Tag: reminders

what’s your opinion on like being too pretentious?

boykeats:

you think oscar wilde’s gucci floral suit wearing angel ass spent his last gay breath making a witty remark about the wallpaper so that we could all live like a bunch of repressed 16th century puritans? are those glisteningly fresh rose petals going to throw themselves all over your scarlet chaise lounge and fake fur duvet? is that first edition of albert camus you bought at a thrift shop in paris going to lovingly read itself? y’all are really out there saying god gave us the ability to order cinnamon cappuccinos and buy herringbone tweed blazers and recite ovid to our friends only so we could not do those things? as it is with all paths in life, so long as you’re self-aware and not bothering or hurting anyone, you go ahead and be as pretentious as you want! it’s so much fun!!

voiceofnature:

“The tree which moves some to tears of joy is in the eyes of others only a green thing that stands in the way. Some see Nature all ridicule and deformity, and some scarce see Nature at all. But to the eyes of the man of imagination, Nature is Imagination itself.”

— William Blake, 1799

The Signs as Quotes from  Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle

interestingastrologythings:

Aries: “Courage is knowing what not to fear.” -Plato 

Taurus: “Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.” -Aristotle 

Gemini: “It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.” -Aristotle 

Cancer: “Educating the mind without educating the heart is not education at all.” -Aristotle 

Leo: “To move the world we must first move ourselves.” -Socrates

Virgo: “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence then is not an act, but a habit.” -Aristotle 

Libra: “At the touch of a lover, everyone becomes a poet.” -Plato

Scorpio: “For a man to conquer himself is the first and noblest of all victories.” 
-Plato 

Sagittarius: “We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.” -Plato

Capricorn: “The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.” -Socrates 

Aquarius: “I cannot teach anybody anything, I can only make them think.” 
-Socrates

Pisces: “Wonder is the beginning of wisdom.” -Socrates 

vincedakota:

i think the worst idea that this site has popularized vis a vis mental health is that its okay to treat your friends like therapists, and that its expected they react like one when you have an episode or breakdown

its a lot like approaching a friend and going “hey, you bandaged my cooking burn once, can you give me open heart surgery?” and getting upset when either they refuse to do so or getting hurt when they dont have the knowledge needed to do it safely.

people can support you, and they can help you out of rough patches, but relying on them for your continued functionality and stability is stressful and dangerous for everyone involved.

cuntybisexual:

i think many of you would benefit from practicing communication and confrontation rather than passive aggressiveness. this is just a general sentiment. i really don’t think it’s healthy to bottle up your ire for people while continuing to interact with them or their content. i’m an emotionally repressed person but even i know that direct communication is always better than being passive aggressive and vague!

tiavision:

today my anthro professor said something kindof really beautiful:

“you all have a little bit of ‘I want to save the world’ in you, that’s why you’re here, in college. I want you to know that it’s okay if you only save one person, and it’s okay if that person is you”

lyjerria:

as you get older, you realize that you’re not always right and there’s so many things you could’ve handled better, so many situations where you could’ve been kinder and all you can really do is forgive yourself and let your mistakes make you a better person.