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Anaïs Nin, from a diary entry featured in The Diary of Anaïs Nin Volume 1 1931-1934

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Ahhhh i needed to hear this

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kind of weird how parts of your soul are left in various locations without any warning… like yes i’m always at the top of that hill, sitting at the bus stop, in the cool light of the Japanese restaurant, standing at the pier etc etc

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art will save you, being unreasonably passionate about something niche will save you, letting past sources of joy show you the way back to yourself will save you, earnestness over composure will save you, the natural world will save you, caring for something bigger than yourself will save you, daring to be seen will save you, kindness not as a whim but a principle will save you, appreciation as a practice will save you, daring to try something new will save you, grounding will save you, love will save you, one good nights sleep will save you

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staying celibate until you’re in union with the right person is spiritual protection.

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to be seen without performing. to be heard without screaming. to be missed without disappearing. to be enough without proving it. to be held without falling apart. to be understood without explaining. to be wanted without conditions. to be. to be.

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The Kiss (Le Baiser), Auguste Rodin

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@roach-works // Melissa Broder, "Problem Area" // Mary Oliver, "The Return" // @annavonsyfert // Koyoharu Gotouge, Demon Slayer // Haruki Murakami, Dance Dance Dance // David Levithan, How They Met and Other Stories // Tennessee Williams, Notebooks

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backstage @ simone rocha | spring 2024 (ph: eva losada)

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Poem rec! Love After Love by Derek Walcott xx

Derek Walcott, “Love After Love,” in his Collected Poems: 1948–1984

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Someone got married today. Someone found out they're cancer-free today. Someone had a healthy baby today. Someone laughed really hard today. Someone saw someone they've been missing a lot today. Someone faced their fears and found out everything turned out okay today. Someone got to eat their favorite food today. Someone got their dream job today. Someone finished that project they've been stressed over today. Someone got a good night's sleep today. Someone watched a great movie today.

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Fleur du Mal | vintage-inspired Venus Lace Teddy in black silk + lace

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Let’s walk under the moon, by the ocean, hand in hand.

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Oh to be loved like this.

absolutely no other fictional character will EVER top ronan lynch in yearning. in devotion. "a combination that focused most of the objects of Ronan's worship into one downtown block" oh. "his feelings for Adam were like an oil spill" oh!!! "it was a choice between death and hurting adam, and that wasn't much of a choice at all" OH. he was on a whole other level

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Marilyn Monroe during the filming of The Prince and The Showgirl, 1956.