Just cause my last couple of days have been feeling off. Cheers to the beautiful struggle.
Smile baby, cause you’ve been lookin down. But cracks &broken dreams the only things that’s on the ground. So what you stuck on that for? Shit, follow me through this back door &let me give you everything that you could ever ask for, but I’m no bullshitter; I’m your love-dealer. &i see you chasin dreams, well I’m here to run with ya. got one shot at forever, grab the gun &grip the trigger. Just aim it up to God, close your eyes &hope you hit him, cause that liquor only gon’ get you so far &all them flashin pictures only gon’ make your soul hard. I see you gettin lost in a world that can be so large. I’m here to make it small enough to fit inside of your palms. Baby I’ll be your right when everything else goes wrong &i can be that last dollar that’s left for you to hope on. But hold on, cause I can’t promise no perfect outcome. but a diamond with the flaws is more than a pebble without one.
June 2013
5 posts
might make them angry
but
it will make
you
free.” —if no one has ever told you, your freedom is more important than their anger, nayyirah waheed (via nayyirahwaheed)
2. push yourself to fall asleep earlier - start with 11pm, then 10pm, then 9pm. wake up in the morning feeling re-energized and comfortable.
3. erase processed food from your diet. start with no lollies, chips, biscuits, then erase pasta, rice, cereal, then bread. use the rule that if a child couldn’t identify what was in it, you don’t eat it.
4. get into the habit of cooking yourself a beautiful breakfast. fry tomatoes and mushrooms in real butter and garlic, fry an egg, slice up a fresh avocado and squirt way too much lemon on it. sit and eat it and do nothing else.
5. stretch. start by reaching for the sky as hard as you can, then trying to touch your toes. roll your head. stretch your fingers. stretch everything.
6. buy a 1L water bottle. start with pushing yourself to drink the whole thing in a day, then try drinking it twice.
7. buy a beautiful diary and a beautiful black pen. write down everything you do, including dinner dates, appointments, assignments, coffees, what you need to do that day. no detail is too small.
8. strip your bed of your sheets and empty your underwear draw into the washing machine. put a massive scoop of scented fabric softener in there and wash. make your bed in full.
9. organise your room. fold all your clothes (and bag what you don’t want), clean your mirror, your laptop, vacuum the floor. light a beautiful candle.
10. have a luxurious shower with your favourite music playing. wash your hair, scrub your body, brush your teeth. lather your whole body in moisturiser, get familiar with the part between your toes, your inner thighs, the back of your neck.
11. push yourself to go for a walk. take your headphones, go to the beach and walk. smile at strangers walking the other way and be surprised how many smile back. bring your dog and observe the dog’s behaviour. realise you can learn from your dog.
12. message old friends with personal jokes. reminisce. suggest a catch up soon, even if you don’t follow through. push yourself to follow through.
14. think long and hard about what interests you. crime? sex? boarding school? long-forgotten romance etiquette? find a book about it and read it. there is a book about literally everything.
15. become the person you would ideally fall in love with. let cars merge into your lane when driving. pay double for parking tickets and leave a second one in the machine. stick your tongue out at babies. compliment people on their cute clothes. challenge yourself to not ridicule anyone for a whole day. then two. then a week. walk with a straight posture. look people in the eye. ask people about their story. talk to acquaintances so they become friends.
16. lie in the sunshine. daydream about the life you would lead if failure wasn’t a thing. open your eyes. take small steps to make it happen for you.” —Sixteen Small Steps to Happiness (via catharinethegreat)
May 2013
14 posts
people tend to ask me why I keep things to myself or why I’m so secretive but like, it’s obvious. I do so because I don’t feel the need to announce my every thought, hope and desire to the world. I also know that people are quite shitty and will attempt to shoot you down the second they suspect…
on finding happiness
that we often lose ourselves
in the process
Jhené Aiko - Comfort Inn Ending (freestyle) - produced by No I.D
what you do.
how you dress.
the way you love someone,
and how you talk.
your smile and your personality.
what you believe in,
and all your dreams.
the way you drink your tea.
how you decorate your home .
your grocery list.
the food you make.
how your writing looks.
and the way you feel.life is art.
