Latest Posts by sstartedwithakiss - Page 7

ways to reclaim your body:

shave your head or cut your hair

go for a run, run as hard as you can

get a new piercing or tattoo

cook a meal from scratch and eat it with no distractions

swim in your nearest body of water, or take a cold shower or bath

stretch, do a yoga routine and feel every muscle

wear clothes that you like, doesnt matter what it looks like

avoid mirrors, your body doesnt need to look a certain way to be valuable

hold someone close, a loved one or a pet or hold yourself tight

lay down on your bed or on grass, close your eyes and feel yourself sink into the surface deeply

turn music on loud and dance however feels good

drink a a big glass of water or as much as you can, feel the discomfort and let it dissipate

try to meditate, do a body scan in whatever position feels comfortable (or uncomfortable) and pay attention to as fine a detail as possible

sing or hum or make noise, hear it reflect back at you, feel the way it vibrates your cheeks, your lips, your bones

drink some hot tea or any other hot beverage, feel its warmth spread down your throat and into your chest

sit outside, no matter the weather and experience it, the wind, the sun, or the rain on your cheeks and your eyelids

If we date, you gotta kiss me every 2 minutes

“Necesito vivir, no soporto que los días sean vacíos; sin compañías, salidas, sonrisas, ritmos, primeras veces.”

— Firthunands

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“Relationships are so much healthier when the goal is to experience life together and not to try to make the person into who you want them to be or to make them do what you want them to do.”

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maybe i'm just touch-starved but platonic physical affection my beloved: a gentle hand tucking your hair back for you, curling up and burying your face into their side, getting engulfed in a tight bear hug, tangling limbs to squeeze into the same chair, dusting crumbs away and tucking shirt tags back in without a thought, quietly lacing hands and swinging them back and forth, the solid weight of a tired head on your shoulder, casually moving through each other's space, rolling their sleeves up before they get dirty, absent-mindedly doodling flowers on their arm, walking on the outside of the sidewalk just in case, falling asleep with your head in their lap

“Never make fun of someone’s passion because that’s the thing that saves them from the world.”

— Unknown

yearning for an “i want to stay up just to talk to you” kind of love

tomorrow is 2.2.22

reminder to self : no level of matching beauty standards is going to help me feel good about myself if i don’t feel connected to my body

objectifying myself disconnects me from my body and from the spring of pleasure and warmth and beautiful feelings within myself

sensuality is having an appetite and desires and carrying them with grace but willingness to satisfy myself

its hard to feel beautiful when i have body shame because it disconnects me from myself - its about finding joyful embodiment exactly as i am

question. do your irl friends know about your presence on this hellsite or are you in full hannah montana mode for life

just a reminder that there’s so much more that we still don’t know about ourselves and that’s what makes life so beautiful. next year you could find your next favorite musician or fall in love with someone you haven’t even met yet. you might see a new shade of green that will become your new favorite color or you could become obsessed with a new food that you thought you once hated. we change as life goes on. we grow as life changes. our experiences shape us into a new person. it’s beautiful.

But the thing I will never admit to anyone who's met me is how desperately I want to be loved, I don't think I could say it. How I want someone to hold my wrists and kiss my palms and smile at me, and want me, I want to be wanted and I don't know how long poetry or songs will substitute for being wanted.

be extra. do it for marie antoinette.

beating the mental illness allegations by going to shower

The feminine urge to say “have you no compassion for my poor nerves” every time something goes wrong with my life

Spend more time outside at night when everything is quiet

terrible years really make you understand the point of a new year. i know nothing much will have changed between dec 31 and jan 1, but we need to be able to partition off everything that’s happened to us, we need a moment to say, ‘that’s done, we’re done with it, it’s over’ and have a little hope that the future will be different. we need to be able to stop and take a breath and sing, in the middle of winter, and prepare ourselves for spring.

another night not being kissed. whatever

please make sure that wherever you’re at in life, you don’t treat it like a transitory period. don’t waste your college years wishing to already be graduated & have a job. don’t waste your single years wishing for someone to be in love with. if/when those things come, they will come in due time and they will be good. but there is nothing like looking back and feeling empty because you wasted literal years ignoring what you had because you were hoping for something better. while it’s important to better yourself and reach for your goals, don’t neglect the present because that’s where you are now and it’s your now that determines your future. 

“I am a different person to different people. Annoying to one. Talented to another. Quiet to a few. Unknown to a lot. But who am I, to me?”

— Unknown

I want to be alone with someone else who wants to be alone.

k.b. // by dimitri zaik

Teach your kids that cooking and cleaning are basic life skills. Not gender roles.

Sorry, I’m more than you deserve.