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the earths children

Will we ever learn that life wasn’t meant to be easy; and that’s the beauty of it. Every day we live we face new challenges and we are meant to overcome them to prove that we can make it, that life can be enjoyed even in the hardest of times. Being a woman in this day and age is a struggle in and of itself – we can’t walk down the street without being fully aware of our surroundings and that guy over there that’s eyeing us a little strangely. We wake up in the morning to face our true selves in our bedrooms mirrors and apply this face that we give the world the privilege of seeing. We judge ourselves and change our clothes over and over again until we feel attractive enough to ourselves to finally leave the house. Only to go out and realize we missed breakfast and oh god, what is he going to think if he sees me shoving a chocolate chip muffin into my face while downing half of my coffee in one go. We walk outside into this beautiful world feeling nothing but short of okay. When will the time come that we can wake up with 10 minutes until we have to be out the door and on with our day. Where the makeup we have is for special nights out and our nicest clothes get tucked away because we want to keep them pristine. When will we truly love ourselves for what the world has given us – bodies that allow us to breathe, digest, see the Eiffel tower, smell the ocean water. There is no miracle greater than the opportunity we were given in our mothers womb. We can love ourselves and we can rebel against consumerism and prove to the corporations that we don’t need their validity any longer. That we are valued by just waking up. That we stand far taller when we take the lead and damn, we look good. So today I am rebelling. Today I feel good about myself. I am beautiful, my body is soft and it is lovely. I am smart, my mind radiates with possibilities. I am valued, I have people around me that support and love me. I am a survivor, I have fought endless mental battles and have overcome them daily. I am extravagant, I can do anything. Today when the sun came up it was pink like my cheeks in the morning. The tides flux and flow like the blood rushing through my veins. We are made of stardust. We are the earths children. I think its time we appreciate that.

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Ok let’s do this. New comic properly in the works now.

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Oceano (2017) dir. Renato Duque

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crystals/stones grouped by use

Crystals for Healing

Agate / Amethyst / Aqua Aura / Aventurine / Azurite / Bloodstone / Calcite / Chrysoprase / Cornelian / Fluorite / Haematite / Iron Pyrite / Jasper / Jet / Lapis Lazuli / Quartz (Clear) / Sodalite / Sugilite / Tourmaline / Turquoise

Crystals for Strength

Agate / Amber / Bloodstone / Blue John / Diamond / Kyanite / Scapolite / Unakite

Crystals for Love

Agate / Amber / Aquamarine / Beryl / Chrysocolla / Chrysoprase / Diopside / Garnet / Lapis Lazuli / Malachite / Moonstone / Quartz (Rose) / Rhodochrosite / Sapphire / Tourmaline / Turquoise

Crystals for Protection

Agate / Amber / Blue Coral / Carnelian / Citrine / Jasper / Jet / Lapis Lazuli / Leucite / Malachite / Obsidian / Onyx / Peridot / Quartz / Ruby / Sapphire / Sulphur / Tigers Eye / Turquoise

Crystals for Luck

Amber / Aventurine / Jet / Tigers Eye / Turquoise

Crystals for Psychism

Amethyst / Aquamarine / Aventurine / Azurite / Calcite / Carnelian / Citrine / Emerald / Geode / Jet / Lapis Lazuli / Quartz  / Sugilite / Tigers Eye / Turquoise

Crystals for Peace

Amethyst / Aquamarine / Aventurine / Calcite / Carnelian / Chrysocolla / Malachite / Obsidian / Sodalite / Tourmaline

Crystals for Happiness/Optimism

Amethyst / Dolomite / Goldstone / Malachite / Quartz (Rose)

Crystals for Divination

Azurite / Haematite / Jet / Obsidian / Tigers Eye

Crystals for Wisdom

Chrysocolla / Hornblende / Lapis Lazuli / Sodalite / Sugilite

Crystals for Wealth

Aventurine / Bloodstone / Calcite / Lapis Lazuli / Peridot / Ruby / Tigers Eye / Tourmaline / Turquoise

Crystals for Clarity

Amazonite / Tiger Iron / Zircon

Crystals for Meditation

Azurite / Celestite / Dioptase / Eilat Stone / Fluorite / Larimar / Moss Agate / Quartz (Snow) / Serpentine / Sodalite / Thulite / Variscite / Wollastonite

