Simon_Bel

trying to color inside the lines that I live between

[k @alfkkifine]

One of the most brutal realities of the male experience that nobody talks about is the absolute "affection desert" they live in. A woman can get a hug, a genuine compliment, and deep emotional support from her platonic friends on a random Tuesday. A man can go an entire calendar year without another human being touching his arm, asking if he's okay, or giving him a sincere compliment. We’ve built a society where a man only gets to experience basic human warmth if he is actively providing for a partner. Outside of that, he is completely invisible.

[𝕾𝖎𝖗 𝕮𝖍𝖗𝖎𝖘 @eagleseyeinc]

doubling your income is far more important than forcing someone to text you back. you’ve got things to do, stay focused.

[Baby Tay @sexyandsadity]

Treat everyone like they wearing a wire

[Jack @Jackkk]

Michael B. Jordan’s advice for anyone feeling stuck in life

“When you’re feeling the most trapped and down and nothing can go right, those are the moments that define you. People quit right before they get what they’ve always wanted”

“Having the name Michael Jordan, knowing there was another Michael Jordan who was the best ever got me teased and picked on. For a moment, it made me not want to play sports but then I was like nah, I’m going to compete. It gave me a healthy chip”

“For the people who are listening who feel like they can’t change their circumstances, just hold on. Just endure. Look at things differently. Challenge yourself to see the glass half full”

“Find something that resonates with you, find your intuition within that thing and be obsessed about it”

[GodlyVibez Studios @GVStudios_TV]

🚨Pharrell says whatever God got for you no man can get in the way of, and God is the God of the Universe 🙌

[𝓲𝓬𝓮 @be_like_ice]

The moment you start hiding emotions to avoid conflict, you begin losing the emotional bond that made you fall in love.

[Carolyn Wang 凯伦 @caro_irl]

my life got significantly better once i realized that the suffering I've experienced doesn't make me more interesting or more complex, and that I would enjoy life more if i moved on and earnestly tried to be the happiest version of myself every day

[` @lisaawrites]

I just heard someone say

“you deserve somebody who knows how hard it is to find somebody like you.” that made me cry

[aura @theviibes]

let people miss you. let things unfold without your interference. let life surprise you. control is exhausting, trust is freedom.

[JJ. Omojuwa @Omojuwa]

“Sometimes you need your ego, gotta remind these fools.” - Jay-Z

[Ahmed/The Ears/IG: BigBizTheGod 🇸🇴 @big_business_]

Jay-Z speaks on attaining his wealth and the balance that comes with keeping it.

“Your morality defines who you are. Your morality is not defined by a dollar amount. And if so, what is that dollar amount? When does it start? If it’s a cutoff like “all millionaires are bad,” at $999,000 I’m good? It can’t be that way. It doesn’t make any sense. I got successful the hard way, in spite of the way the system is set up. Everything was against me. My talent pushed against all the headwinds and I got successful that way. And with that success, I’ve done things with my reach that I wanted to do that was helpful for a lot of people.

And I think that’s most important—the things you believe in, the things you align with. Because a person with more money can do more good. It’s a choice. Again, we’re living in the real world. You can be realistic or idealistic. This is the system that we have. And with the system that we have, what are you going to do?”

[Lumen @LumenX_]

DON’T JOKE WITH THIS PRAYER:

Dear God, Remove the fear that keeps me small and replace it with faith that reminds me I was made for more.

Amen.

[Kia 🧸ྀི @xevekiah]

Couples have dated for 10 years then got married and divorced after a year. Strangers have fucked on the 1st date and now are celebrating their 15th anniversary. Some people get married after 6 months and are still happily married. Others do everything "right," follow every rule, wait the "proper" amount of time, and still end up miserable. There is no formula to this. Do what makes you fucking happy.

[Top 1% Men @dtop1percentmen]

Stop moving like it's you vs the world.

Start moving like the world's already on your side.

[princess ౨ৎ @puppetgrl_]

you can literally wake up one day and be like “actually, fuck everything ab my past and the self-sabotaging identity i had” and decide to live an entirely new life and be some1 who always fucking wins. it doesn’t take a feeling or breakthrough moment or epiphany. only a decision.