#startagain

[girltalkcollectives]

Sometimes Love Needs a Reset Button

It's funny how we always think the answer is finding someone new. Like somehow, a different person will solve all the problems that made us fall out of love with the last one.

But here's what nobody tells you: sometimes the bravest thing isn't walking away. Sometimes it's staying and saying "let's start over."

Not with someone new. Not with a blank slate. But with the person right in front of you. The one whose coffee order you know by heart. The one whose snoring you've learned to sleep through. The one who's seen you at your worst and stayed anyway.

The thing about long-term love is that it gets buried sometimes. Under bills and work stress and dirty dishes and mundane arguments about whose turn it is to do laundry. The spark doesn't die - it just gets covered up by everyday life.

We forget to look at them. Really look at them. Remember when you couldn't take your eyes off them? When every little thing they did was fascinating? When did we stop noticing?

We get so caught up in what's missing that we forget to see what's still there:

The way they still reach for your hand in their sleep

The coffee they make you every morning without asking

The fact that they remember your mom's birthday

How they know exactly what to order you from every takeout place

The way they can still make you laugh even when you're mad

Maybe love isn't about finding someone new. Maybe it's about choosing to see the person you're with through new eyes. About remembering why you chose them in the first place.

Sometimes you have to press reset. Start dating again. Not other people - each other. Find new things to talk about. Create new inside jokes. Make new memories. Rediscover the parts of them you forgot to notice.

It's not about going backward. It's not about trying to recreate what you had in the beginning. It's about building something new with the foundation you already have. With the person who already knows your story.

Because here's the truth: that initial spark? The butterflies? The can't-eat-can't-sleep feeling? It's beautiful. But it's not sustainable. Real love is what comes after. It's choosing someone over and over again, especially when it's hard.

But sometimes you need to remind yourself why you made that choice in the first place.

Look at them when they're not paying attention.

Ask them questions like you're just getting to know them.

Listen to their stories like you haven't heard them before.

Touch them like it's the first time.

Kiss them like it might be the last time.

Love isn't always about finding something new. Sometimes it's about finding new ways to love what you already have. Sometimes it's about remembering why you fell in love. Sometimes it's about pressing reset and starting over. Right where you are. With exactly who you're with.

Because maybe the greatest love stories aren't about finding the right person. Maybe they're about being the right person. Over and over again. For the one you already chose.

So before you decide the spark is gone, before you convince yourself you need someone new, before you give up on what you have, try starting over. Right here. Right now. With them.

Because sometimes the love of your life isn't someone new waiting to be found. Sometimes they're right there, waiting to be loved like you're just beginning.

[in-tenebris-et-in-solitudine]

idc about what happened yesterday.. u got a new day to do better

[alanianatkinson]

EYE ON THE BALL

Don't make excuses if you have taken the wrong path. Instead redirect your efforts. Stay focused on your dreams, as they offer greater excitement. – Alan Ian Atkinson, Writer, Author, Storyteller

YOU DON’T HAVE TO FEEL SORRY FOR YOURSELF IF YOU HAVE CHOSEN THE WRONG ROAD. DON’T MAKE EXCUSES. JUST TURN AROUND.KEEP AIMING FOR YOUR DREAMS. DON’T LOSE SIGHT OF THEM. THEY ARE MORE EXCITING ANYWAY. ~ ALAN IAN ATKINSONWriter, Author, Storyteller

[origami16]

[daletrafra]

Voir les paroles de la chanson “Start Again” de OneRepublic

[daletraeng]

Lyrics for the song “Start Again” by Gabrielle Aplin

[eclipsenaturalremedies]

The worst part is thinking I had to stay in a place where I knew I was crumbling apart. Only to have to go back to where it all started. I'm in the middle of going back to my home country & living in a situation where my heart ached every living day. I have this need to want to break free from going back into a unhealthy environment. But the best thing I can do is challenge my ass to move the hell out & get my own place. To stop needing support from people that enjoying seeing me fail.

-It's not the end, trust me you'll be fine

[warbydavis]

34, overweight & pregnant.

Today I am 15-16 weeks pregnant, no one knows for sure. We are very excited!

It's not the first time in my life I am overweight, when on average, at 5ft9in, I am usually 160-170lbs.

The 1st month (unaware of pregnancy) I was on and off fasting, smoking, drinking, eating healthy and shitty.

The 2nd month, I find out I am pregnant and I am weighing in at 195lbs.

I immediately go low carb and exercise consistently. I also start suffering from morning sickness while still try to get my essential nutrients down.

Month 3, I'm kind of feeling better and am less strict with my diet and sticking to low carb. I also can't eat the quantities I was able to before. We will eat out and I will eat what I want. Thai, Mexican, Pizza, Burgers. I do like hot Cheetos, donuts and candy but nothing too crazy and not all the time. Old habits die hard.

Between the morning sickness, consistent exercise, low carb to being more mindful of what I am eating, Hot Cheetos and all, I lost 8lbs. I am still technically overweight but really happy I could shed some unhealthy weight before the normal pregnancy weight gain begins.

Going into 3.5 months, the nausea is gone and I am feeling normal.

I want to eat everything like I was 12 years old again. I feel like I have been making up for everything I wasn't able to eat in the previous months.

I am eating until I am too full at each meal at the quantities I did pre-pregnancy. The amounts that helped me gain this extra unwanted weight.

At first, I was worried when I got pregnant because I was overweight. Then, I felt empowered that I ate better, exercised and lost some pounds.

Now I am accepting that I will gain weight and that's okay.

Even though I didn't follow some strict diet I had in mind, I still was going in a positive direction.

While I am enjoying over indulging, I am becoming aware that I am using my pregnancy as an excuse to eat whatever I want.

It feels amazing to take it easy on myself and not be so restrictive but I also don't want it to get out of hand.

So instead of beating myself up, I am inspired to be more mindful and disciplined. Starting Meow.

[imkattymae]

[sepulcrocaiado]

I would rather be wrong Than live in the shadows of your song My mind is open wide And now I'm ready to start

[munishera]

🌅Everyday is a new beginning. Take a deep breath. Smile 😊 And start again.🚶

[kleio-b]

"In the journey called life, People often walk away. Cherish the good times. And move on..." ©️Kleio B’wti #moveon #moveonquotes #newbeginnings #start #startagain #instadaily #instagood #instagram https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp7x9KRqUXk/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[screenscreaming]

Entre matices de sueños rotos y la luz de recomenzar, no me importa llegar sino disfrutar del camino con sus agridulces colores... #bridge #light #shadow #encuadre #city #jutsapic #pictoday #saywithphoto #photoandfeelings #grid #calm #startagain #brokenpromises (en Gustavo Baz) https://www.instagram.com/p/CovmdWUv8l7/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[caitlinlinney]

nothing ever changes overnight need to have the patience to do this right not afraid to hold on and chase the light ✨ #startagain (at Huntington Beach, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cn8bR86r-rU/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[thatdilseamir]

#restart #startagain #dilseamir https://www.instagram.com/p/CnmxWXAPY1P/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[daletrafra]

Paroles de la chanson “Start Again” de OneRepublic