Simbelmynë. Ever has it grown on the tombs of my forebearers!
Now it shall cover the grave of my son!
Men are gonna come along and wanna teach you things. Doesn’t make them any smarther. In most ways, they’re not, but it makes them feel bigger. They can show you how things are done. You just let them blow by, and you go on ahead, and do just what the heel you feel like. It takes a strong woman to stay by herself, in a world that people will settle for anything, just to say they have something.
Wild things I have learnt in therapy:
- When a child cries, parents are supposed to comfort them, not punish them
- Parents are, in fact, supposed to want to spend time with their children
- Children too have a right to privacy, meaning parents are not allowed to read their diaries etc and then punish them for the thoughts they found about
- Children are allowed to be upset and cry
- Children don’t have to earn the love and attention from their parents by performing various things
- Children are not supposed to be scared of going home and/or their parents
- Children are not supposed to be physically abused and even a little bit of hitting is actually physical abuse
- Parents are not supposed to expect that children are mentally as mature as other adults
- Children are not supposed to be told that they’re an accident, a burden, or something the parents regret
- Children are not supposed to be scared and ashamed of themselves or feel like failures because of their parents
ALT
George Seferis, tr. by Edmund Keeley & Philip Sherrard from, “In the Kyrenia District.”
it is winter here. look how white everything is, how quiet, how snowed-in. I am learning peacefulness, lying by myself quietly as the light lies on these white walls, this bed, these hands. — sylvia plath
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Take Care Of Yourself.
Levelling up means becoming the best, healthiest, most successful version of yourself. Here’s some ways to do that:
- Read books (education, flow state, calms and slows the mind)
- Daily exercise (30 mins or more)
- Listen to positive, uplifting music
- Have creative hobbies (painting, pottery, sewing, etc)
- Get rid of negative/toxic friends
- Choose healthy, beneficial relationships
- Therapy
- Learn new languages
- Meditate
- Go outside and into nature
- Spend time with animals (calming)
- Positive affirmations
- Keep your living space clean and tidy
- Drink lots of water
- Daily stretching
- Prayer, gratitude, journaling, etc
- Eat a healthy, nutritious diet
- Reduce internet time and start physical hobbies (e.g. art, dance, surfing, gardening, etc)
- Get 8 hours of sleep
Always take care of yourself first.
Mia.
Life was a willow, and it bent right to your wind, they count me out time and time again. Life was a willow, and it bent right to your wind, but I come back stronger than a ’90s trend.