Ok. i'm gonna be honest here i kind of suck at being optimistic sometimes, but whenever i need a pick-me-up ill look at quotes on Pinterest and they make me feel like i'm not a fuck up. so here are some of my favorite motivational quotes,
1. "Everything is a win when the goal is to experience"
2. "Allow yourself to be everything you want to be"
3. "Your fear of looking stupid is holding you back"
4. "You are more than what makes you anxious!"
5. "Always be a little kinder than necessary"
6. "I overthink. I over love. I over feel. I am the sea, Or i am nothing."
7. "Turn and face the strange" - David Bowie
8. "Comparison destroys personality"
9. "Draw stick figures. Sing off key. Write bad poems. Sew ugly clothes. Run slowly. Flirt clumsily. Play video games on easy. You do not need to be good at something to enjoy the act. Talent is overrated. Do things you like doing. Its okay to suck."
10. "I was put on this earth to be so absurdly optimistic that people thin i've lost touch with reality.
11. "Build a life that feels like a love letter to your inner child"
12. "The amount of beautiful things in your life depends on your ability to notice them"
13. "As long as i'm alive, i can begin again. And again. And again."
14. "I hate being around people who mistake my childlike wonder as naivety or weakness. I am simply a war general who loves to giggle."
15. "What is the best that could happen?!"
16. "I don't care who i lose as long as its not me again."
17. "I used to dream of being where i am now and need to remember that sometimes."
18. "I just want to have a completely adventurous, passionate, weird life" - Jeff Buckley
19. "Adopt a new perspective"
And my ABSOLUTE favorite is one i am getting tattooed later this summer, its by Ethel Cain.
20. "If its meant to be, then, it will be. I forgive it all as it comes back to me" - Sun Bleached Flies by Ethel Cain.
So.. i really REALLY suck at being optimistic about my life, and a lot of the time i really struggle to see the purpose in life, but as stupid as it may seem, these simple quotes i have found while scrolling on Pinterest have made me realize i can suck at stuff, and i can continue to suck because it brings me joy.
i can.
i can work out in a crowded gym and not worry about people judging me for using a low weight. i can wear that bikini because even though i am bigger than my friends i still deserve to feel confident in that slutty little bikini this summer and every summer. i can eat with my friends even if 14 year old me would rather just drink water and breath air on an empty stomach. i can apply for college. i can switch what i want to do with my life because i have realized that caring for people is something i'm really good at. i can still feel valid in the fact that i use they/them even though i look like a girl. i can realize maybe i don't want to be a psychologist, maybe i want to be a family physician even if i may want to kill myself because of the schooling, or the debt.
i can do all these things because its okay to make mistakes, its ok to not feel your best, and its okay to feel like a fuck up sometimes as long as you keep getting up, as long as you drink that water, as long as you eat, as long as you spend time with your friends, make time for your hobbies, and follow that passion. and if quotes on Pinterest help you do it, then more power to you.
