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wong kar-wai // e. e. cummings // jorge damiani // rocio montoya // frida kahlo // li-young lee // evan cohen // mary oliver // holly warburton // clifton gachagua // sanna wani // anne magill // craig santos perez // jungho lee
long distance
starting at these rectangles, waiting for them to text back as soon as they get free. sleeping to their voice, because you can't hold them. planning to watch shows and movies together, but your timetables never match. sending each other pictures of every little thing to feel close to each other. trusting each other to the death. sharing how your day went. spamming them with texts when they are sleeping, so that they feel loved when they wake up. overusing I love you.*kisses you* *kisses your forehead* *holds you tight* becomes your keyboard's friends. telling each other how much you miss them every day, more than half a dozen times. getting jealous over little things. every video call becomes an event and seeing their face completes your day. comforting one another when feeling low. constantly wishing for them to be here, with you, in your arms.
this november we are healing from things we don’t talk about
I just want a boring love. A love that doesn't need fights or arguments to keep the fire alive. A 'let's sit at home and read on opposite ends of the sofa' love. An 'I missed you at lunch today' love. An 'I would rather be at home with the love of my life right now' love.
I hope you look at the sunset and see how beautiful it is today. I hope you remember how nice the wind feels on your face. I hope you remember how nice it feels when you laugh. I hope you remember how it feels after a good cry. I hope you remember why you love your favourite songs, movies, books whatever makes you happy. I hope you remember how beautiful life is and how beautiful it is with you in it.
My brain, having a meltdown like a toddler: I just can’t do it! I don’t want to !! I can’t!! Me, parenting my tired toddler brain: Take a deep breath, it’s going to be ok. We don’t have to do everything today that’s overwhelming you. Let’s pick the most important thing to work on, ok? What’s the smallest step we can do to work towards that? My toddler brain, wiping away tears: Um, I think we should…open up the important spreadsheet and look at the first row. Me, parenting my tired toddler brain: Great! Let’s do that, and then we can have a popsicle, ok? My toddler brain: *nods through drying tears, upset, but cooperative*
THIS IS HOW YOU MINDFULLY ACCEPT YOUR THOUGHTS AND FEELINGS, THOUGH.
I’m a clinical psychologist, and I use this example with literally everyone I work with where the goal is to give thoughts and feelings space in a non-judgmental way. We literally never grow out of this need for compassion, but when we become adults we must become skilled in giving that same compassion to ourselves.
- to the person I’m drifting from #2
Every time something happens in my life
You are the first person I want to tell
I even reach for my phone to call
But then I remember
We no longer talk
We no longer share stories
You probably have someone new to call
But my someone will always be you
Dear ex best friend
Our stories are no longer one
“I miss you, I don’t have a best friend anymore, sure I have close friends, but no one is there like we were for each other. I hope you miss me too.”
— give me a call
-16/01/2019
“Please be careful with me. Sometimes I just get sad and I don’t know why. I’m sorry.”
— (via alkoholimblut)
“Days like this, make me feel like it would have been nice to have you here To bring me a jacket and umbrella when it’s cold and it starts to rain”
— But you’re doing that for someone else now, huh?, Excerpt from a book I’ll Never Write
im very proud of these, so i wanted to share them with you !!
