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I’d tell her not to be such a snot and not to be such a scenester, to back the fuck away from big talkers, and to think big herself from the start. There’s so much societal training, for women especially, not to think big, and I regret every moment I spent trying to make the adorable and tiny when I could have been plotting things large and deep.
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It’s a funny thing, really, because growing up is such an ambiguous term. Have I really grown up in the past four months? Absolutely. But in some ways not really. I know when I look back on this semester and think of how reckless and stupid I was at times I’ll laugh, but I will never regret a second of it because that’s part of growing up, right? Doing the dumb shit that makes for the great stories - Let me tell you about the time I almost got arrested in Poland…
Since January a lot has changed. People have come and gone. My friendships with some were tested and I lost one of the more important people in my life right before I came to the UK simply because he couldn’t accept that I was leaving. It wasn’t fair and I was upset about it for a while but I suppose things happen for a reason, something my mother likes to remind me whenever my life hits a roadblock and I feel like giving up.
If anything, this semester has really helped me explore myself and realize I’m so much better off on my own, something I’ve always known but have really come to embrace and love, because people will forever disappoint but I refuse to ever be a disappointment to myself.
So on nights like tonight when I’m alone in my room listening to the rain fall against my window, it’s nice to be able to look back at what I’ve done in the past 20 years and know that I’ve done it all by myself. Every country I’ve visited since being here (including China last summer) I’ve paid for myself. Every award, honors society, and research offer that I’ve received and been accepted to since I was sixteen was done because of my hard work with no encouragement or help from anyone else. And I know that when I eventually apply to medical school all of my hard work will pay off then too.
Being abroad has really shown me that I don’t need to be in love right now nor do I need people in my life who’ll ever make me feel bad about my fortitude or ambition to succeed and be the best possible me. I’m glad I’m finally learning to embrace my independence because things will fall into place when it’s right. There’s no need to wallow over what I don’t have when I can go out and make it happen if I really want it to because being independent has always been where it’s at and I think I’ll keep walking along this path for a little while longer.
#people don’t belong to other people. you can love someone unconditionally #you can give everything you want to another person #but you never belong to them#you are your own person. you belong to no one but yourself #love who you love. #love with all your heart #but people do not belong to other people
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