1. Notes: 26 / 2 years ago  from i-need-a-hero (originally from inspiri)

   forty-five thoughts for my daughter

   myfengshuilife:

   By Francesca Lia Block

   i always believed if i had blond hair, pixie face, big breasts, everything would be all right…not realizing that culturally idolized beauty is not only foolproof but potentially dangerous

   if you believe in your own unconventional beauty when you are young, you will accomplish twice as much and suffer half so

   turn off lightbulbs and light a candle

   walk don’t drive

   plant a tree

   wear sunscreen

   dancing is an antidepressant

   kindness is the new status symbol

   every day please try to eat something green and something orange that grow out of the ground

   tell me how mad you are that your father and i parted i will always listen though i can’t ever take away the pain

   expectations are for what you yourself create they rarely work when applied to others

   turn off the television - tv is a depressant

   yoga is an antidepressant

   don’t feel guilty about wanting pretty things they would not be so  alluring if you weren’t supposed to want them…just don’t value them over compassion

   use your words even when you are a grown-up and people no longer think it is entirely acceptable when you say, that hurt my feelings

   if you can digest chocolate eat it sometimes

   same goes for ice cream
   (i don’t really need to tell you those things do i?)

   do your homework because it is part of the game but don’t spend too much time worrying about grades

   fall in love with someone kind who loves your body and your mind

   if you have a dream that won’t let you go, that tickles your solar plexus, heed it

   turn dark feelings into paintings or poetry or dancing

   music is a kind of food

   if you are sad, talk to a happy woman who loves you - it will always help

   move your body when you are sad or angry

   avoid the following:

   • genetically modified ingredients
   • parabens
   • sodium lauryl sulfate
   • mercury in certain fish
   • neurotic thoughts about food

   (is that a contradiction?)

   love your curls though they tangle, your pale skin though it can burn in the sun, your nose though it is broader than some, your sturdy legs and feet

   forget barbie - she does not possess imagination

   remember…you are a botticelli angel

   the planet we live on is perfection - love her like a goddess - love yourself as her daughter

   there is a planet full of different kinds of beauty - the idea that only one type of woman is beautiful is blasphemy

   of everything i brought to the world in these forty-five years
   you and your brother are by far the most astounding

   …because of this i will always love your father

   matter never vanishes, only changes - remember that when someone you love dies

   your round head on my breast when you were born is the memory i will keep with me when i leave this body

   when i am gone i will still be near you

   this is how i know: when you were born it was not a meeting
   but a reunion

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