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i think doing scalp massage for hair growth works and also helps with hair loss, i'm able to run my fingers through my hair without having hair on my hand. i think i will post photo of my hair after 3 months and i won't post photos of my hair before that. ♡

Don’t you dare lose that magic in your heart young sprite. Don’t ever stop running barefoot in the fields, climbing trees, reading old fairy stories, don’t lost that childhood whimsy and innocence, and ease of belief! Don’t let yourself be so clouded in the mechanics and machinery that is every day life that you lose that wild spirit and wonderful wicked mischievousness. Don’t lose your spontaneity and sense of adventure. One day when your old and your body fails you, it will be the sparkle in your eye, and the grin on your face, knowing you didn’t live just a life, you lived the most wild and extravagant one of all.

“The most dangerous thing a woman can possess is self-worth. Liking her own body, trusting her own instincts, valuing her own time and company, thinking she’s interesting and special, entering business and personal relationships based only on mutual benefit and respect. Sometimes this leads to advertisers having no idea how to corner us. If we don’t hate ourselves, how will we know what to buy? Sometimes self-worth leads to violence against us. Sometimes, though, self-worth sets us free.”

— Margaret Lyons, The Find Yourself Beauty of Shrill (via howtofightloneliness)

It doesn’t make you unlovable or a horrible person if you don’t have many friends. It can be difficult to meet new people if you’re shy or quiet or have anxiety. It can be difficult to stay in touch with people if you can’t find the time or energy to remain in contact. It can be difficult to make new friends if you struggle to find people you click with or who are interested in the same things as you. None of those things mean you’re unlovable. 

if you can’t blast somebody else by the 1975 and dance around with me then we can’t be friends

mood: slowdive chilling in a graveyard

☘️🌼 some sweet lil babies 🌼☘️

celestial objects 🌕✨

moon: cold fingers, silver accessories and long coats, hiding in libraries as snow falls, secretive smiles, quiet homesickness for another world, appears calm but their still waters runs deep, knows you better than yourself

venus: ink-smudged hands, hiding fragments of themselves in poetry or stories, tiredness from noticing everything, birdsong after a sleepless night, romanticizing the unbearable, obsessed with meanings and signs

stars: bright eyes, blue skies and pools of honey, humming along to the radio, making up words as they go, sleepy car-rides home, unspoken words, deep comfort during golden hour, glittering jewelry, noticing how a smile forms

It’s okay to be bad at things. If you like drawing, but none of your art is aesthetically pleasing to anyone, keep doing it. If you like singing, but you can’t hit any of the right notes, keep doing it. If you like dancing, but you don’t have a good feel of the music, keep doing it. Don’t stop doing the things that you love just because you aren’t good at them and don’t ever let anyone shame you for it. 

It’s okay to be bad at things. If you like drawing, but none of your art is aesthetically pleasing to anyone, keep doing it. If you like singing, but you can’t hit any of the right notes, keep doing it. If you like dancing, but you don’t have a good feel of the music, keep doing it. Don’t stop doing the things that you love just because you aren’t good at them and don’t ever let anyone shame you for it. 

Since I know none of yall have lost your energy for supporting black people right now, you should check out this blog with over 1000 black-owned online shops.

https://themadmommy.com/black-owned-etsy-shops/

Ian Taylor | @ian.explores

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you're struggling right now...

...and that's stressful for sure but remember but this too shall pass.

you can get through this just like you were able to cross all those hurdles you didn't think you would be able to make through in the past.

you can do it, at your own pace. you are much more able than you believe ✨

songs to get you through the treacherous holiday season <3 

not to be a manic pixie dream girl but sometimes all you want is to listen to the cure on an mp3 whilst wistfully staring out of the train windows, fingers wrapped around a book of existentialist poetry. you do not intend to read it. 

soundtrack for wandering around your abandoned childhood neighbourhood 

the audial manifestation of what i believe it would feel like to fall from heaven 

for moments when all you crave is to turn back time and revert back to those years where seemingly nothing mattered but everything was exhilarating  

debilitating intrusive thoughts but make them ~groovy~ 

songs reminiscent of coming of age films but instead of a coming of age film it’s an unwatched four-hour-long lecture i need to watch for a class i hate  

one of those rare holiday playlists that don’t contain michael bubles entire discography BUT still has enough festive cheer to get you through December 

a friendly reminder :D

idk who needs to hear this today, but just a friendly reminder; if you’re scared that you might be faking something*, you are not faking it.

people who fake something know they’re faking it. 

since you’re worried that you might be faking it, and not confident in the fact that you actually are faking it, you are not faking.

hope this helped you as much as it helped me! :D

*this can apply to mental illness, neurodivergencies, sexuality, gender identity, etc.

Choose people who are good for your mental health.

