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One thing among many I’ve learned from yoga is how important it is to take a minute and focus on yourself inside. Focusing on your breathing is a good way to start. Try to let everything else go-exhale the good, the bad, and the ugly-and just be with you for a minute.

I was sent this GIF version of my last project by Eli Bary ([email protected])

I’m flattered and impressed.

#breathe #focus #yoga #yogi #meditation #breathing exercise #inner self #focus on you #breath #in and out

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Today I feel like being super meta and posting this buzzfeed article about Tumblr users talking about Tumblr on Tumblr.

#tumblr struggles #meta #buzzfeed #the struggle is real #meta goals #life goals #look at me being meta #deep #tumblr #blog #personal #tumblr is real #this goddamn website

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Things I Say After Getting My Wisdom Teeth Out Under Anesthesia

Me: I really love Taylor Swift. My sister: Yeah, I know. Me: Like, REALLY love her. Her: I know. Me: LIKE I WANNA BE TAYLOR SWIFT. Her: Well, you can't. Me: *tearfully* I want to find her songs. Her: You have them. You have the CDs. Me: I want MORE. Her: You have to wait until she makes more. Me: *sniff* But I wanna go to her concert! Her: We are, remember? In August? Me: *sobbing* BUT I WANT TO GO TO ALL HER CONCERTS!

And then I fell onto my bed and fell unconscious. I wish I was joking. But moral of the story, my drugged-state alter ego has her taylorswift priorities in the right place. No such thing as too much Taylor love, am I right?

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To Taylor, Love Colleen

So I basically came out of the womb a Swiftie (no hyperbole there, promise) and I have loved her for many years. Always loved her music, always looked up to her as a person, always admired her intelligence, kindness, generosity, and talent. I cheered when she found the true definition of feminism and started being more vocal about it and I’ve been there in Target for every album release. I’ve always defended her against the haters (while her music may not be to your taste, there’s no need to speculate on or pass judgement about her personal life, songwriting, or literally anything else) and she’s been my hero throughout my life (the words “Mom, I want to be Taylor Swift when I grow up” have definitely passed my lips.) I am a fan of her as a person, and yes, I am a fan of her as a musician. I can sing along to every track she’s ever released and her music videos are my top watched on YouTube. I’ve always loved her music, but never really felt close to her through it, if that makes sense. She’s 25 and I’m 18 so we’re not actually that far apart in age-she just went through life experiences before I did, and had the opportunity to put it into words. So I love her music, but never really related to it-until this summer, when I fell in love and had my heart broken for the first time. Call me dramatic if you will, call it teenage love and infatuation, but I dare you to feel how I’ve been feeling for the past week and tell me it feels good. To tell me that my feelings are not real. Why the heck is everyone criticizing Taylor for writing so much about relationships (besides the fact that they’re sexist, misogynistic poopmuffins) when a) she does it so well and b) relationships are clear inspirations for heartfelt writing? In the past week since I had my big downfall, I’ve eaten much ice cream, cried many tears, and also written over a dozen songs. (Some of which are currently in production with a fellow Tumblr musician! More on that later, but if you want to see a preview of some song drafts, check my previous posts!) I’ve found that writing in this specific medium is very complementary to my current state of mind. I call myself a writer, because I do love to write, and I do it often, but never a songwriter. But it turns out our hearts can make us do a lot of things we otherwise wouldn’t-even when they’re broken. And right now my heart wants to write songs and listen to Taylor Swift. It’s an unearthly talented creature who can take human experiences and translate them into art-whether it be painting, like Van Gogh did, or acting, like I do, or music, like Taylor does. But Taylor does it best, and I’m only now understanding why. I feel like I haven’t fully appreciated her music until I could relate to what she was feeling when writing some of these songs-the ups and downs of relationships, the thrill of a crush, the guilt over something gone wrong...1989 has been my anthem since October, and it has helped me through a very difficult year, but now it really means something more to me. And that’s something special, because knowing that someone else went through something similar to what I’m going through makes me feel less alone. It makes me feel more empowered that one day things will get better for me, too. It makes me feel hopeful that someday things will work out for me as Taylor may have found her own happiness (not that it’s anyone’s business what she does in her personal life!) It makes me feel inspired and closer to Taylor when I can set my pen to paper and express my feelings the way other artists have done many times before. And most of all, it makes me feel more okay about being alone. Being in a relationship can be a beautiful thing, but so can being single. I think Taylor has shown us that, personal life aside-through her music. I can be who I want to be, concentrate on myself and my dreams of acting in LA, and not worry about what others think of me. And that’s a gift no one can give me but myself, but I do thank Taylor for leading me to that path. So thank you, taylorswift. Thank you for being a beautiful human being and having a heart of gold and insane amounts of talent that made this one girl’s hard time a little bit easier. Thank you for all that you do, all that you are, and for being a role model, inspiration, and hero to me for years. You just got even more special in my eyes, something I didn’t think was possible. I hope you always stay true to yourself, because the self that you are brings such a bright light to not only my life, but the world.

Love always,

Colleen

P.S. Here, have a bonus sample of a few songs I’m working on. Please don’t steal them, that would make me sad.

“Walk Away”

I should’ve walked away That night I saw it in your eyes Should’ve called it off Should’ve done what’s right But now I’m standing here Looking in your eyes And there I see the truth You know it feels so right How could I walk away?

