Friendly reminder that you don’t have to aim for a normal life.
You’re allowed to aim for a stable one. You’re allowed to aim for a fulfilling one. You’re allowed to aim for a meaningful one. You’re allowed to aim for a happy one. You’re allowed to aim for a manageable one. You’re allowed to aim for a sustainable one.
Yes, even when that means following a different road than the one most people walk. Yes, even when that means going in a wildly different direction than the one society expects and pressures you to move towards. Yes, even when it means disappointing society, other people or even yourself.
Living a normal life doesn’t have to be your goal.
“Never allow loneliness to drive you into the arms of someone you know you don’t belong with.”
— Unknown
Let it hurt, then let it heal.
every mother who’s critiqued her daughter’s appearance based on ~what men do or do not like~ owes that child an apology
I comfort others with the words I wish to hear.
(detail from the San Barnaba Altarpiece (c. 1488) by Sandro Botticelli)
why live your life punk rock when you can live it prog rock: long, complicated, and nearly incomprehensible