““That’s the only thing that matters, honey, for someone to see more in you than you thought there was to see.” - Arthur Japin, In Lucia’s Eyes”
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Not to sound cocky as shit but I’m a fucking good person with a big heart and I deserve a lot more than the shitty hand that life has dealt me this far
“Hard to sit here and be close to you, and not kiss you.”
— F. Scott Fitzgerald
giving love to trauma survivors whose trauma made them harder, detached and insensitive.
giving love to trauma survivors whose trauma made them friendlier, more open and loud.
giving love to trauma survivors whose trauma made them paranoid and aggressive.
giving love to trauma survivors whose trauma made them kinder, softer and more sensitive.
giving love to trauma survivors whose trauma made them lose guilt, shame, or empathy.
giving love to trauma survivors whose trauma made them gain more guilt, shame, or empathy.
you are all valid.
you deserve softness.
you deserve kindness.
you deserve stillness.
you deserve patience.
you deserve love.
you deserve respect.
you deserve care.
you deserve laughter.
you deserve intimacy.
you deserve hugs.
you deserve kisses.
you deserve flowers.
you deserve it all.
“When someone is going through a storm, your silent presence is more powerful than a million, empty words.”
— Thema Davis
“I want to meet myself from someone else’s point of view.”
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“Do not confuse my bad days as a sign of weakness. Those are actually the days I’m fighting the hardest.”
— Unknown