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nothing to see here

[tay @codetaynado]

Ain’t your momma ever told you just because you’re out here runnin’ doesn’t make you free

[tay @codetaynado]

So my grandma married my childhood bullies’ grandfather, and he left a significant portion of his inheritance to my grandma when he died. And so now whenever she gives me money, I just giggle a little remembering where it came from. Karma plays that looooong game man

[Wizard of Barge @wizardofbarge]

I fear the kingdom may be cooked, m’lord

[tay @codetaynado]

Getting to know my dad’s family as an adult makes me realize how much of my humor is genetic. Like we’re all this weird and twisted. I love it

[Gwen @Gwendolynleeann]

“I’m tired & angry, but somebody should be” -Halsey

[tay @codetaynado]

Once I learn to think at least once before I say or do something stupid, it’s over for you bitches. And by over I mean the oversharing I always manage do to 🤦🏽‍♀️

[Yves ౨ৎ @yvessirae]

My thesis defense was the only thing standing between me and graduation.

Four years of hard work came down to one presentation.

The night before it, my grandmother passed away.

I got the call close to midnight. Suddenly, my slides didn’t matter. My script didn’t matter. Nothing felt important anymore. By morning, I was exhausted, grieving, and already late.

I almost didn’t go.

I almost sent an email and gave up on the one chance I had to pass.

But then I remembered how proud she was of me. How she told everyone, “Wait until she graduates.”

So I showed up.

Late. Eyes swollen. Voice shaking.

I apologized, took a deep breath, and started. It wasn’t perfect. I stumbled. My voice cracked. But I spoke with everything I had left in me.

When they called me back in and said, “You passed,” I didn’t cry because I graduated.

I cried because I almost let grief take away the moment she always believed I would reach.

That day, I learned something I’ll never forget:
Sometimes courage isn’t strength.
It’s just showing up anyway.

[tay @codetaynado]

At what point do you stop being a victim of circumstance, and start fighting back for what you deserve? How far will you allow yourself to be pushed?

[tay @codetaynado]

What happened to you is not your fault. But it is your responsibility

[🤠 @heavensbvnny]

deleting later but my hot take of the day is that you can be there for your friends without expecting anything in return but you can also be sad when they dont show up for you

[blue @bluewmist]

A lesson I learned this year is that a person's capacity for growth is directly linked to how much truth they can face about themselves without running away.

[tay @codetaynado]

Does everyone need antidepressants? Definitely not. But like without mine, I’d probably be dead or at least someone who hates everyone and everything ever always. Cause now I have enough brain chemicals to get myself to the gym. So ima keep taking it

[@levelsio @levelsio]

A person I know (not on here) got on SSRIs (anti depressants) recently

Not kidding you, he immediately told me "Pieter, we both have generational trauma, it is very important you also start taking anti depressants as soon as possible, it will really help you"

I spit out my sparkling water with squeezed lemon

"No I am fine, I love my life, I love the people around me, I love my work, I eat a diet of whole foods, I go to the gym 4 times a week and lift heavy and do cardio just so I do not become depressed like you, why would I go on SSRIs, are you out of your mind?"

This shit is contagious

[tay @codetaynado]

God fucking damn it Dave

[cameron @cambeserious]

Ariana Grande opens up on a new podcast about how Mac Miller helped her step away from Cat Valentine and into her own R&B/pop sound:

“I’ve never talked about this, but actually Malcolm, who you might know as Mac, encouraged me to be myself (…) embrace my brown hair and make R&B-influenced pop music, and separate, and do the brave thing.”

[jess jordan on kendall’s phone @buttcasino]

does anybody know if "the middle" by jimmy eat world is supposed to stop being personally relatable at some point in life

[Beth @Dirtdragonmom]

Stay whimsical, my people.

[Dr. Nicole LePera @Theholisticpsyc]

Love becomes safety. It becomes predictable. It's not a roller coaster of ups and down. It's not fight or flight disguised as "passion."

[Amitryptyling @AmiEverAfter]

the most built guy in the gym said “hell yeah” when I switched out my 10 lb for 12 lb dumbbell for weighted Bulgarian split squats last night and I haven’t stopped thinking about how good it made me feel—encourage strangers

[Curiosity @CuriosityonX]

No brain, no thoughts, just vibes

[tay @codetaynado]

Because, honestly, what do we lose by being kind? By saying thank you? By acknowledging the impact someone has made in your life?

[tay @codetaynado]

I firmly believe that if we made more space to recognize the little pieces of good that others bring into our lives and took the time to express the gratitude for them, the world would be just a little more gentle.