“no, we're not soulmates. this is not divine intervention. and this is most certainly not chance. i willed this. i knit the threads of fate myself until they spelled your name. i love you intentionally. i love you with every bit of conscience i was born with.”
— @masardist on twt/x
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The goal is not to surround yourself with people who never hurt you. The goal is to surround yourself with people who can have conversations about the hurt. People always hurt each other. It’s part and parcel of human relationships. To never be hurt by another is to lock your heart so far away, that no one can truly know you. But while the distance may protect you from hurt, it also keeps you from love and connection. Accept that people will hurt you. You will likely hurt them too. Most often, that hurt happens unknowingly. It is the conversations you have about the hurt that will determine the strength of your relationship. It is your willingness to be vulnerable, honest, receptive, and respectful to each other. It is your ability to lay down your armor, to bare your hearts to each other, and take the risk of hurt in exchange for the possibility of closer connection.
Once you are willing to have conversations about the hurt, you can discover whether the people around you are also willing to have conversations about the hurt. If they are, they are the people who will grow with you. In every conversation about the hurt, you will learn a lot about vulnerability and commitment together. There will be times when you both hurt each other. It’s inevitable. You can hurt each other and still love each other. Once you accept that, every conversation about the hurt will increase your connection to each other. Every conversation is a reminder that the relationship is worth the effort to overcome the hurt. Every conversation, no matter how big the hurt, will be an expression of your continued love for each other. Every conversation strengthens the foundation for a healthier relationship.
@suhylawrites on instagram
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while sitting on the porch on a sunny afternoon, my little sister asked, "What is love?"
love, my dear, is peace, understanding, bliss, the feeling of being at home. Love is watching your partner peel oranges, love is watching him repair the faulty wire, love is helping her fold laundry, love is teaching her how to ride a car, love is watching him play with puppies, love is baking cakes together, love is doing taxes together, love is forgiving each other, love is understanding each other, love is encouraging each other to follow their passions. love is everything and nothing; you give everything expecting nothing and that my dear, is love, the purest form of unconditional love.
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Foolish girl
Foolish girl, did you not learn from the past
To never chase, never go too fast?
Slow your pace, for in your race,
You’ll hit hard on your face.
Foolish girl, did I not warn you then,
That the toxic cycle will not end,
‘Til you see the signs, know when to run,
Devalued and discarded, you were only fun.
Foolish girl, you dwell on hopeless souls,
Through trials and tribulations, you take the toll,
Forging ahead, no regard for your own,
He will tear you down to the flesh and bone.
Foolish girl, why are you in shock?
His heart bound by chain and lock
Have you no dignity, no shame,
Your efforts futile, hopes he’ll maim.
Foolish girl, no deficit of better men,
For your wounds fester, inside your den.
Wake up, and see this isn’t new,
Good years, you only have a few.
04-16-24
JI
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I don't want to spend my whole life proving my worth to other people, because if that's my focus, when do I get to live? When do I get to just exist, in the fullness of who I already am? I will choose my peace over their approval, any and every day.
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you said you couldnt live without me
and yet there you are
miles away still breathing and laughing
and i cannot go a day without the thought of you
it makes me wonder if what we had was real
since there is no way in hell your love would have
disappeared that quickly
you said i was your forever love
but how can your soulmate just let go
like it meant nothing all this time
time that we cannot get back
- nick <3
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