June 2012
“It’s hard for an educated woman to turn her head off. That’s part of the joy of being a submissive. None of the decisions are yours. When you can’t refuse anything and can’t even move, those voices in your head go silent. All you can do, and all you are permitted to do, is feel.”
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Cherise Sinclair, Dark Citadel (via monsieurghoul)
Maybe this is why it appeals to me. Forcing me to give the desicion making over to someone else. Definitely something to think about.
“My daughter is seven, and some of the other second-grade parents complain that their children don’t read for pleasure. When I visit their homes, the children’s rooms are crammed with expensive books, but the parent’s rooms are empty. Those children do not see their parents reading, as I did every day of my childhood. By contrast, when I walk into an apartment with books on the shelves, books on the bedside tables, books on the floor, and books on the toilet tank, then I know what I would see if I opened the door that says ‘PRIVATE—GROWNUPS KEEP OUT’: a child sprawled on the bed, reading.”
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Anne Fadiman, Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader (via madame-curie)
This is so true. I’ve had many parents wonder at ours, and how we do it. I didn’t do anything, I only share what I value.
“A man should learn to detect and watch that gleam of light which flashes across his mind from within, more than the lustre of the firmament of bards and sages. Yet he dismisses without notice his thought, because it is his. In every work of genius we recognize our own rejected thoughts: they come back to us with a certain alienated majesty. Trust thyself: every heart vibrates to that iron string.”
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Ralph Waldo Emerson, Self-Reliance (1841)
You are full of those gleams of light. Never dismiss those sparks of genius. Trust that you are full of greatness.
“When we really see other people as they are without taking it personally, we can never be hurt by what they say or do. Even if others lie to you, it is okay. They are lying to you because they are afraid. They are afraid you will discover that they are not perfect. It is painful to take that social mask off.”
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Don Miguel Ruiz (via creatingaquietmind)
I think I need to remember this. Not everyone is trying to be themselves. Some will always wear a mask and they might need to. I can only change me.
“It’s beautiful when you find someone that is in love with your mind. Someone that wants to undress your conscience and make love to your thoughts. Someone that wants to watch you slowly take down all the walls you’ve built up around your mind and let them inside.”
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Samira (via ohmoomers)
I am always surprised and overwhelmed when you show that you want this from me. I love it and want it but sometimes u don’t know how to share my thoughts and mind with you. I want to, so badly, and I am trying. I am so gratef for you patience and most especially that you want me like this.