Yasmin. Minor. She/her. WOC. Desi. Virgo. Bilingual. Your personal cheerleader. Swiftie. Loves high fives for some random reason. Can't function without music. Hopeless romantic. innerloverpainter -> imshiningjustforyou -> until-i-found-you
NOW PLAYING: beautiful things by Joseph Tilley
⋆｡°✩☾⋆｡°✩ enjoy your stay lovely. ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
Introducing yourself to people is so embarrassing. Like hey this is my stupid fucking name, I enjoy exactly 3 things, and am clearly anxious. please don't immediately hate me
"But there is a clarity about September. On clear days, the sun seems brighter, the sky more blue, the white clouds take on marvelous shapes; the moon is a wonderful apparition, rising gold, cooling to silver; and the stars are so big."
– Faith Baldwin, Evening Star
"I want to live simply. I want to sit by the window when it rains and read books I'll never be tested on. I want to paint because I want to, not because I've got something to prove. I want to listen to my body, fall asleep when the moon is high and wake up slowly, with no place to rush off to. I want not to be governed by money or clocks or any of the artificial restraints that humanity imposes on itself. I just want to be, boundless and infinite."
– Via "svnflower-blog" on Tumblr
This is your reminder to stop thinking what society will think about you but rather do stuff that you love. Eat that food in a weird way and especially slurp your noodles, go out with your friends and do random stuff, dress how you want, support what you like, paint that wall in your house, smile happily, skip the same routine which you are doing from the past few years or months and simply do that random stuff which you like.
None of us are fully independent. That's why we live in a society. That's why we make friends and build communities and start families. So instead of idealizing a state of independence which not even the most abled people would actually thrive in, what about we just embrace that we all need each other to varying degrees? Because that's not a bad or shameful fact!
Less "I'm sure you're smart!" More "You don't have to be smart to be a worthy and valuable person"
Less "You have so much potential!" More "What you can do NOW already matters. You don't have to do or achieve more to be valuable."
Less "You can do it!" More "It's okay if it turns out that you can't do it. I will value you regardless"
Less "You will get better!" More "Recovering fully isn't a requirement for figuring out how to live a good and meaningful life"
Less "You have no limits!" More "You don't have to push through the boundaries and limits of your body and mind to prove that you're trying. You're doing enough."
Less "Think positive, be happy!" More "It's impossible to be happy and positive all the time. Don't blame yourself for being real."
Less "Keep trying no matter what!" More "Sometimes you gotta get off the wrong path to find the right one. Changing your mind about something isn't inherently a failure."
Less empty platitudes and toxic positivity - more compassion!
For years I asked, pleaded for a chance to own my work. Instead I was given an opportunity to sign back up to Big Machine Records and ‘earn’ one album back at a time, one for every new one I turned in. I walked away because I knew once I signed that contract, Scott Borchetta would sell the label, thereby selling me and my future. I had to make the excruciating choice to leave behind my past. Music I wrote on my bedroom floor and videos I dreamed up and paid for from the money I earned playing in bars, then clubs, then arenas, then stadiums.
Some fun facts about today’s news: I learned about Scooter Braun’s purchase of my masters as it was announced to the world. All I could think about was the incessant, manipulative bullying I’ve received at his hands for years.
Like when Kim Kardashian orchestrated an illegally recorded snippet of a phone call to be leaked and then Scooter got his two clients together to bully me online about it. (See photo) Or when his client, Kanye West, organized a revenge porn music video which strips my body naked. Now Scooter has stripped me of my life’s work, that I wasn’t given an opportunity to buy. Essentially, my musical legacy is about to lie in the hands of someone who tried to dismantle it.
This is my worst case scenario. This is what happens when you sign a deal at fifteen to someone for whom the term ‘loyalty’ is clearly just a contractual concept. And when that man says ‘Music has value’, he means its value is beholden to men who had no part in creating it.
When I left my masters in Scott’s hands, I made peace with the fact that eventually he would sell them. Never in my worst nightmares did I imagine the buyer would be Scooter. Any time Scott Borchetta has heard the words ‘Scooter Braun’ escape my lips, it was when I was either crying or trying not to. He knew what he was doing; they both did. Controlling a woman who didn’t want to be associated with them. In perpetuity. That means forever.
Thankfully, I am now signed to a label that believes I should own anything I create. Thankfully, I left my past in Scott’s hands and not my future. And hopefully, young artists or kids with musical dreams will read this and learn about how to better protect themselves in a negotiation. You deserve to own the art you make.
I will always be proud of my past work. But for a healthier option, Lover will be out August 23.
Sad and grossed out,
💔
Taylor
I know you’re worried. I understand things may have happened in the past. I’m here to reassure you that despite all of that, I believe that you will deal with it differently, if not better. You are not a fixed entity, you are a human who is constantly developing. You have grown since. Trust yourself again: you deserve peace.
i realise heartstopper is supposed to be “all ages” and “family friendly” but also i think they should’ve made an exception and let nick call david a cunt
Your suffering does not have to be beautiful. It does not have to culminate in an eloquent writing piece or a tragically gorgeous painting. It does not have to “make you stronger” or “be part of a greater plan leading to something better.” It does not have to be romanticized or presentable. Yes, you are artistic. Yes, you are beautiful. Yes, you are strong. But before any of those things, you are a feeling human in a world where nothing is certain. Allow yourself to be so.
everyone hates orange until they actually see her in context. "oh it's such an ugly color, too bright!" look at sunsets and autumn, look at campfires and deserts. she's the most beautiful and special part of the scene. now apologize.
😐😑😐 (seeing the little green dot like i’m looking into your window before knocking on your front door in a not creepy just cautious neighborly way)
hello my peach how are you
i'm okay, i missed you!! school starts tomorrow and i'm kind of nervous cause i'm going to a new school. i also got a haircut, now my hair is shoulder length now and it feels a lot lighter. life has been weird, but that's okay. i realized that there is a lot that idk about myself and that sometimes i just need to give myself time and that answers aren't always going to present themselves to you. all in all, i'm doing alright. how about you?
hey! shhhh, it's okay, you're safe here. why don't you sit beside me for a little bit and catch your breath? we're on the porch and the soft breeze is tugging at our clothes. the sun is embracing the trees, and it's warm on our faces. would you like some tea, my love?
I know it's been really hard for you lately. but i want you to know that I see how hard you're trying, every single day, and i'm so so proud of you. it's not always going to feel this hard, but you can take all the time you need to figure it out as you go. you're learning how to be alive, and it's a very difficult but rewarding journey. look at the sun! the birds! the breeze! the warm tea in your hand! joy was never meant to be a crumb, even if sometimes feel like that's all it is. you're growing, even if you don't believe it. I'm very proud of you :)
