one-paperdoll:These photos are from Vai Yu Law’s amazing Tattoos That Tell Stories project. See the
one-paperdoll:These photos are from Vai Yu Law’s amazing Tattoos That Tell Stories project. See the rest of her series here: vaiyulawI’m beginning a new chapter in my life. And these photos really capture me in a state where I am both enormously empowered yet still a little fragile, happy with hints of sad undertones, and confident while still a bit anxious. Vai caught me at a really tumultuous time in my life: I’m getting a divorce. Don’t pity me, though. This is a wonderful thing. For years, I have contorted the very essence of my being to satisfy someone else’s fantasy of a partner. In the process, I lost who I was. He is a good man and I don’t believe he even comprehends the scale of the damage he’s done. I don’t want to speak ill of him, because he does love me, but I have grown as a person, and he did not grow with me. Love should be nurturing. Love brings out the best in people and makes you want to be a better person, without changing who you are. When you’re in love, you should feel empowered, confident and beautiful. Love should make you giggle. Love should make you excited and give you butterflies. Love is respect and appreciation. Most importantly, love exists when you can be totally comfortable with being yourself and you can love and accept everything about each other, their strengths, weaknesses, flaws and all. Everyone deserves epic happiness. Don’t ever sell yourself short. -- source link