Crystals for Friendship

Chrysoprase / Jade / Rhodochrosite / Turquoise / Vanadinite / Verdite

Crystals for Confidence

Astrophyllite / Bloodstone / Cerrusite / Corundum / Danburite / Sodalite /Spessartine / Tourmaline

Crystals for Imagination

Franklinite / Hickoryite

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Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)   葛飾北斎

Lilies, ca.1832-34

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The best damn thing

I hurt you. We drank too much and I said things and I hurt you. And after 15 years of friendship I thought maybe things would be different. You forgave me when I took you to the hospital for your cut the next day, driving around the entire city trying to find an open pharmacy. You forgave me. But he didn’t. And now you’re going to let this tear us apart and rip our friendship to shreds. As if I’m a product that you left too long to return, you’ve ripped the receipt and shoved me to the back of the storage closet, just waiting for some turn of your life to fall for the worse so you can take me out again and give me another chance. You know he doesn’t treat you the way you deserve. He doesn’t know what you’ve been through and hell, he doesn’t want to. He doesn’t hear two words from your mouth. But I left my dust on the table, and allowing you to do what you wanted with it. I shoved the words in your ears so you could finally hear me, what I have been through, and just maybe have you avoid that as well. I failed. But I’ll be here waiting. Fighting the urge to save you every day. I’ll be here when you call at 3AM because something isn’t right. I’ll listen to the stories I don’t want to hear, but you have to tell. I’ll always have a shoulder for you. And while you’re away, I’ll be sure that I’m treated right. I’ll be handed love so sweet and so soft that you can’t even imagine. My hands will be held in the utmost warmth and my heart will be kissed soundly to sleep each and every night. I’ll be waiting. I’ll be the best damn purchase he ever had. And I will show you what love is supposed to be.

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Cronaca di un amore (Michelangelo Antonioni, 1950)

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Antarctica | johnbozinov

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honestly? i can’t wait to live. 

i can’t wait to live on my own and see a new recipe online and get some ingredients and just make it. i can’t wait to buy funny patterned blankets to leave around my house because they make me smile. i can’t wait to watch the sunset from my yard while blasting whatever music i want. i can’t wait to go to CVS at midnight and buy some scissors and hair dye and facetime my friend at 1 am while i do some weird shit to my hair that i’ll regret in the morning. i can’t wait to go to a bar and do something stupid because i’m drunk and wake up with a massive headache but still happy. i can’t wait to do some super sappy shit because i’m a hopeless romantic at heart  i can’t wait to loudly sing a dumb song i made up on the spot. 

i can’t wait to live as me and be happy. 

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by muhammedsalah_

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“Growth is painful. Change is painful.But nothing is as painful as staying stuck somewhere you don’t belong.”

— Mandy Hale (via quotemadness)

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I’ll still write about you.

I’ll still write about you.

You and I were written in the stars once. I remember looking up and all I could see was you. It was beautiful. The shape of your body and the fall of your hair. The soft brown eyes that swallowed me whole. I think you remember, too. The way our bodies fit so well together, your arms wrapped tightly around me. Our toes lightly tickling one another and your lips softly lingering on mine once you’ve left. We were inseparable.

So I’ll leave you with my love, love.

I’ll leave you with the highest hopes.

I know you struggled and I know you were caged. I truly hope the last year of us helped you understand yourself a bit better. Because it sure helped me. You taught me to be patient and kind. You taught me to love the ugly and to put others before me. You have a heart made of honey, and as sweet as it is, man it’s sticky. I won’t hate you any more for falling into your trap. I won’t hate you for crying or caring. I won’t hate you for loving me the wrong way because babe, I’ll always have a piece for you. No matter where we stand in life my heart will have a hidden sanction your size. I’ll love you till the end, my dear because you deserve it.

And I’ll still write about you.

I’ll relive the pain and angst I felt with you. I’ll play the hard memories over and over until the good ones spring up. And I’ll miss you. I’ll miss your tenderness and your touch. I’ll miss your olive skin and curly hair. Your family dinners and warm heart. I’ll miss the wonder in you. The feeling of possibility. I’ll love you till the end, S, I hope you know that and I hope you don’t forget it.

You were once my world.

Thank you for saying goodbye.