Me To Me: We’re Going To Survive This, Because The World Is Full Of Love. You Have So Much Love Inside

you can start anytime.

you can brush your teeth in the middle of the day. you can wash the dishes at 2am. you can do things outside the normal times assigned by society.

if we could read minds I still don't think we'd understand them.

*telepathically sends u a kiss goodnight so u dream about me*

depression tips™

shower. not a bath, a shower. use water as hot or cold as u like. u dont even need to wash. just get in under the water and let it run over you for a while. sit on the floor if you gotta.

moisturize everything. use whatever lotion u like. unscented? dollar store lotion? fancy ass 48 hour lotion that makes u smell like a field of wildflowers? use whatever you want, and use it all over. 

put on clean, comfortable clothes. 

put on ur favorite underwear. cute black lacy panties? those ridiculous boxers u bought last christmas with candy cane hearts on the butt? put em on.

drink cold water. use ice. if u want, add some mint or lemon for an extra boost.

clean something. doesn’t have to be anything big. organize one drawer of ur desk. wash five dirty dishes. do a load of laundry. scrub the bathroom sink. 

blast music. listen to something upbeat and dancey and loud, something that’s got lots of energy. sing to it, dance to it, even if you suck at both.

make food. don’t just grab a granola bar to munch. take the time and make food. even if it’s ramen. add something special to it, like a hard boiled egg or some veggies. prepare food, it tastes way better, and you’ll feel like you accomplished something. 

make something. write a short story or a poem, draw a picture, color a picture, fold origami, crochet or knit, sculpt something out of clay, anything artistic. even if you don’t think you’re good at it.

go outside. take a walk. sit in the grass. look at the clouds. smell flowers. put your hands in the dirt and feel the soil against your skin.

call someone. call a loved one, a friend, a family member, call a chat service if you have no one else to call. talk to a stranger on the street. have a conversation and listen to someone’s voice. if you can’t, text or email or whatever, just have some social interaction with another person. even if you don’t say much, listen to them.

cuddle your pets if you have them/can cuddle them. take pictures of them. talk to them. tell them how u feel, about your favorite movie, a new game coming out.

Louise Glück, from Meadowlands; "The Dream"

[Text ID: "why couldn't it go on longer? / Because it was a dream."]

october cups my face in gentle hands. sunlight filters through me, casting my heart on the pavement like stained glass. i know i'm going to be alright.

Is there a poem/poems that mentions a specific type of flower? Like gor dxample “carnations” I was at a flower shop and that came to my mind

there are TONS of them! and here is only a small selection of some i remember but there are probably hundreds more

Louise Glück has written many: “The White Lilies” “Blue Rotunda” “The Wild Iris” “The Silver Lily” “Trillium” “The Red Poppy” “Hyacinth”

Mary Oliver too ♡ “The Sunflowers” “Peonies” “Poppies” “The Roses” “Daisies” “Roses, Late Summer” “When the Roses Speak, I Pay Attention” “Violets” “Blue Iris”

“Tulips” by Sylvia Plath

“Cherry Blossoms” by Toi Derricotte

“White Clover” by Marvin Bell

“Orchids Are Sprouting From the Floorboards” by Kaveh Akbar

“To Describe an Almond Blossom” by Mahmoud Darwish

i was at a party organized by my uni last week and (not) very sober™️ and for some reason the cocktail names where all italian brain rot characters. a guy behind me was trying to explain to his date the back story of tralalero tralala and mistakenly said it was a crocodile. being the insufferable person i am, i turned around and very soberly said that no tralalero tralala is a shark and the guy legit got the most shocked expression on his face as he started panicking over giving his date false information but at the same time he was super excited that someone irl knew wtf he was talking about lmao