REPRESENTATION MATTERS 

Nothing haunts me like you do. You are the ghost of everything I will never have, of the memories I can never relive, of who you will never love. You are the ghost of my life.

Lukas W. // The ghost (via somepiecesofmyheartandsoul)

😭😭😭

gentle goals for the new year 🕊

• always make time for reading.

• be more patient with others, and with myself.

• make a habit of taking ten deep breaths in each time of anxiety.

• create a personalized self-care routine for instances of distress.

• carry around a small notebook to keep better track of my feelings.

• use my empathy to be more understanding of others, really taking the time to listen.

• get outside more often, with no obligations other than to enjoy the feel of the surrounding world.

The success of every woman should be the inspiration to another. We should raise each other up. Make sure you are very courageous: be strong, be extremely kind, and above all be humble.

❥ Serena Williams (via studystxrs)

Witchy Tip

You can easily use the 4 Earthly Elements to cleanse and charge yourself whenever needed.

EARTH: - Take a walk with no shoes; Let the sunlight cleanse you from above, and the earth charge you through your feet - Lie down in a field of grass; ground yourself and absorb the earth’s energy - Visit the forest; talk to the trees, keep a watch out for pixies and other playful fae - Keep a nice, smooth stone in your pocket for grounding and smoothing sharp emotions - Dig up a handful of fresh earth; breathe in the scent, crumble it through your fingers, take note of the energies - Spend time in a garden

AIR: - Find a windy place. Let the wind sweep away all negativity from you, and take in the excitable, playful energy of the breeze. Especially note how the wind ruffles through your hair - Take deep breaths. with every breath out, exhale negativity; every breath in, feel the way your lungs expand as the fresh air stimulates your life force - Light an incense - Go on a speedboat and enjoy the rush of the wind as you travel over the water - Talk to the wind: it’s a wise listener

WATER: - Take a shower; visualize the water washing away the negativity to show the shining positivity underneath - Go swimming; submerge yourself in calm water, let the surrounding water cleanse you. think of yourself like a negative little teabag - Stand in a (safely) rushing stream. Force your negativity through your feet and let the water take it far, far away - Drink water. It is the essence of life and will cleanse you spiritually and boost your mood and health - Play in a sprinkler; enjoy the beauty of flying droplets of water. make a ritual out of hopping back and forth through the sprinkler - make a Cleansing spray; combine water, and the appropriate crystals/herbs/whatnot. contain in a water bottle and spray whatever needs cleansing or charging

FIRE: - Light a white candle near by - Meditate while gazing into a bonfire. Let the heat warm you and fill you with happiness - Burn a cleansing bundle (sage, juniper, lavender…) - Dance around a bonfire; go wild and release your negativity through song and dance - Take something that represents negativity in your life and burn it (be safe.) - Light a couple more white candles - Light a scented candle - Light some herbs on fire - Please don’t light yourself on fire

“Goodbye little friend” posted by reddit user martinb9

True love is rare, and it's the only thing that gives life real meaning.

— Nicholas Sparks, Message in a Bottle

PLEASE CALL (202) 759-7597

Petitions for net neutrality are NOT helpful. 

The FCC doesn’t care about petitions. There’s too much of a chance for a petition to be filled with fake names and addresses from bots. 

PLEASE CALL (202) 759-7597. This will connect you to your representatives (with instructions, for those of you who are nervous to call).

Tell them your first and last name, city & state, and that you oppose the repeal of Net Neutrality.

We are running out of time.

Lipstick chess, 1955.

With a lighter, he lit a cigarette and held it between his trembling fingers. “Our love,” he said as he watched his cigarette burned, “it burned out much faster than this.” He brought the cigarette to his mouth and took a deep breath. He then remembered the way her lips pressed against his. Laughing at the pain in his chest, he said, “Memories, how pathetic.”

Lukas W. // Forgotten Words #155 // “All that’s left of me are just memories.” (via somepiecesofmyheartandsoul)

Memories, how pathetic