when you’re lonely:
- hug something soft. hold it close to your body so it’s warm.
- lie down somewhere. learn to love the silence. learn to appreciate stillness.
- place your hands on the area that aches. let the warmth of your hands soothe it.
- check up on someone else. despite the fears of coming across as embarrassing, unwanted, or whatever other lies your mind tells you. be the friend you need.
- create escapes that leave you feeling less empty. music, nature, literature, art, whatever you feel like. you’re alone so you’re free to choose.
I’m not impressed by what kind of car you drive, or what job you got, or the house you live in or your social status. I’m impressed by the mindset you have, the heart you hold and the way you value yourself & others around you.
“I’m always a little too much for people to handle. A little too sad or a little too overbearing or maybe even a little too annoying. I’m always too much. But I was always too little for the only person I ever really loved and that really screws me up inside. I was never enough.”— JSM (via wnq-writers)
(Source: wnq-writers.com)
“Not all toxic people are cruel and uncaring. Some of them love us dearly. Many of them have good intentions. Most are toxic to our being simply because their needs and way of existing in the world force us to compromise ourselves and our happiness. They aren’t inherently bad people, but they aren’t the right people for us. And as hard as it is, we have to let them go. Life is hard enough without being around people who bring you down, and as much as you care, you can’t destroy yourself for the sake of someone else. You have to make your wellbeing a priority. Whether that means breaking up with someone you care about, loving a family member from a distance, letting go of a friend, or removing yourself from a situation that feels painful — you have every right to leave and create a safer space for yourself.”— Daniell Koepke (via thelovejournals)
“She is more than just her body. Pay attention to the way she speaks about her dreams. I mean really pay attention. When you see the way her eyes light up when she tells you about her passions; you will swear that God gave you your own personal star to take care of. Stop her if she apologizes for being a burden, and assure her that you enjoy her presence and her smile that grows wider and warmer with each second like the morning sunrise. If she doesn’t apologize, stay quiet; that means she is sure of herself and that’s wonderful. Listen to her thoughts long enough, and you will realize that she is more than strawberry lips and satin skin. Her voice will become your favorite song, the runner up being her laugh only because there’s just something about the way she sounds at 2am when everything is quiet except the inside of your head and she is all you can tolerate. You will look in the mirror and your reflection will feel incomplete; the space left over when she is not around will tug on the heartstrings you forgot you had until you next meet and when you do, you will question how her soul can be so shiny in such a dark world. She will become everything you think you want and everything you fear; her words spoken with an intensity that will make you believe there is fire coursing through her veins hotter than the flames of life that forged her. The only thing able to match the heat will be the way she touches you like she wishes she could burn her name onto your skin, not knowing that you already feel like her image is seared into your eyelids, and as if things couldn’t get any worse, she will smell amazing. She is a hurricane and you will know this but you will want to call her home. I’m telling you, she is more than just her body. And if you’ve managed to see her naked, you still haven’t seen anything yet.”— Maxwell Diawuoh, Below the Surface
(Source: wnq-writers.com)
“Give people time. Give people space. Don’t beg anyone to stay. Let them roam. What’s meant for you will always be yours.”
“You’re important to me. I think if there’s anything that will last forever, it’s that. Whether we separate, stay in touch or rarely speak again, you will always be that little someone I really do care for, that I would sacrifice everything for to protect and keep safe.”— Beau Taplin, The Promise
(via thelovejournals)
(Source: thelovejournals.com)