i hope one day you find strength in a healthy weight. i hope one day you smile at your plate and love yourself in the mirror. i hope you tell yourself nice things and i hope you find yourself
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“gentle reminder that cleopatra’s beauty is rumored to have started wars in ancient history” — a post going around Tumblr
Actually Cleopatra was said to have not actually been that beautiful — men said that until she opened her mouth, she was simply average. What made her beautiful according to Plutarch was her personality and intelligence. Her sparkling wit, charming personality, talent with over half a dozen languages, and in-depth knowledge of almost everything was just so impressive that she often became beautiful in their eyes.
So while that post is nice in that it’s trying to say that women are becoming more beautiful and that if you lived in 30 B.C., you could have started wars, I like this version much better.
You may not be traditionally beautiful, but goddamn neither was Cleopatra and she seduced two of the most powerful men in the world.
This is how I see it. As an artist it is my responsibility to not have a boring life. To feel deeply. To listen to the stories of strangers. To try new things and go new places. To say yes. To question everything. To find beauty in the commonplace. And to fall in love. Over and over. Because through the highs of love and the lows of heartbreak I truly know what it is to feel.
Nirrimi (via sorakeem)
May the stars carry your sadness away, May the flowers fill your heart with beauty, May hope forever wipe away your tears, And, above all, may silence make you strong.
Chief Dan George (via thecalminside)
YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY ALLOWED TO REST!!!
STUDY BREAKS, SICK DAYS, A FEW HOURS WITH A BOOK… IT’S ALL FUCKING OKAY!!! YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE WORKING EVERY SECOND TO BE VALID AND DESERVING!!! IT’S OKAY TO TAKE SOME DAMN TIME TO JUST BE!!!