I hope that in this year to come, you make mistakes.
Because if you are making mistakes, then you are making new things, trying new things, learning, living, pushing yourself, changing yourself, changing your world. You’re doing things you’ve never done before, and more importantly, you’re Doing Something.
So that’s my wish for you, and all of us, and my wish for myself. Make New Mistakes. Make glorious, amazing mistakes. Make mistakes nobody’s ever made before. Don’t freeze, don’t stop, don’t worry that it isn’t good enough, or it isn’t perfect, whatever it is: art, or love, or work or family or life.
Whatever it is you’re scared of doing, Do it.
Make your mistakes, next year and forever.
” —Neil Gaiman (via christianam)
“Post Survivor, She on fire. Who wanna hear my bullshit?”
FJ’s Infinite Playlist: “Dirty Laundry” - Kelly Rowland
April 2013
11 posts
1. You can love more than you think
2. What’s important to you changes
3. People are mirrors that reflect our intentions and behavior and some see you more clearly than others
4. People’s opinions of you are their reality, choose the ones that you find most truthful or that flatter you.
5….
When you see love, just go get it fam.
She half superwoman, but she’s down to earth.
It’s about who have it last, not who found it first.
Anytime you wanna build, I’d be down to work.
Just call my number, gotta keep in touch.
Just tell me if there’s someone else, we gotta keep the trust.
I was told sky’s the limit, so I’m reaching up.It’s a lot of late nights, filled with contemplation.
I can read your body language, like a conversation.
If we never talk again, was your time wasted?
Good people going great places, it don’t happen overnight, it takes patience.
1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
2. When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.
3. Follow the three Rs:
1. Respect for self
2. Respect for others
3. Responsibility for all your actions.
4. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a…
Mellow~ beautiful tune by Pete Philly and Perquisite!
im def planning a trip this summer !!! (:
You take tomorrow for granted
because you believe tomorrow
is inevitable
Tomorrow may be there my dear
but you may not
March 2013
32 posts
to undress
your heart,
and show me
how much
it hurts,
so that
i can show you
how i intend
to make it
stop.
school is currently kicking my ass
I
Do You
Unapologetically
II
Live your life
Guided by YOUR own dreams
Not ones set out by other people
Don’t follow a path dictated by other people
You are the only YOU you’ve got
Make it count
III
Your life is molded by YOUR OWN thoughts
not the thoughts of…
they can’t stay for long, and never forever. You just have to love them, trust yourself, and let life lead you.
Alive at 25
What a ride its been !
And I’m still on this wave ….
Steady sailing.
2 years ago, today
On my 23rd birthday I released
Sailing Souls
And was pleasantly surprised by the response .
I didn’t have any expectations…
I really just wanted to share and express myself .
Since then, shit’s been getting crazier and crazier .
Reaching new peaks and hitting all time lows….
While prepping my debut album on Def Jam …. “Souled Out”
I swear I pour my everything into each of these songs ….
Pieces of my soul I may never get back ,
But I leave them on tracks in hopes that someone , somewhere will connect ….
And really ,
Writing and singing these songs,
Telling my stories and expressing my feelings is what keeps me alive .
Everybody is going through some shit, sharing our stories and realizing that you’re not alone in ur suffering is how suffering disappears ….
It’s important to release,to let go of everything in good faith and to be led by love not fear ….
When u realize that nothing is yours to begin with , you won’t be afraid of losing anything ….And that’s when u will experience true FREEDOM and POWER
The power of being free of all desire …. free to live; free to LOVE.I’m still learning … not quite there… but I think I’m getting closer.
I apologize to everyone who expected another mixtape or album today ….But instead ,
for my birthday ….
I wanted to share this lesson.
In my 25 years on this planet….
If there’s one thing I’ve learned,
It’s that EVERYTHING MUST GO ….(written by Jhené Aiko; produced by No I.D. )
Thank you for listening and Happy 3:16 !
Jhene 3:16
“For who so ever believes in her shall have everlasting love”
Jhene Aiko- Everything Must Go
You cannot fight fire with fire.
An eye for an eye leaves everyone blind
and we are all slaves of desire…
