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it doesn’t matter how good you’re doing, those sad nights will creep up on you from time to time and that’s ok. doesn’t mean all your progress is gone

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Tunis - Tunisia (by Ella) 

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Map of Byzantine-Arab naval battles.

Dates written in green: Arab victories

Dates written in red: Byzantine victories

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Collect books, even if you don’t plan on reading them right away. Nothing is more important than an unread library.

John Waters (via theperksofbeingabookseller)

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if i don’t end up running down a palace hallway in a flowing couture dress at least once in my life then whats the point

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well this social situation isn’t going the way i acted it out in the shower

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Japanese grammar: informal commands

So here’s a verb form that my Japanese classes didn’t teach until like third or fourth year, which was kind of rough for me since so many of the one-word sentences in anime and manga use it. SO MANY.

It’s a simple, forceful, informal command, used more often by male speakers than female speakers. It sounds very blunt and can come across as pretty rude, so don’t use it in real conversations unless you really know what you’re doing!

How you make this form depends on what kind of verb you have.

If it’s a “ru” verb (which all end in -eru or -iru), you change the “ru” to “ro”:

たべる (taberu) “eat” –> たべろ (tabero) “Eat!”

やめる (yameru) “stop doing” –> やめろ (yamero) “Stop!” “Don’t!”

みる (miru) “look” or “see” –> みろ (miro) Look!

If it’s an “u” verb (which can end in any -u syllable), change the -u to -e:

いく (iku) “go” –>　いけ (ike) “Go!”

まつ (matsu) “wait” –> まて (mate) “Wait!” [not “matse” because there isn’t a “tse” in Japanese, just a “te”]

いう (iu) “say” –> いえ (ie) “Say it!”

If it’s an irregular verb (する or くる):

する (suru) “do” –> しろ (shiro) “Do it!”

くる (kuru) “come” –>　こい (koi) “Come here!”

Extra examples under the cut.

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sitting on furniture that's meant to be sat on: alright

sitting on grass: good

sitting on the floor: Very Good

sitting on a table: !! Good!! so good

sitting on a countertop: G R E A T

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I think I need to remind myself that I literally have my entire life to study languages and I don’t need to be fluent in everything right now or worry about my growing list of languages that I want to study cause I do have time.

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Mental health in Spanish

Hey! This was inspired by “Talking about anxiety and depression in Swedish”.

[El/la] Psiquiatra - Psychiatrist 

el …

Enojo - Anger

Doctor - Doctor

Psicologo - Psychologist

Vacío - Emptiness / void

Apoyo - Support

Agradecimiento/gratitud-  Gratitude 

Trastorno mental - Mental disorder

Abuso - Abuse

Tratamiento - Treatment

Trauma - Trauma

la …

Psicologa - Psychologist

Ansiedad - Anxiety

Depresión - Depression

Tristeza - Sadness

Decepción - Disappointment

Felicidad - Happiness

Violación - Rape

Ayuda - Help 

Salud mental - Mental health

Mejora - Improvement

Sentences

Fingir una sonrisa - To fake a smile

Preferiría estar solo/sola - I would like to be alone

Tengo ansiedad - I have anxiety

Estoy deprimido/deprimida - I am depressed

Yo padezco de ansiedad y depresión - I suffer from anxiety and depression

Estoy asustado/asustada - I am scared

No estoy feliz - I am not happy

Quiero ayuda - I want help

No sé qué hacer - I don’t know what to do

Estoy decepcionado/decepcionada de mí - I am disappointed in myself

Tú no eres una decepción para mí - You are not a disappointment to me

Tú vales la pena - You are worth it

Te ayudaré - I will help you

Te escucharé si me hablas - I will listen if you want to talk

Estamos acá para ti - We are here for you

Te vamos a proteger - We will protect you

Te apoyamos - We support you

Lo importante es que estás vivo/viva - What matters is that you are alive

Tú significas mucho para mí - You mean a lot to me

Tú necesitas ayuda profesional - You need to get professional help

Todo volverá a estar bien - Everything is going to be fine again

Está bien estar triste - It is okay to be sad

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 Sturgeon County - Canada (by Jeff Wallace) 

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My eating disorder has been so bad lately,

I don’t want it to interfere with my life, but the thoughts have been terrible. I’ve been engaging in behaviours and I know I have to stop.

I think it’s something about the winter festivities and the whole “New Year, new me/this is the year I will accomplish everything” that gets to me. Not just the diet culture myth that “you will lose the weight this year”. But also the resolutions where people asked what you will improve this year = thinking about my flaws = feeling self-hatred = engaging. 

I’m sorry for the ramble. Putting things into words helps.

I hope you’ve all been gentle with yourself so far this year. 

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You say ‘amateur’ as if it was a dirty word. ‘Amateur’ comes from the Latin word ‘amare’, which means to love. To do things for the love of it.

Mozart in the Jungle  (via ablogwithaview)

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Pro-tip: Don’t let the toxic mixture of fear and laziness fuck with your goals, ambition and productivity

Alyssa. (via be-happy-and-enjoy-the-life)