The Art of Being Human

"Look at you. You’re young. And you’re scared. Why are you so scared? Stop being paralyzed. Stop..."

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 19:27:59 -0400

“Look at you. You’re young. And you’re scared. Why are you so scared? Stop being paralyzed. Stop swallowing your words. Stop caring what other people think. Wear what you want. Say what you want. Listen to the music you want to listen to. Play it loud as fuck and dance to it. Go out for a drive at midnight and forget that you have school the next day. Stop waiting for Friday. Live now. Do it now. Take risks. Tell secrets. This life is yours. When are you going to realize that you can do whatever you want?”

- Louise Flory (via thatkindofwoman)

"Read books. Care about things. Get excited. Try not to be too down on yourself. Enjoy the..."

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 23:02:33 -0400

“Read books. Care about things. Get excited. Try not to be too down on yourself. Enjoy the ever-present game of knowing.”

- Hank Green (via thatkindofwoman)

"Surround yourself with the dreamers and the doers, the believers and thinkers, but most of all,..."

Thu, 04 Apr 2013 19:07:49 -0400

“Surround yourself with the dreamers and the doers, the believers and thinkers, but most of all, surround yourself with those who see the greatness within you, even when you don’t see it yourself.”

- Edmund Lee (via thatkindofwoman)

"I want you to crave me. From my lips, up to my words."

Tue, 02 Apr 2013 21:37:09 -0400

“I want you to crave me. From my lips, up to my words.”

- J.E (via thatkindofwoman)

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Sat, 16 Mar 2013 16:34:21 -0400

I’m going to admit three things right now: I’ve gotten fat. I shop too much. I feel dead 100% of...

Sat, 16 Mar 2013 16:33:34 -0400

I’m going to admit three things right now:
I’ve gotten fat.
I shop too much.
I feel dead 100% of the time. Like Im not really alive.

I’m perfectly okay with all three of these things.

"The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting..."

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 17:52:39 -0400

“The most painful thing is losing yourself in the process of loving someone too much, and forgetting that you are special too.”

- Ernest Hemingway (via disobedients)

"The woman who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. The woman who walks alone..."

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 17:50:34 -0400

“The woman who follows the crowd will usually go no further than the crowd. The woman who walks alone is likely to find herself in places no one has ever been before.”

- Albert Einstein (via thatkindofwoman)

"Two things define you. Your patience when you have nothing, and your attitude when you have..."

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 10:35:57 -0500

“Two things define you. Your patience when you have nothing, and your attitude when you have everything.”

- unknown (via thatkindofwoman)

"You tried to change didn’t you? closed your mouth more tried to be softer prettier less volatile,..."

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 10:29:44 -0500

“You tried to change didn’t you?
closed your mouth more
tried to be softer
prettier
less volatile, less awake
but even when sleeping you could feel
him travelling away from you in his dreams
so what did you want to do love
split his head open?
you can’t make homes out of human beings
someone should have already told you that
and if he wants to leave
then let him leave
you are terrifying
and strange and beautiful
something not everyone knows how to love.”

- “For Women Who Are Difficult to Love,” Warsan Shire (via thatkindofwoman)

"Everyone who terrifies you is sixty-five percent water. And everyone you love is made of stardust,..."

Thu, 07 Mar 2013 10:29:01 -0500

“Everyone who terrifies you is sixty-five percent water.
And everyone you love is made of stardust, and I know sometimes you cannot even breathe deeply, and the night sky is no home,
and you have cried yourself to sleep enough times that you are down to your last two percent, but
nothing is infinite,
not even loss.
You are made of the sea and the stars, and one day
you are going to find yourself again.”

- Finn Butler (via thatkindofwoman)

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Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:42:12 -0500

"Living with integrity means: Not settling for less than what you know you deserve in your..."

Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:40:47 -0500

“Living with integrity means: Not settling for less than what you know you deserve in your relationships. Asking for what you want and need from others. Speaking your truth, even though it might create conflict or tension. Behaving in ways that are in harmony with your personal values. Making choices based on what you believe, and not what others believe.”

- Barbara De Angelis (via thatkindofwoman)

"As you think, you travel, and as you love, you attract. You are today where your thoughts have..."

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 18:22:30 -0500

““As you think, you travel, and as you love, you attract. You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you.””

- James Allen (via thatkindofwoman)

thatkindofwoman: The Lover’s Dictionary

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 18:22:04 -0500

thatkindofwoman:

The Lover’s Dictionary

When things come to an end it becomes more apparent every day. I want to learn how to love myself...

Sun, 03 Feb 2013 13:08:24 -0500

When things come to an end it becomes more apparent every day. I want to learn how to love myself the most above all things.

I can’t think of anything else better than to love myself for than I love anyone else.

Sat, 02 Feb 2013 21:22:33 -0500

I can’t think of anything else better than to love myself for than I love anyone else.

"Sometimes you’ve got to be able to listen to yourself and be okay with no one else understanding."

Sat, 02 Feb 2013 21:19:30 -0500

“Sometimes you’ve got to be able to listen to yourself and be okay with no one else understanding.”

- Christopher Barzak (via bigbadsoul)

"Following your bliss is not self-indulgent, but vital; your whole physical system knows that this is..."

Sun, 20 Jan 2013 15:25:21 -0500

“Following your bliss is not self-indulgent, but vital; your whole physical system knows that this is the way to be alive in this world and the way to give to the world the very best that you have to offer. There is a track just waiting for each of us and once on it, doors will open that were not open before and would not open for anyone else.”

- Joseph Campbell (via thatkindofwoman)

"Lately I’ve been thinking about who I want to love, and how I want to love, and why I want to love..."

Sun, 20 Jan 2013 15:25:04 -0500

“Lately I’ve been thinking about who I want to love, and how I want to love, and why I want to love the way I want to love, and what I need to learn to love that way, and who I need to become to become the kind of love I want to be…and when I break it all down, when I whittle it into a single breath, it essentially comes out like this: Before I die, I want to be somebody’s favorite hiding place, the place they can put everything they know they need to survive, every secret, every solitude, every nervous prayer, and be absolutely certain I will keep it safe. I will keep it safe.”

- Andrea Gibson (via thatkindofwoman)