Someone said “The slow burn of becoming yourself” and I think that might be one of the most beautiful things I have ever heard. It’s such a good reminder of how much it takes, how much character development, how much change, and beauty and courage it takes to reach your soul and I hope no one ever gives up on becoming themselves because it’s a never ending journey that only gets better.
Also. Being indirect is ruining your life. Be clear. Be concise. Be honest. Mean what you say and say what you mean. If you love someone, let them know. (And then do something about it.) And if you don't, let them go.
Love exists in so many beautiful forms, romantically, in the form of friendships, in the form of nature, in the sky and sun and the moon, in every creature, in every flower, love exists within us, all around us and in every little thing, choose to feel and embrace it all
It's extremely important to realise that you were beautiful before someone noticed and you'll remain beautiful in their absence.
Your beauty is not subjected to who values you for it.
Your love is yours. Nobody can take that away from you.
Never be ashamed of your love. Never regret it or take it back. Your love is proof of something great. A capacity to feel, to witness, to give. It’s evidence. An emotional imprint that you’re here, that you’re human.
Kafka said, “People crave intimacy, yet fear being truly seen.”
Dostoevsky said, “And so they settle for shallow connections, and calling it love while dying quietly in loneliness.”