Im So Miserable But I Laugh At Everything

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Things I want to tell myself at 21 1. You’ve achieved so much in terms of self care and self respect but there are still some things you have to work on. Like dancing. Yes, you can get drunk and dance and you can dance alone in your room but why do you feel so restrained in front of people? 2. You have a beautiful smile. But you can’t smile genuinely in crowds. Blur them out. Crowds shouldn’t dictate how wide you smile. 3. Have more ice cream. Have double scoops of different flavours and walk around when the sun is out with sticky hands and stained lips. 4. When you’re in situations you have no control over, do not stress. There’s literally no point. Instead focus on things you can control which will indirectly have a positive impact on those tough situations you can’t directly deal with. 5. Always read the preview of a book before buying it. Always. 6. Don’t force yourself to giveaway your childhood books. Somethings you can keep for yourself even if only for occasional smiles and nostalgia. 7. Try. And don’t give up. You will have relapses. You will be doing so well and then will suddenly faulter. A day. Maybe five. But you can get back to it. You can start again. The number times you go back to something you’re trying to change, something you’re working on, strengthens your will. It’s not a sign of losing. It’s a sign that you will eventually conquer. 8. I know you just can’t understand when women are against feminism and when men and women have such a wrong idea of what feminism really is. But you can’t get so agitated. You can’t forcefully change their beliefs. 9. You would like to believe that a friend would be a certain way and your grandparents would be a certain way but just because they are supposed to be loving and available doesn’t mean they actually will. People hardly ever live up to what they should. Even if they are family. Even if they are love. 10. Save first. Then spend out of the remaining money. That’s the only way you can have your Seoul trip by 2020. 11. When you watch a movie or read a book that makes you emotional and nostalgic, texting them isn’t a wise option because they aren’t feeling the same way. It will just be another unwanted text from you. 12. You are privileged. In different ways from most but still privileged. Know your privilege. Don’t look down on others. They aren’t blessed with the same advantages as you are. 13. Let those who want to cancel plans cancel. There’s no point in meeting someone who isn’t as excited and as desirous of meeting you as you are of meeting them. Even if you are friends since 9. Even if you have a treasure trove of childhood memories with them. 14. Sometimes excuses are genuine reasons. 15. 20s isn’t the only decade you’re alive. Don’t stress yourself to achieve everything in these 10 years and don’t drive yourself insane accomplishing things you don’t even want to but believe that you should. 16. Be true to yourself. Even if that’s the only thing you will ever be.

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“With a sigh, he took the bottle and poured whiskey into the glass in his hand. He stopped when the glass was half full and he reached for his phone. Staring at the glass, he remembered that he used to debate with her about the glass being half full or half empty. Half full would always be her answer. He looked at the number he once swore he would delete but he never did. With furrowed eyebrows and a messy mind, he pressed the call button next to the number and brought the phone to his right ear. He listened as a familiar soft voice started to speak. “Okay this is awkward but hey, I think I’m busy at the moment,” he smiled as the voice said, “so please leave your name and message after the beep, and I will call you back as soon as possible.” “It’s me,” he spoke after the beep tone, “you still have not changed your recorded message when you said you wanted to.” “Well, I’m glad you didn’t,” he continued after a short pause, “because I can still remember the funny yet lovely look in your eyes when you first recorded this. You asked me for some ideas because you didn’t know what to say and when I suggested this, you weren’t really happy about it.” “But you went on with it because you thought it was better than nothing and that you would make a change once you thought of something much better. It’s been five years since then. Time sure flies, doesn’t it?” “You know, I have so much that I have yet to say to you,” he sighed, “I never stopped thinking of you and I am still waiting for you.” “So please come back and I promise you that we will be better than we will ever be. We will go through everything hand in hand. We will face the world together,” he went on, his voice quiet and shaky as he tried to keep his tears at bay, “Just like what you said before, together until whenever, right?””

— Lukas W. // Forgotten Words #246 // Until whenever (via somepiecesofmyheartandsoul)

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“When I look at my life and its secret colours, I feel like bursting into tears.”

— Albert Camus, A Happy Death (via coral)