Follow @productive-tips for more tips and content like this posted daily! Handpicked and curated with love :)

Being a lot to handle is NOT a bad thing. You are a complex being with a story, emotions, thoughts, fears, interests, values, ideas etc. Do not listen to anyone who tells you that you are too much - it simply means that there is more to love about you. You contain an entire universe inside of you and if anybody claims that you are too hard to deal with, it just means that they are incapable of loving every part of you. It has absolutely nothing to do with you. So, embrace every little thing of your wonderful soul, my love. For: "You will never be too much for the person who cannot get enough of you."

(Seen on FB)

RUN THE DISHWASHER TWICE. 

When I was at one of my lowest (mental) points in life, I couldn’t get out of bed some days. I had no energy or motivation and was barely getting by.

I had therapy once per week, and on this particular week I didn’t have much to ‘bring’ to the session. He asked how my week was and I really had nothing to say.

“What are you struggling with?” he asked.

I gestured around me and said “I dunno man. Life.”

Not satisfied with my answer, he said “No, what exactly are you worried about right now? What feels overwhelming? When you go home after this session, what issue will be staring at you?”

I knew the answer, but it was so ridiculous that I didn’t want to say it.

I wanted to have something more substantial.

Something more profound.

But I didn’t.

So I told him, “Honestly? The dishes. It’s stupid, I know, but the more I look at them the more I CAN’T do them because I’ll have to scrub them before I put them in the dishwasher, because the dishwasher sucks, and I just can’t stand and scrub the dishes.”

I felt like an idiot even saying it.

What kind of grown ass woman is undone by a stack of dishes? There are people out there with *actual* problems, and I’m whining to my therapist about dishes?

But my therapist nodded in understanding and then said:

“RUN THE DISHWASHER TWICE.”

I began to tell him that you’re not supposed to, but he stopped me.

“Why the hell aren’t you supposed to? If you don’t want to scrub the dishes and your dishwasher sucks, run it twice. Run it three times, who cares?! Rules do not exist, so stop giving yourself rules.”

It blew my mind in a way that I don’t think I can properly express.

That day, I went home and tossed my smelly dishes haphazardly into the dishwasher and ran it three times.

I felt like I had conquered a dragon.

The next day, I took a shower lying down.

A few days later. I folded my laundry and put them wherever the fuck they fit.

There were no longer arbitrary rules I had to follow, and it gave me the freedom to make accomplishments again.

Now that I’m in a healthier place, I rinse off my dishes and put them in the dishwasher properly. I shower standing up. I sort my laundry.

But at a time when living was a struggle instead of a blessing, I learned an incredibly important lesson:

THERE ARE NO RULES.

RUN THE DISHWASHER TWICE!!!

(by Kate Scott 2018)

These are difficult times. It’s okay if you’re struggling right now.

Sometimes you just need time off/some calm days to take care of yourself. If you’re super lucky, you reach this point in a weekend. Sometimes we are not so lucky. Sometimes we need to close down our things and take a day or two off, and don’t you dare beating yourself up for it. Sometimes, activily taking a day off or two, can actually prevent you from being forced to do so later on, but for a far longer amount of time. It is not an easy decision to make. There are times for pushing through, and there are times to hit pause, we are much more likely to pick the first one even when we shouldn’t. Take the time off you need. Take the time before your body forces you to do it. You will thank yourself. Taking care of your health comes first. You come first. 🌸

who cares if your interests are basic? if it brings you joy then don’t let anyone shame you just because it’s not a “unique” interest. do what makes you happy.

Quote by Dhiman

I'm not giving up on you because I know you are strong enough to get though this and you will get through this. Please don't give up on yourself 💛

productive things to do that aren’t studying

make your bed

take a shower

do some journaling

exercise/take a walk

try a new recipe to make for lunch

tidy your room

listen to a podcast

declutter your phone and laptop

read a book

take a break (taking breaks are productive!!)

If you’re in that place in your life where you’re trying to please everyone and feeling so bad about yourself because you’re not meeting other people’s expectations: I see you, and I love you.

It’s okay to not fit in! It’s okay to not please others. I’ve learned that lesson, but it was hard. I’m confident enough to make decisions that others might disapprove of, but I know are the right choices for me. I’ve learned to brush off meaningless criticism, but I’ve spent so many hours crying over what others have said about me. Maybe you don’t yet think it’s possible to be confident, to be comfortable in your skin, but it is. I love you. I love you so much.

“Tomorrow might look different. You’ll have to wait and see. The world is never frozen still, it changes gradually. Then suddenly, it’s all transformed, and you can see it too, and you wonder why you’d ever doubt grey skies would turn to blue.”

— Ellis Nightingale

You don’t exist to please other people. You don’t exist to fit in a mold. You exist for yourself, and no one else.

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being sensitive isn't a drawback

often people who are sensitive by nature are told to harden themselves up emotionally. they are told not to feel so much else it'll be difficult to live in this harsh world.

being sensitive is not something to be ashamed of. you have an added gentleness to your nature in these times when everything is a bit more rough than required.

make your sensitivity your most prized possession and value it instead of feeling low about it. be proud of your feelings. care as much as you do. that's what makes you the beautiful person that you are ✨