Being a good ally means knowing when to shut the fuck up
Just your typical black queer girl next door trying to get life and be cute. Also, I like to complain. Love Me!
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Being strong doesn’t mean hiding your pain. It doesn’t mean forgoing help when you’re struggling. It doesn’t mean denying yourself things that feel good for the sake of practicing self-control. It doesn’t mean refusing to show sadness and vulnerability. And it doesn’t mean carrying the burdens of life all by yourself. Anything that prevents your healing and stifles your growth does not correspond with strength. Being strong means refusing to tolerate people and things that wound your soul. It means practicing self-care when you’re hurting. It means honoring your feelings by actually allowing yourself to feel and express them. It means treating yourself with compassion and kindness, even when you feel like you don’t deserve any. It means doing what makes you happy and being with people who make you feel good, regardless of outside judgements. It means asking for help when the weight of the world has become too much. It means giving yourself permission to get your needs met by setting boundaries and using your voice. It means forgiving yourself on the days that you’re struggling and can’t be brave. It means challenging the voice telling you that you’re inadequate and worthless and reminding yourself, repeatedly, that you are enough.
Being a good ally means knowing when to shut the fuck up
next time you’re feeling like shit
remember the sloths
they don’t do anything ever
and they haven’t gone extinct
you can afford to take a nap
This
Is literally the most uplifting and comforting thing I’ve read all day
(Source: stilken)
HI
I am the potoo
I spend most of my time sitting on the edges of tree branches,
pretending to be a stick or dead leaf
it’s not as easy as it looks
I sing virtually exclusively around the period of the full moon
because, according to legend,
I am a mournful spirit in love with the spirit of the moon
(Source: 221cbakerstreet)
Artist: Erykah Badu
Track: Tyrone
Album: Live
Year: 1997
Theme: Expletives(via awordoraline)
I’m gettin tired of your shit
You don’t never buy me nothin’
Kate Bush - Suspended In Gaffa
(Source: deadspacedope)
(Source: badboibilli)