being born in the late 90′s is a really weird time because our coming of age is/was so tied into the expansion of personal technology? like for so many of us the transition from getting your first flip phone to smartphones wasn’t just a technology shift, it was part of growing up. and it created this really weird timeline where new technologies were being created right as we entered the right age market to use them, so now we all know intuitively how to use snapchat or the social context of emoji use or whatever but we can also remember childhoods spent (almost) entirely outside and offline. like you get all the disillusionment of the older millennial generation except now with the stress of spending your adolescence measuring yourself against others on social media and it’s really fucking confusing
“1. Always smile at strangers. 2. Drink water. It is good for your skin and it helps you feel better. 3. Eat fruit. 4. Eat vegetables, too. 5. Indulge a little. The cookie won’t kill you, I promise. 6. Write in a journal. Be honest with yourself. 7. Keep a calendar, and mark it off each day. You’ll feel accomplished, even when nothing is happening. 8. Do yoga. Focus on your body. 9. Mediate. Be aware of your mind. 10. You are important and loved. If you do not feel supported, find a place where you will. 11. Love yourself. If not entirely, piece by piece. Learn to accept yourself. 12. Pick up a hobby. You can fall in love with something new at any given moment. 13. Pet dogs. Pet cats, too. Animals are great. 14. Accept the compliment. It is genuine. 15. Go on walks. 16. You are allowed to feel. Sad, happy, numb. Be aware of your mental state. 17. Talk to them. 18. Send that message. If you don’t say it, they won’t know. 19. Never apologize for being who you are. 20. Do not compromise your happiness. If they can’t accept you, they don’t love you. Leave and move on. 21. Take that mental health day. Everything else can wait. 22. Be kind, always. Do not judge. 23. Embrace honesty. It can hurt, but it can help. Always practice truth. 24. Communicate. 25. Sadness is okay. Take the time you need to take. 26. Delete their messages. You need to heal. 27. Relationships end. It is okay. 28. It wasn’t your fault. 29. Smell flowers! They are beautiful. 30. You are beautiful. Tell yourself each day, even if you don’t believe the words. Soon enough, you will realize they are true.”— 30 important things (via iinsoucian-cee)
“The loneliest moment in someone’s life is when they are watching their whole world fall apart, and all they can do is stare blankly.”— F. Scott Fitzgerald
(via amargedom)
I’m really on this “it is what it is” mindset. gotta let shit be & continue to keep myself together no matter what typa shit.
