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While cleaning your attic, you find a box of glass balls with names on them. You accidentally drop one, and as soon as it shatters, a person appears.

this sign left no survivors

I want my nervous system to calm down first,

Vincent van Gogh, from a letter to Theo van Gogh written c. May 1888 (via violentwavesofemotion)

Gems From 9th Grade Papers on The Odyssey

“Hospitality. It’s not hard to show hospitality. When you have guest or someone who needs a place to stay, don’t be that person who says no find somewhere else.”

“Telemachus was looking for his friend Odysseus.”

“Title: How Odysseus’s pride can sometimes out do his intellingence”

“This is one of many instantizes in the Odyssey where Odysseus has to get the last laugh.”

“Circe is trying to pursue them to be her love slaves.”

“The cyclops should tell Poseidon, a mortal, that Odysseus blinded him.”

“Odysseus finds the adiodote so therefor he is able to over power Circe.”

“Telemachus doesn’t know whether they are a god or they are a godnot.”

there’s a lot of evidence that the iliad and the odyssey were actually composed by a variety of poets through an oral tradition rather than just by one poet, so what if the homeric texts are actually just a very long game of D&D

Cptsd bingo requested by anon!!!

Abuse Victims- Can You Relate??

Being able to read a person’s microaggressions without even trying (He’s upset. I don’t know how I know he’s upset, but he is). I’m always right. 

Being able to hear a lie in someone’s voice without looking at them. 

Unconsciously being aware of every shift in the room, but still jumping a mile when someone comes up from behind. 

Forcing your body into autopilot when life just gets too hard to handle, but then realizing you’re dissociating and trying to bring yourself back. 

That stare that all your friends call your “resting bitch face.”

Nearly punching people in the face when they scare you. 

Being amazingly good at one thing because you had nothing else to do as a kid (for me, reading and writing). 

People calling you mature for your age. 

People being stunned at the fact that you know more life skills than a thirty year old. 

On the other hand, cringing when you don’t know how to do something everyone else knows how to do. 

Constantly feeling tired no matter how long you sleep. 

Telling a story about your childhood, and stopping halfway through when you realize everyone is horrified. 

Not understanding why people complain about taxes and insurance and money while you’re just happy you get to have plants in your room now. 

Having absolutely no control over your emotions, yet everyone thinks you’re so level headed and mature because you’re not physically capable of showing it. 

Yikes. Here’s another.

(I love when you all reblog these with filled out versions. 💕)

mr darcy: literally insults elizabeth’s entire family while proposing

elizabeth: you are the last man in the world whom i could ever be prevailed upon to marry

mr darcy:

Rebrand

You know what ladies?? it’s not a crime to know you’re a CATCH!! hell yeah you’re cute! Own that shit. Call yourself a goddess, take selfies in good light. Knowing you’re that bitch is sexy and it is not conceit as long as you also bring others up, and know that other women are also a frickin catch!! Knowing your own worth isn’t conceit because it doesn’t equal thinking of others as less. 

this morning NASA abandoned their mars rover Opportunity (aka Oppy) because it (she) got hit by a storm on Mars and it knocked her camera and wheels out and her last words to the team were “my battery is low and it is getting dark”. I know she’s a machine but I’m devastated. Oppy is the one who discovered water on Mars. RIP oppy ily space baby

REBLOG IF

- you are a studyblr

- you are super friendly

- you love when people message you

- you want to support everyone in the community 

one thing i love about this community is that it is one big family and everyone is ready to support eachother. reblog this and follow the people that also reblog and start some super cute supportive friendships because you all deserve the best 

ALL 👏🏾 OF 👏🏾 THEM 👏🏾

“you are what you consume, media, tv, social media, everything, so be conscious about who you are making yourself.”

— phoebe-does.

please make sure that wherever you’re at in life, you don’t treat it like a transitory period. don’t waste your college years wishing to already be graduated & have a job. don’t waste your single years wishing for someone to be in love with. if/when those things come, they will come in due time and they will be good. but there is nothing like looking back and feeling empty because you wasted literal years ignoring what you had because you were hoping for something better. while it’s important to better yourself and reach for your goals, don’t neglect the present because that’s where you are now and it’s your now that determines your future. 

A reminder for the girls with big plans

To all the girls with big dreams, who have been told that they are ‘too preoccupied with success’, or that they are ‘too selfish’ or ‘too ambitious’ - do not listen to the people who speak those words. If you love something that much, and will pursue it to the ends of the earth, do not give it up for anyone. Hold it close to your heart and understand that you are not obligated to dim your sparkle for anybody. In your life, there will always be people who tell you that you are too much or too little. They will say a woman is too assertive, or too reserved. They will say she feels too little or too much, that ambition is selfish. They may even be hurt or offended that you do not think the same. Yet at the end of the day, know in your heart that you are the only one who will ever know whether you are truly enough and that is what’s important. Go out there and smash the glass ceiling to pieces.

it’s not your fault

you aren’t the exception to people saying this

it was never your fault

“It is better to be unhappy and know the worst, than to be happy in a fool’s paradise.” - Fyodor Dostoyevsky, The Idiot (via the-book-diaries)

evolution of moods 1-3am

Abusers don’t abuse every day. They have good moments. Days when they do the right things. Moments when they say the correct words. when this happens, the key is to remember that it is just an abuser having a good day, but still an abuser based on all the other days.

