#self reflect

[brownsugar4hersoul]

“Don't just learn, experience.

Don't just read, absorb.

Don't just change, transform.

Don't just relate, advocate.

Don't just promise, prove.

Don't just criticize, encourage.

Don't just think, ponder.

Don't just take, give.

Don't just see, feel.

Don’t just dream, do.

Don't just hear, listen.

Don't just talk, act.

Don't just tell, show.

Don't just exist, live.”

| Roy T. Bennett | The Light in the Heart |

[suave1foru]

Good morning

[inmyperfectworld]

Your dating choices are a reflection of how you feel about yourself (self-perception/self-esteem).🪞

[dyke-on]

"We want more queer media!" *Queer media exists* "Ugh this is literally the worst most cringe thing ever if you like this DNI and it's problematic because reasons"

[pricklypear1997]

This is gonna sound so cringe, but I think the reason why for 7 years of reading ASOIAF, I was in denial about the subtle hint of Arya and Gendry’s budding romance is because I relate so much to Arya and I’ve always been fighting against the thought of love, intimacy and marriage because I too have felt like it’s been pushed on me since I was a child… seriously. I know we live in the 21st century, but people love forcing heterosexual romance (and romance in general, even) down their children’s throats. It’s more common than people admit, it’s just more subtle these days. As a young woman, I’ve always been told and expected to grow up one day and fall in love (with a man specifically) and have children later in life. I have seen and experienced a lot of things no child should and I have detachment issues as well as very poor self esteem. Like Arya, I feel ugly and have ptsd as well as severe depression. The idea of trusting another person, being intimate and in love with them is terrifying for me. I read Arya’s chapters and I see a traumatized girl who’s lost her family, has seen cruelty face to face, has had to kill in self defense and has been told her whole life that her freedom, feelings and body are not worthy of respect and protection. She’s also at war with herself and her identity (something I too very much struggle with in result by being adopted by a narcissistic emotionally abusive parent of a different background than me), so how can someone so unbalanced, scared and unhealthy like herself be ready to fall in love? It has to come out, in her own time eventually. It’s a hard lesson I’ve had to learn, but all humans long for companionship and family. We need it. It’s wired in our brains to find it, no matter how much we protest. The problem is when others constantly force it and create expectations that make us feel constricted and trapped. Arya needs to feel free, (I need to feel free). Gendry makes Arya feel free. He accepts her for who she is, wholly. He appreciates all her unique qualities and difficult personality to an insane degree, and that right there is true love. She also seems feel the same way for him, but unlike him, is so unaware of it… I want this romance to grow slowly. Let it simmer for a while. Don’t make them get together immediately. Arya still has a lot of healing to do. To an extent, I wish for something like this to happen to me in the future. Reading the series makes me hopeful. Reading about a character I deeply relate to on another level does help me understand myself better, and I appreciate George R R Martin for writing such an awesome dynamic character like Arya… I couldn’t thank him enough. All the characters he writes are very interesting, even the ones I despise and I feel we can all and should self reflect and learn from a Song of Ice and Fire.

A reminder; Read the books, forget the show.

[dota2apologist]

my take is that hating children IS wrong

[mintygal411]

Daily WordPress Post #17 ♡

Daily writing promptWhat’s the trait you value most about yourself?View all responses Photo by Mauri Studio on Pexels.com Loyalty. If you are a loved one, I will be in your corner, no questions asked.

[houseofpurplestars]

This is super easy, yall. If you don't like a thing, curate your own experience. If you still see it, well, learn to live with it.

You know what is triggering to me? Pregnancy. The words b*tch and c*nt. Shit people say and talk about literally all the time. Do i go around policing it like a fascist? No i mind my fucking business. Have some self control and please stop ruining everyone's day. I promise you everyone is doing their best in this shitty world.

[greenleafgoddess]

6 pack of motivational artworks perfect for office positive thinking

[selfhealingmoments]

[shamelesslyimpurrfect]

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[bunnygirllover45]

Here's my own tutorial on how to sleep with your kidnapped victim partner. I did not take comfort as factor btw I think this was a trend?? I don't know I just remember seeing similar drawings before.

[suave1foru]

Radiance

[controlled-haterade]

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[neptunejheart]

It's their ego. Don't take it personally.

[spillthethought]

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