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You live like this, sheltered, in a delicate world, and you believe you are living. Then you read a book… or you take a trip… and you discover that you are not living, that you are hibernating. The symptoms of hibernating are easily detectable: first, restlessness. The second symptom (when hibernating becomes dangerous and might degenerate into death): absence of pleasure. That is all. It appears like an innocuous illness. Monotony, boredom, death. Millions live like this (or die like this) without knowing it. They work in offices. They drive a car. They picnic with their families. They raise children. And then some shock treatment takes place, a person, a book, a song, and it awakens them and saves them from death. Some never awaken.
The Diary of Anaïs Nin, Volume 1
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I will marry a man who loves me and can provide for me abundantly.
I will marry a man who inquires about my thoughts, feelings, and ideas regularly and genuinely.
I will marry a man who gives me everything I want.
I will marry a man who gives me free reign of his finances.
I will marry a man who gives me a life where nothing is unattainable.
I will marry a man that my family loves.
I will marry a man who treats my friends as if they are his friends.
I will marry a man who is proud to call himself my husband.
I will marry a man with whom I can communicate with clearly and openly.
I will marry a man that makes me smile as l'm falling asleep.
I will marry a man that makes me want to be the best version of myself.
I will marry a man who buys me everything I want because he understands this is what makes me happy.
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Build your self-concept and identity from a perspective completely detached from men. You can be your utmost ethereal, feminine and divine without being tied to men in any capacity.
Being seen as someone who is in relationship with a man should never be internalized as an identity marker. One should learn to view men as people with whom we share spaces, without attaching our sense of belonging to the places they may or may not fill in our lives.
Detachment works wonders because once you lower your expectations and desires towards men, you gain your agency entirely for your own sake and benefit. You stop doing things looking to get a reaction out of them, and their comments or perceptions towards you become entirely meaningless.
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i was not made for the 9-5 life. i want to be cooking, cleaning, making my home beautiful. living the life my husband and i planned together. taking care of our babies. morning pilates, weekly coffee dates with the girls, flower arranging, reading, diy crafts. being able to have the free time to indulge in my hobbies. that’s what brings me joy.
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