessarily expect that this expansion of you will just fit neatly into all your current space, but that isn't a bad thing. Take it as a sign of healing. Progress. Second chances. Feeling more complete. I see you, and your light is remarkable." Repost 📷 @b.oakman #boakman https://www.instagram.com/p/BrhxRbhH-FL/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ubskjfp739v8

Repost 📷 @b.oakman w o r t h y _______________________________________________ "You lose 50-150 strands of hair a day, you shed 10 billion flakes of skin a day, every 28 days you get completely new skin, and every 9 years your entire body is renewed... and yet, your body, in the midst of this relentless shedding and dying and changing and renewing, remembers to be you. Strand by strand, flake by flake, atom by atom. Your body is made up of around 75 trillion cells. Every one of those cells containing hundreds of thousands of molecules with 6 feet of dna in every cell, containing over 3 billion letters of coding. These cells are a potent blend of matter and memory, bones and hair and blood and teeth, and at the same time, personality and essence and predispositions and habits. You are an exotic combination of matter and memory with a fine line in between. Millions of cells drifting through the universe, assembled and configured and finely tuned at this second to be you, but inevitably moving on in the next second to be other things and other people.. . You are a pattern, moving through time. Constantly changing and yet precisely consistent." - @realrobbell Wow. #boakman #mondaymantra https://www.instagram.com/p/Bn1JOe1AOc6/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1hzbjp7q4qmbh

“Busy” is not a measurement of worth or importance. Surrender to rest. #surrendertorest #boakman 🍃💛🍃

"The days are growing shorter, yet, I am farther from the close; what a silly predicament of autumn" @b.oakman Isn't this tree just stunning?💛 #happysunday #fall #autumn #sunday #boakman #feelings

#Repost @b.oakman (@get_repost) ・・・ Resharing this piece for Mental Health Awareness Week/Month! Since first posting it in December, it has been seen by millions and shared by thousands. I have gotten countless messages of gratitude for putting into words a feeling that many can identify with. I am left so humbled and so grateful that my words have made a difference in this way. Never doubt that you can, too; that you already do. That there is space and purpose for you, just as you are. For those that keep pointing out "that it's not a lie then if it's true' - it can feel like a lie when people don't understand or don't think it's valid. Just putting that to rest 😉 The original caption: ________________________________________________ Anxiety. Our health and healing can feeling like a full time job. I sometimes get frustrated when my anxiety escalates as I feel like I should be "past that" by now. It's not a mindset that helps the situation but it's a human one. Over the years, I'm accumulated a ton of 'tools in my toolbelt' to manage my health and anxiety; but even so, sometimes it is still tough. I was once told that anxiety is like a person at a hotel counter ringing the bell, trying to get our attention. This was actually very powerful imagery for me. It helped me begin to see anxiety as something to work with instead of against. Some people won't understand the time and effort required for self care and mental health management. They won't. But dear one, this is not your fault. It is not your burden to bear, apologize for, or abandon. Self care is survival. It allows us to space to heal and grow and be. It is quality time with ourself. It is essential. It looks different for everyone. I learned a long time ago that it was okay if I had to cancel plans because I was feeling overwhelmed, even if I couldn't provide a satisfactory reason for it. Over the years, I've discovered who my people are. The ones that love me where I'm at. Who leave space and time for those "off" days. Who have hugs and patience to spare. If any of you can relate, know that it's okay to be exactly where you're at. No apology necessary. #boakman Illustration: artist unknown, from