I found peace when:
I began to trust myself
I accepted the things that I can't change
I realized that not every relationship had to last
I no longer let people dictate how I felt about myself
I started to appreciate the things I had
I accepted my own imperfections
I began to be honest about how I felt
I learned to set boundaries
I started to show up authenticity
I stopped committing to more than I had time for
I stopped trying to "save" or "fix" people
I stopped trying to prove my worth
I stopped explaining myself to people who didn't want to understand me
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Take it day by day, don't stress too much about tomorrow.
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What no one tells you about self love...
You’ll often feel like you’re a pendulum swinging from one extreme to another. You go hard, you’re reading Atomic Habits, you’re eating the organic veggies for lunch AND dinner, the apartment is immaculate, you look and feel great…until…until quite literally the opposite. Washing your hair becomes a chore, you’re in a mood with the dog and your organised healthy eating has now become something you have to do, and in turn tastes like crappy vegetables with no soul or life. Why has self love become such an uphill effort?
This is because you’ve focused on the doing. The joy of self love has been missing, yes you can meditate for 40 days. Yes, you can go for runs throughout the week, but where is your joy? When is your inner child getting play? As important as the reading, the pilates classes, the podcasts are. You need joy. And this is why you rebel. You want to scroll on your phone instead of reading that book, you want to make something quick because you’re not in the mood to cook the Ottelenghi recipe or make the seed cycling crackers. Because adulting 247 is not fun. You need variety, play, laughter. When did life become so serious? Understand that you need a break from cooking, a takeout once a week is a healthy balance. Watching a movie during the week is not a sin, and it doesn’t need to be on Gaia. The self development books are great, but so is fiction and a little fantasy. Disciplined mornings are life changing, but so is sleeping in on Sunday, and having no set regiment. Balance is key, and not having balance is the reason why self love is starting to feel like a chore. So take some time to reflect on your ‘level up regiment’ and throw some balance in to the mix, adding some play, and a sprinkle of laughter. What you’ll start to see is that the swinging pendulum finds some middle ground and self love is really in the sweet spot called balance.
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Writing Prompt
You have been kidnapped by a cult preparing to sacrifice you to their god. However, you are immortal, the god they worship is a close friend of yours, and the entire cult was a prank you pulled centuries ago.
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STWG 02-09-2024
Prompt: Ass
Pairing: Steddie
“You are such an ass!” Steve squealed, falling over the side of the bed laughing.
Eddie continued his assault on Steve's sides tickling him, he straddled his hips as Steve kept trying to buck him off.
Eddie yelped as Steve's knee connected to his groin and fell sideways sliding off the bed holding himself.
“Oh my God, Eds?! Are you okay?! I'm so sorry!” Steve jumped up and knelt in front of him, “Do you need some ice? Something else.”
Eddie was wheezing, he held up a hand as he grimaced trying to catch his breath.
“No more tickling, I guess.” Eddie wheezed.
“I could always kiss it and make it better?” Steve said quietly, Eddie glared at him up through his bangs.
“Absolutely fucking not Steven. You are not flirting with me for the first time after kneeing me in my junk!”
“.....oops??” Steve's face was crimson.
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