lily mcmenamy for dilara findikoglu swimear 2o23 campaign .

Playing small will not serve you, look as good as you want, take up the space you need and be whoever you want to be

if you want you can come meet me in the astral realm tonight and we can hug

i hope you attract someone who speaks your language so you don’t have to spend a lifetime translating your soul

It's time for you to start taking the necessary steps to become that version of yourself that you can't stop dreaming about.

pretty shitty how baseline human activities like singing, dancing and making art got turned into skills  instead of being seen as behaviors

so now it’s like ‘the point of doing them is to get good at them’ and not ‘this is a thing humans do, the way birds sing and bees make hives’.

If my future s/o doesn’t stare at me like I’m their whole world while I stand like a crackhead in the candle section of target smelling every single candle before buying one then whats the point

create a new image. define yourself, go beyond the limitations of others and yourself

I didn’t like your vibe so I kept my distance

I’m at a point in my life where peace of mind has become one of my highest priorities.

what you allow will continue, so make sure you aren’t tolerating cruelty, manipulation, unkindness, lying, etc. this isn’t a justification by any means, but people will do what they can get away with: don’t let them get away with treating you bad.

Reminder: You survived even when it felt impossible to do so

Common - I used to love H.E.R. (1994)

need to come to terms with the fact that not everyone is made for you. everyone who comes into your life will not be permanent and you can’t spend your time feeling sorry about it, it’s just the way it goes. accept the lessons people teach you and thank the universe for the time you got to spend with them. release negative emotions, wish everyone well and keep your heart open for the next.

— Meredith Grey

Be the reason someone believes in the goodness of people. 

make yourself your best friend. compliment yourself, do favors for yourself, believe in and movitivate yourself, give yourself pep talks, teach yourself to be a better person. you are your own best friend.

U know what? there is much to be grateful for

s/o to everyone who is still tryin to heal from things that they don’t talk about

Someday I will have my own place. My world won’t be confined to my room. I will stumble sleepily through the house in the morning, opening the blinds. I will sit out in the backyard and look at the stars. I will go out whenever I want to. I will survive long enough to have that.