Your Life Is Not An Optimization Problem

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Iranian photographer Hossein Fatemi, offers a glimpse of an entirely different side to Iran than the image usually broadcasted by domestic and foreign media. In his photo series An Iranian Journey, many of the photographs reveal an Iran that most people never see, presenting an eye-opening look at the amazing diversity and contrasts that exist in the country.

good poems i’ve read recently

all they want is my money my pussy my blood - morgan parker

compass - joan naviyuk kane

dear, beloved - sumita chakraborty

dead things - muriel leung

desire’s dog - joy harjo

for those of you who are home, welcome - akosua zimba afiriyie-hwedie

kal - fatimah asghar

lessons - jacqueline woodson

mulberry fields - lucille clifton

son of msippi- henry dumas

self-portrait with and without - chen chen

a story - li-young lee

year of the monkey - paul tran

Being cruel to the version of you that didn't know any better changes nothing about the things they did. It hurts the person who turned around and reflected, the person who learned from their mistakes and held themselves accountable, the person who deserves to heal, and the person who deserves to move forward. Forgive yourself.

hope girls grow up knowing that there are infinite ways of being a woman. hope girls grow up loving themselves for who they are.

i hate when girls feel dumb for trying to see the best in people and then end up hurt or disappointed like no!! it’s those people that were dumb for misleading you. they took advantage of your kindness and generosity, and they’ll rot for it 

The depression project

justine skye

I will fix my bad habits, finish with a 4.0 gpa, get that Bphil degree, a man with a kind and pure heart will love me and ill have my first real life love