Enfantdeluneperdu - The World Forgetting // By The World Forgot

studying in the law library • pembroke college, cambridge • summer 2018

John Everett Millais, Ophelia, 1851-1852

Senja - Norway (by El Coleccionista de Instantes Fotografía & Video) 

Good or not, grief is definitely another country. It makes no sense at all. You can smile through the funeral, crack a joke as you bury your loved one, and then, weeks later, catch sight of an Oreo cookie and start howling in public because you’ll never eat an Oreo with your father again. The Oreo cookie is more painful than the dead body. Marilyn French writes about this disconnect in The Women’s Room: “Rituals mark feelings, but feelings and events do not coincide. Feelings are large and spread over a lifetime.”

In Defense of Good Grief, Livemint  (via lastminutegenius)

Hey, stop scrolling for a min

sit with me. let’s take a breath. put the phone away for a while 

be here now. remember everything will be okay

every soul has purpose and potential. you’re here for a reason do not forget

if you feel lost, talk to me or open up to someone you trust

if you feel unloved, know that I love you. each and every one of you.

human, animal, plant. i feel love. love is powerful. do not forget

send love out to the universe it’ll return ten fold. 

feel compassion and understanding  

even for those totally blinded by their thoughts, that take ill action against others

don’t fight them with fire, it will only grow the hate.

love is the only way to true happiness