ria

Trying to remind myself even if I don’t believe it right now

You will be okay, love. You have always found a way to keep going. This time won’t be any different.

And yet you are here. And yet we are all here.

there is nothing i crave more than being known completely and loved anyway

It already is.

having to come to terms with the fact that love is not an everlasting performance in which you attempt to retain the attention of your significant other but rather a release of control and putting faith into them and trusting them to choose to stay with you no matter what you have to offer

to love and be loved is to rest

It’s so bizarre to me how u can meet someone and they change ur life forever. like u can bump into someone at a party and then wound up married years later. all because you bumped into them. you can meet someone and view life completely differently because they changed ur perspective. you can learn so much about yourself through the people you surround yourself with and those people can uncover new versions of you and you don’t even realise how different you are until you reflect on all the patterns and habits you’ve shed. we affect each other so beautifully. i am grateful to be existing at the same time as all of you. i hope the next person you bump into helps shape your life in a beautiful, magical way. and i hope you remain open to all of the possibilities life has to offer you because you never know where your next decision could take you.

heavy on this still

🥹🥹

Look for respect rather than admiration. Yes, we all like to be admired, but by the right people and the right reason. Looking to seek admiration specifically from others as a means to feel fulfilled or validated is an indication that something is lacking within you.

[shaking myself by the shoulders] i will get better. i will continue. i have no goddamn choice