#notjustpretty

I really like this picture of me. I’m wearing buttons that say, “feminist. Activist. The personal is political.” I feel powerful when I wear this jacket and that’s important I strive for clothes to make me feel like my best self, strong and powerful, instead of boring pretty. #selfie #selflove #notjustpretty #strong #feminist #activist #lgbtactivist #womensrightsactivist #antiracist #supportthepoor #disabilityactivist #fatshion #fatshionista #recovery #mentalhealthrecovery #alifeworthliving #hopeisreal #thepersonalispolitical #anxietyrecovery #anxietywarrior #pride #schizoawesome #edwarrior #edrecovery #bpdwarrior #bpdrecovery #bipolarwarrior #bipolarrecovery https://www.instagram.com/p/BvB3qzPFkLP/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1ikllf7kqp1b7

"They keep saying that beautiful is something a girl needs to be. But honestly? Forget that. Don’t be beautiful. Be angry, be intelligent, be witty, be klutzy, be interesting, be funny, be adventurous, be crazy, be talented - there are an eternity of other things to be other than beautiful. And what is beautiful anyway but a set of letters strung together to make a word? Be your own definition of amazing, always. That is so much more important than anything beautiful, ever." -Nikita Gill, Don’t Be Beautiful #nikitagill #dontbebeautiful #goodvibesonly #poetry #quoteoftheday #feelingmyself #girlsrule #boysdrool #effyourbeautystandards #notjustpretty

Significance of a #Diya #notjustpretty ----------It’s not just a customary practice but signifies the submission of one’s soul to the supreme power. . . The oil in the diya represents the dirt (greed, jealousy, hatred, etc) that #humans tend to nurture while the cotton wick is symbolic of the aatman (self). It is believed that in order to attain #enlightenment and #unite with the supreme power, one must get rid of materialism. . . Moreover, a Diya also symbolises knowledge. It is only when a person feels the need to gain knowledge that she/he will realise the purpose of her/his existence. #removeignorance through #knowledge. . . . #mustread #follow #life #indian #traditions #customs #love #spiritual #winterfun (at India)