Shirley Jackson, We Have Always Lived in the Castle Vincent van Gogh, Garden at Arles (1888)

And maybe, 'forever' was a word meant for memories, not people.

Please tell me i'm not as forgettable as your silence is making me feel.

““Having died / all the way back to the root, I grow again / into a version of the thing I love.”

— Jenny George, from “Sunflowers” (Originally published in Poem-a-Day on December 2, 2022, by the Academy of American Poets.) (via Read A Little Poetry)

Ocean Vuong, from “Someday I’ll Love Ocean Vuong”, Night Sky with Exit Wounds

“If you don’t control your mind, someone else will.”

— John Allston

I do not chase, I attract.

Your new daily mantra.

💜✨♾

The Glass Essay, Anne Carson | Molly Brodak, Molly Brodak

I cannot bear the little loves, and yet I cannot claim all of yours, and every day I see you now, immense, complete, and I but a fragment, wandering…

Anaïs Nin, from “A Spy in the House of Love”

“… the soul unseparated, complete. They were two beings, yet they were one.”

— Tanith Lee, from Night’s Master (via howifeltabouthim)

“It’s mortifying to be the one who remembers.”

— Ryan O’Connell

Rati Saxena, ed. by Kate Rogers and Viki Holmes, from Not a Muse: The Inner Lives of Women: A World Poetry Anthology; "Mountain nights"

[Text ID: “Last night / there was a dream / And / In the dream? You / You / You / And / Only you”]

Once you recognize your worth, you realize the world has always been your oyster.

Your intuition is your inner compass. Follow it without regret.

Becoming your own muse makes you magnetic. It's the secret to seducing your dream clients, potential business partners, lovers, spouses, friends, family, and anyone who has the honor to grace your presence. People sense individuals who exude confidence and have ignited the fire inside that drives them. Smile at the mirror and recognize the perfection in your reflection. Never let a negative person, undesirable salary, relationship status, or circumstances dim your light. Only you can define your worth. Trust your intuition. You know deep down what's truly meant for you.