gentle reminders:
🌷 sometimes, being kind to yourself is to study instead of procrastinating, even if it makes you feel uncomfortable - when the exams and deadlines approach, your anxiety won’t be so bad.
🌸 sometimes, being kind to yourself is to log off everything, stop looking for the rush of validation - at the end of the day, you can’t fill an empty mood with more emptiness.
✨ sometimes, being kind to yourself is to make yourself uncomfortable for a while. to get rid of habits that initially comfort you, but ultimately make you feel worse. all habits are uncomfortable to stop, but the rewards will be so satisfying, and so worth it !!
a lot of young girls need to realize that keeping friendships alive gets so hard after high school/uni and that you have to actively nurture your friendships if you want them to last yes even the friendships of 2 decades….. your 20s are so disorienting and trauamtizing no one can afford to take friendships for granted… everybody worries about not finding a romantic partner lets start worrying about being friendless by the time you hit 30
when someone loves you - really loves you - treat them gently. text your best friend back when you can. tell your mother you noticed her haircut and that she was right about that recipe. tell your grandfather that the boats in his bottles are the best things you’ve ever seen. be good to the people who are good to you. it’s the least you can do.
ya……… these two have gotten me through everything & continues to do so
Don't stay moping in regret! Don't keep rereading your life story over and over wanting an eraser for the stained ink, there are empty pages yet to be written! Unlovely chapters can be a tradegy but how much more is the tradegy of an unfinished story, keep filling up those next empty pages. Jesus Bless.
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Life can get overwhelming sometimes, and it makes us feel so small and powerless. Remember, you aren't as small as you believe. You have so much authority over life. You might be stuck in the wilderness, but you still have the power to bring about so many changes. They may, at the moment, be but little sparks that quickly go out, but give it time and eventually the sparks will be strong enough to bring about a flame that will help you forge your own path with even more opportunities for change.
for fellow austins and the rest of texas
fuck ERCOT