“Secondhand Love”

You’re the only one for me, but the same isn’t true Guess I wasn’t meant to be your girl I want all you have, but you don’t give it all Guess I’ll always be waiting for your call I’ll take what I get, but it isn’t enough Guess I’ll be good with this secondhand love I’ve gotta be good with this secondhand love

“Miss You”

It’s been two whole days since last we touched I really shouldn’t mind, but I care too much Couldn’t stop myself from asking why And you set me on fire with your reply I say just cause I miss you Cause I miss you You stopped my heart with these five words Cause I miss you too

I doubt anyone will ever see this...this is what you do to me, Tumblr! Like am I crazy or just ranting to myself or what...?

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Hey I saw your original lyrics on here and they're really good. I'm a musician, who's honestly not that good with writing lyrics. I was wondering if you would like to work together :)

I think that would be really awesome! I posted them on here hoping I would find someone like you. :) What kind of music do you like to work with? Honestly, I’m totally flexible-I just ended up writing these songs and thought it would be really cool if someone out there could do what I couldn’t and set it to music. Is there a certain song out of the ones I posted that you’d like to see more of, or would you like to see all of them?

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Any Tumblr musicians out there looking for lyrics to write music to or match music to? In a moment of angst, I wrote 4 songs tonight. They’re very rough, but have an okay foundation, I think. I have no instruments to compose music with and only a vague tune in mind, but if someone wanted to compose a little something to go along with the words, I think that would be pretty cool. I’ll post some snippets of the songs below and you can contact me if you want to see more.

“Someday You’ll Be Mine”

All I want is to be holding you tight Safe in your arms throughout the night You’re on my mind when you’re not here We make our way but the way’s not clear Heart over head, we choose each time Clinging to the hope that someday, Someday you’ll be mine

“Belong to Me”

As I lay here, staring at the dark Can’t help wondering where you are Heading to the club with her by your side She’s on your arm but you’re on my mind

The way you smile Lights up my heart The way you laugh Chases off the dark The way you kiss Makes me feel I’m the only one for you But we know it isn’t true We know it isn’t true

“Have You Ever Been in Love”

7pm, just another day thinking bout you, thinking bout you All that you are, and all that you do, all that you do Can’t get you out of my head Can’t get you off my mind Crept into my heart and made you mine

Have you ever been so wrong while doing something so right? Have you ever been so tired you gave up the fight? Have you ever fallen down on the road so rough? Have you ever, have you ever, been in love?

“Not How It’s Supposed to Be”

I found myself falling, with no one there to catch me Dazzled by your eyes, your perfect white teeth Addicted to your touch, craving it on my body Thinking to myself, Hey isn’t this easy Couldn’t stop myself, even though I know That’s not how it’s supposed to be Not how it’s supposed to be That’s not how it can be

Anyone interested?

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is tumblr a legit place to ask for relationship advice?

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so after like 8pm my dog decides it’s time for bed and just shuts down. she goes to her bed in the living room where she can still be with all of us but she just completely collapses. we call this her “mush time” because she’s just a pile of squoosh and you can do literally anything to her, fuss with her paws or manipulate her body or anything. tonight i made the important decision of putting a miniature sombrero on her head.

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So now I'm doing that adult thing where I wake up at 5am to go work a 9 hour job 5 days a week to pay for my adult responsibilities and mutter in my adult voice "I hate Mondays" and do that adult thing where I'm sleep deprived all the time and if this is adulthood then I'd like to cancel my subscription please

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My first contest on 365books2015 is now LIVE! Win a FREE BOOK! All you have to do is visit this link and COMMENT! Instructions are in the post and I hope you’ll take a moment to check out my blog, the books I’ve reviewed, and while you’re at it, win a free book!

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Marvel Studios Begins Production on Marvel’s ‘Captain America: Civil War’

Welcome to the wild party! Looking forward to this amazing cast.

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There are few things that I am more sure about in this life than the fact that peterhollens is a literal angel sent to bless this world with his talent. No matter how down I am feeling, his music never fails to make me smile. Thank you, Mr. Hollens! Love you so much xoxo

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Now that this post has 99 notes I’ve just been going around screaming “LOOK AT ME YOU BASTARDS I’M FUCKING TUMBLR FAMOUS” but then I have to remind myself to watch my language even though it just slipped out

For the past two days I’ve just been going around saying “For gosh’s sake, watch your language!” and laughing hysterically to myself.

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For the past two days I’ve just been going around saying “For gosh’s sake, watch your language!” and laughing hysterically to myself.

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I am so glad I got sick the week of APs. I mean, who doesn't love blotting snot from their essays and trying desperately to blow their nose with the least amount of people noticing?

#ap #ap exams #sick #colds #sickness #i hate being sick #i hate colds #College Board #test #AP tests #elephant impression #achoo #ugh #hate this #awkward #awkward moments

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I’m so pleased by this tattoo I have for my hipster production of Shakespeare’s As You Like it that I am so ready to get it permanently inked except without needles and ouchies.

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okay so every night I hurry to take off my dog’s collar asap because first she likes to sleep in her crate and I don’t want her to choke but also because I feel that if taking off their collar is half as freeing as taking off a bra than that shit needs to get done STAT

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