(via purplebuddhaquotes)

gentle reminders for when you relapse

- forgive yourself, it’s not your fault

- you’re doing your best and I’m proud of you

- try to do activities that match the opposite of your emotions

- see yourself from an outside perspective, like what you would say if your friend was in your situation

- focus on your health, like keeping hydrated

- if you could heal before, you can heal again

- it doesn’t feel like it, but this is only temporary

- you’re doing well, you are loved and you are growing from this

I am extremly tired of school, of having the same routine everyday. I feel like my life is repeating itself. I have no energy nor power to study anymore or even to stay grounded on my feet and face the day. what can i do about this ?

Hi hon, what I would try first of all is a grounding technique, list 5 things you can see, 4 things you can feel, 2 things you can hear and one thing you can taste. This helps me stay grounded. What you’re experiencing sounds a lot like burnout here’s a response i usually give in terms of advice when it comes to burnout:

The way I overcame burnout was putting all my work in piles of subjects and then arranging them in order from most to least important, most important put on top. With my non-paper workload I did the same thing but as a checklist in my journal. Once I saw VISUALLY how much I had to do, which never turns out to be how much you think you have in your head, it was so much easier to attack it.

Before you start on your work, please take your time to recharge, start devoting at least an hour to self care, whether it be going for a walk, playing with pets, playing a board game with family, taking a bath and reading cheesy romance novels. Whatever you need to calm down, develop your own mantra, my personal mantra is “I know I can face whatever comes my way, the worst that can happen isn’t that bad and there’s always alternatives. My anxiety is my drive, not my impediment” After self care, do one thing at the top of each pile. The next day do the next thing in each pile, working through it methodically and taking care of yourself.

more personalised advice on top of this:

I would take out a blank piece of paper and create a mind map of what you want your life from now on to look like. Write all your core values and beliefs, your aspirations, everything you think of when you think of where you want to be in 5 years and where you want life to take you. Then you can reassess whether what you’re currently spending your time doing is worth it and taking you where you want to be. Re-motivate your life, treat this like an opportunity to plant the seed for what will turn into a blossoming and flourishing you. Create networks that leave you with so much more than school, school is only one area of your life! Find other hobbies and passions that you can nurture when you’re sick of doing school work and make sure you always go back to that mindmap, or create a new one if things change and refer to that, always go back to where the current you is taking future you and make sure you’re paving the right path for you.

<3 

If you hear a voice within you say ‘you cannot paint,’ then by all means paint, and that voice will be silenced.

Vincent Van Gogh (via yourlocalwriterblog)

Listen up ragamuffins, I have to say something:

Pain and misery, and Cheryl’s emotionally abusive mother, did NOT make Cheryl Blossom kind. TONI made her kind, because Toni holds Cheryl accountable for her atrocious behavior, instead of giving her a pass just because she has experienced trauma. And Toni held Cheryl accountable because she could see that Cheryl was capable of better, where everyone else just looked at Cheryl and saw a spoiled, damaged girl-child. Toni saw a STRONG WOMAN, capable and deserving of love. LOVE made Cheryl kind, not pain and trauma.

PAIN AND TRAUMA DOESN’T MAKE A PERSON KIND. LOVE IN THE FACE OF PAIN AND TRAUMA MAKES A PERSON KIND.

this is peak comedy

reading a lot of classic lit is like being friends with a bunch of straight girls, loving and supporting them, but watching in quiet horror as they make horrible decisions, both romantically and otherwise. like…. juliet sweetheart i fully support your quest for the montague dick, but let’s make sure romeo has the message before we fake-kill ourselves, okay? messengers can be shitty in this day and age. and cathy, look. you’re kind of the worst, but you still deserve better than heathcliff. get your associate’s, be nicer to edgar, and move out of that town, ok? and don’t die and leave your daughter in the clutches of your evil ex while you’re at it. narrator of rebecca… first off bitch we’ve been friends for years, tell me your name… second, PLEASE LEARN SOME SELF-LOVE AND SELF-CARE!!!!! YOU ARE A VIBRANT CREATURE KNOWN AS WOMAN, YOU DO NOT NEED A MAN TO BE WORTHWHILE!!!! and as for jane eyre…….. bitch……… i mean don’t get me wrong i love all of you and would die for any of you, any time, and please believe i say this with the utmost affection, but ALL OF YOU BITCHES ARE SO EXHAUSTING. OH MY GOD.

except you, lizzy bennet, you’re an angel and i’m thrilled that you’re here.

Caesar: dead

Brutus and Cassius: gay

Mark Anthony: triumphant

Hotel: trivago

stab a friend today to commemorate the ides of march

classic novel themed asks

Of Mice and Men - What drives/motivates you?

The Phantom of the Opera - What song currently defines your life?

1984 - Spill a secret about yourself.

Pride and Prejudice - Got a crush?

The Scarlet Letter - What’s your favorite word and what does that word mean?

To Kill a Mockingbird - What’s the last text message you sent and the last song you listened to?

Wuthering Heights - Define your personal aesthetic.

Fahrenheit 451 - What’s your favorite book?

Moby Dick - What’s your most important goal in life?

Jane Eyre - What’s a fictional character that you believe you are most like/you relate to most?

The Catcher in the Rye - What does your name (first and/or middle) mean?

The Lord of the Flies - What’s your friend group like?

The Picture of Dorian Grey - Post a photo of yourself posing like your icon.

Les Miserables - What do you do when you’re sad?

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - What is one place that you’ve always wanted to go?

Emma - What was your first kiss like?

The Great Gatsby - Describe the most recent dream you can remember having.