i once loved
someone who kept saying...
"be smaller. now smaller, still."

but as small as i made myself,
it was never, ever small enough
because my light was never the problem..
their own darkness was.

so the next time i love,
i want to love someone who says...
"brighter. now brighter, still...
you could never, ever shine too much."

- butterflies rising

#shine #love

My coping mechanisms may be
worse than my actual problems

- @anerdonfire2, Xitter

"The more we know about food
and where it comes from
and who's making it, the better
It doesn't exactly solve
the world's problems,
but it creates awareness
and empathy."

Anthony Bourdain (1956-2018)

#empathy #awareness

it gets better, i think. maybe just for a day. maybe just for a song. but there's something there to hold on to.

- robin

#hope #motivation

In order for me
to write poetry
that isn't political
I must listen to
the birds
And in order
to hear the
birds not
The Warplanes Must
Be Silent.

Marwan Makhoul

#birds #poetry

GO AHEAD, GO TO THE BELL
FACTORY

SINCE YOU WANNA ACT LIKE A
DING DONG

Something we don't talk nearly enough about is how we often feel worse while we're healing because we were forced to feel nothing while we were enduring something traumatic

- The Empowered Therapist

#trauma #healing

Sweet girl, you control the vibes that occupy your space. Don't be afraid to open a few windows to let the trash take itself out.

Stephanie Bennett-Henry

#boundaries #mentalhealth

adhd culture is writing fast but having your mind go even faster so you accidentally a few words

- autismhq, t

#adhd #jokes