“I need you to know I will still love you while you’re figuring yourself out. I’ll be right here to hand you the sword to fight your own demons, every time.”
— Pieces of me
“Find people who can handle your darkest truths, who don’t change the subject when you share your pain, or try to make you feel bad for feeling bad. Find people who understand we all struggle, some of us more than others, and that there’s no weakness in admitting it. Find people who want to be real, however that looks and feels, and who want you to be real, too. Find people who get that life is hard, and who get that life is also beautiful, and who aren’t afraid to honor both of those realities. Find people who help you feel more at home in your heart, mind and body, and who take joy in your joy. Find people who love you, for real, and who accept you, for real. Just as you are. They’re out there, these people. Your tribe is waiting for you. Don’t stop searching until you find them.”
Anyways, some dumbass basic white dude tried to come for me about abortion.
if you think that what was is happening in Alabama and Georgia does not affect you because you live far away on your safe little piece of land, you are wrong. it should affect you to the point of outrage. women AND men.
the criminalization of abortions will make women who seek abortions susceptible to 99 years of imprisonment or the death penalty under charges of murder. anyone, man of woman, who helps a woman get an abortion is susceptible to be trialed for conspiracy to commit murder. any woman who seeks a legal abortion out of state, but resides in the state of Alabama or Georgia, and is found out, is guilty in the eyes of the new law. a woman who has a miscarriage and is found guilty of her own miscarriage is susceptible to the same fate.
but a man who commits rape has a small sentence to pay, and he does not have to live with the reminder of this horrible act for the rest of his life.
where is the justice?
where are the women who fought for their rights, who burned their bras in the streets and threw bricks through university windows because violence was the only way to get the attention they deserved?
this is monopoly over women, over their bodies, over their lives. this is control.
women have been dying for decades because of unwanted or unplanned pregnancies, either by botched abortions, suicides, or murdered by pro-lifers. and that is just naming a few ways women have died because of that.
women have suffered too much already. abortion is a right. it is a human right. let women have control of their own bodies. where is your outrage?
Alabama just passed the most extreme abortion ban since Roe v. Wade. But it’s not just Alabama. We have now seen 15 state bans on abortion pass in the first five months of 2019. There’s a reason these laws are so extreme — they’re meant to be a direct challenge to Roe v. Wade, and to end the national right to access abortion we’ve had for more than four decades. Politicians are doing this in defiance of the American people, whose support for access to safe, legal abortion is an at an all-time high — and growing. In fact, 73% of Americans say they do not want to see Roe overturned. Your health, not a politician’s beliefs, should drive important medical decisions. We’ll do whatever it takes to stop dangerous bans so that our patients can continue to access the care they need.
Alabama’s new anti-abortion legislation is a real threat to Roe v. Wade, and the media has a responsibility to cover it accurately and fairly.
This means reporting the facts and making clear that abortion is normal, common, and still legal in all 50 states.
Media should refrain from reporting on the spectacle and sensationalizing the news. It’s irresponsible and dangerous and prevents folks from seeking the abortion care they need and deserve.
“There are a lot of things that seem like the end of the world. Like when the person you like stops talking to you once you sleep together. Or when you have to watch a person you’re supposed to be over date someone else and you realize that sharp pain in your chest probably means you’re not actually over them. But what’s even harder is losing someone without getting to say goodbye and not having anyone to talk to about it. Or having to hurt someone you care about because you know what’s best for them and it’s not you. There are so many times in our lives that our hearts will break. And the bad news is, one of those times will be worse than all the others. But the good news is, it’s probably not what you’re going through right now.”
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There’s always going to be someone else. Someone that’s better for you. I told that to my ex when he was crying for me to take him back, I tell that to my friends when they’re going through breakups, and I tell that to myself whenever I need to hear it-which is often and always the hardest. But we always, always move on and love again and those low points we thought we’d never get past, well they always become distant memories. Because the amazing thing about us as humans is we’re capable of loving more than one person in our lifetime and our feelings are capable of change. So even if you really did love someone with all your heart, it doesn’t mean you can’t use all your heart again to love someone else.
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Some people from my past are never going to know me at this age. They won’t get to see my life unfold, my wedding, my children, or my adventures. They may have known who I was, but they will never again know who I’ll be.
I find a lot of peace in that.
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fall in love with someone who wants you, who waits for you. who understands you even in the madness, someone who helps you, and guides you, someone who is your support, and your hope. fall in love with someone who talks with you after a fight. fall in love with someone who misses you and wants to be with you. do not fall in love only with a body or a face or with the idea of being in love
“1. Tell him how much you appreciate him. He almost certainly feels like he isn’t enough for you, and he deserves to know how truly grateful you are. 2. Let him know that you will always and unconditionally be there, even when it feels like the whole world is against him. He needs to know that you’re there for him just as much as he is for you. 3. Compliment him. Tell him how phenomenal of a kisser he is, or how muscular his back feels under your small hands. Let him know how handsome he is. Tell him he’s the sweetest person you know. Trust me, he needs it. 4. Be his cheerleader. Celebrate his successes, no matter how small, like he just won the lottery. Go to all of his games or presentations or performances, and kiss him like you mean it when they’re done. 5. Hold him while he’s crying. Wrap your arms around his neck and play with his hair. Be his shoulder to cry on, and let him know that this is okay. 6. Kiss him hard. Kiss him with so much passion that he smiles against your lips. Kiss his lips, his cheeks, his forehead, his hands, anywhere that will make him smile. 7. Tell him you love him when he’s happy, when he’s sad, or mad, or excited, or proud, or anxious, or even when you’re fighting. This will keep him strong throughout his days. I promise.”
— 7 Small Gestures to do for your Boyfriend. Boys Need Loving, too.
I think that the points are as follows;
1. Live each day with courage
2. Take pride in your work
3. Always finish what you start
4. Do what has to be done
5. Be tough, but fair
6. When you make a promise, keep it
7. Ride for the brand
8. Talk less and say more
9. Remember that some things aren’t for sale
10. Know where to draw the line
You are correct and well versed in your Cowboy Ethics, partner
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“you make me hard but she makes me weak” the 1975 really said sex is great but have u ever been in love
“It is a curious thing, the death of a loved one. We all know that our time in this world is limited, and that eventually all of us will end up underneath some sheet, never to wake up. And yet it is always a surprise when it happens to someone we know. It is like walking up the stairs to your bedroom in the dark, and thinking there is one more stair than there is. Your foot falls down, through the air, and there is a sickly moment of dark surprise as you try and readjust the way you thought of things.”
— Lemony Snicket, “The Reptile Room”
“and maybe you didn’t know, how bad you hurt me, how wholly you changed me. perhaps you were unaware that you twisted my heart into something awful, and broke my faith in love completely. perhaps you never knew how much I loved you, and how much that broke me.”
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things you never knew
w.j.