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an special puppy

“If you think about it, we fear the things that have already happened. We’ve already been hurt, left behind, betrayed, broken, lost, scared… fearful. We’re simply projecting the travesties of our past into our futures. Nothing has happened in our tomorrow’s and yet we already cringe at what it brings. We are bound and caged by our pre-existing fears. The fears of our past. But remember it’s already happened. Remember this: the worst experiences of your life, as of right now… You’ve already lived through them. So keep going. Keep breathing. You’re stronger than you think.”

— The-homie-sexual

I love my daughter already whoever she is

“Don’t date an overthinker. She’ll spend days analyzing your facial expressions when you speak, and nights deciphering what the period placement in your text message meant. She’ll agonize for hours over why you didn’t say hello to her at breakfast, and start to create unrealistic scenarios in her head that you decided you no longer liked her. Don’t date her, because otherwise she’ll suffocate you with her care. She’ll always ask you if you’re okay, and constantly say that she loves you just to hear you say it back to her. And she’ll cry, oh lord will she cry. She’ll cry over the way you looked at that girl, or the way your eyes stopped lighting up at her name. She’ll cry when you start kissing her like it’s your job, and touching her like it’s a habit. She’ll even overthink the fact that maybe she’s just overthinking. That you do still love her, that all these worries might actually just be in her head. And so when you do leave, she’ll still wake up nights six months from now replaying the memories over in her head like a jukebox thinking “Where did I go wrong?” or “What did I do this time?”. Do not date an overthinker unless you plan on marrying her.”

— Excerpt of a book I’ll never write #59

“Be with someone who will take care of you. Not materialistically, but take care of your soul, your well being, your heart.”

— Unknown
(via thoughtkick)

Milk And Honey

“Call me and tell me you miss me. Call me and tell me I’m on your mind as much as you are on mine.”

— (via flame)

Powerful shit right there

So often, we fall for people’s potential. We ignore the signs, so clearly lit up in front of us, because we are instead distracted by the light in their eyes. We make excuses for them.

“They didn’t call me because they are busy”
“They just hate texting, it’s okay”
“They are just independent, which is what I wanted”
“Maybe I’m moving too fast, I don’t want to be too much”

Instead of failing to see the truth - they aren’t right for us.
We can try to fit, mold, bend, and break whatever standards we have. We can try to validate every decision because we desperately want it to be them. Why? Because instead of seeing what’s real, we see what could be. We seek validation in the arms of someone that won’t carry us. We put our self worth in people that don’t deserve to have it.
We fall for their smile and the way they curl their hair. We fall for their success and the idea of the future. We fall for their laugh - while wondering if they are even noticing yours. We fall in love with outward appearances, the potential of what could be, and crave their approval. Because if it ends, there must be something wrong with us, not them.

Ask yourself this: why in the hell are you less than them?

You may think you’re lucky to have them, but they are lucky to have you.
They are so lucky for your brunette hair turned blonde, your sarcasm, and your laugh.
They are so lucky for the way you love, your independence, and your desire to succeed.
They are so lucky for the way you light up when you talk about what you love.
They are so lucky for the way you get ready to go out, take one shot, then go back home.
They are so lucky for the mother that you will be and the wife that you will become.

Because for the right person, we won’t be too much.
We won’t have to second guess every word we say, wonder where we stand, and trip over ourselves to impress them.
We won’t have to wait for just that one phone call, when it’s convenient for them, to get us through another week of uncertainty.
For the right person, you love them for who they are. You won’t be sacrificing your values, selling yourself short, and lowering your standards. You won’t spend your days being drained, because they just “get” you. With the right person, you will feel loved. You won’t need validation, because they instilled in you that you’re worth so much more. You will never feel less than, because they won’t make you question your worth.
For the right person, it fits. 
For the right person, the potential is already the reality.