Our Side of the Story

Lonely streets...

I know I say this a lot but I don’t think I’ll ever stop saying it, if you’re not okay, feeling out of it, not having the motivation to do life anymore or feel the tiniest bit of emotional disruption talk to me. I may not know how to respond or give you the answers you need but I promise I’ll listen. I’m always here to help @DebbieTesfaye Take care of you. You’re loved, appreciated and needed💜

First amharic short writing...Go easy on me yall

Sometimes we’re too self conscious and insecure we rob ourselves the chances of getting the things we deserve.

Cruelty Why does it spread in the bones of some like it’s natural or is it?

Do we ever talk enough about how hard it is to set your boundaries aside for the sake of others and being rewarded with nothing but ungratefulness? Here’s a saying we have in Amharic “ከራስ በላይ ንፋስ", many have argued about how it is the most self centered saying ever but I gotta say it’s the most accurate! There’s a huge discrepancy between prioritizing yourself as well as understanding your worth and being a self centered arrogant human being. With all honesty no one truly cares enough about you to risk their needs/wants at the expense of your wellbeing or happiness, yes there are rare people in your lives but there’s a limit to their kindness and patience. I know, reality is a hard pill to swallow but take it anyways. Prioritize YOU! Give attention to the things you find comfortable/not and set boundaries, do whatever it takes to have them respected. Step away from anything/anyone that disrupts your mental health or existence for that matter. As always God comes first and then You, the rest will take their turns. Fall in love with the sculpted and unmade parts of you😊 Incase no one said this I hope you’re doing okay. Sleep well💜

“ደህና ነኝ! እውነት ደህና ነኝ! ትንሽ ብቻ... የፍቅር ጠኔያም ሆና ነፍሴ ከስታለች፣ መውደድ እንደ ውሀ ጥም እያንገበገበኝ ሞቴ የቀረበኝ ይመስለኛል፣ ራሴን እንኳ መውደድ አቅቶኝ እፀየፈዋለሁ እንጂ እኮ ደህና ነኝ!” https://t.me/yonis_home

Uh... I never thought I’d find it emotionally hard to write here but here we are lol Be patient with me, also stay here and take care of you🤗🖤

You’re beautiful as you are, imperfectly perfect with your flaws🖤

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There are days when I shut out and want to completely disassociate into millions of pieces. But also, there are days when I am overwhelmed with the beauty of the world and want to set out on a walk and never stop. Witness the beautiful smiles,the kindness,the faces I so much adore,all of the beauty around me,a beauty I can't explain in words. It was always a struggle to me,to speak the words out before they disappear from the tips of my mouth. But again today I will try and I will say children. I will say rainbow. I would tell how a relieving experience it is to watch a hard working person brush off the sweat from his face. I would say the wrinkles on the faces of the old woman passing blessings to me. I would say my mother brushing off the tears from my eyes and stroking my hair to sleep.I would say the cooperation,the love, the strive of trying to be better than yesterday. The girl from the side of the street brushing off her beautiful luscious hair. The beggar looking at me in a sad way and me looking back with pity and an empty pocket. My heart that breaks watching the homeless tremble and shake with coldness piercing his skin. My skin that survived the torture of a blade. My knuckles that scream out of pain witnessing as my teeth carve its prints on them. And somedays which have become rare days...the beauty of my body I despised and hated and loathed all my life. And also...and also my heart...my lonely heart,that has survived what no human can handle. My heart that breaks and mends day to day nonstop. My heart that loves despite the pain it has lived through and constantly wait for the day someone looks at it and loves its whole nakedness. I will say that and that will be the most beautiful thing ever scriptured. -Yeab T🌬

The misogyny I witness everyday is beyond the threshold of my brain. I was never an aggressive feminist because I had no idea what it was about nor gave time to read about it but now I do understand the healthy definition of the term👇🏾 Feminism: belief in and advocacy of the political, economic, and social equality of the sexes expressed especially through organized activity on behalf of women's rights and interests. This is the right definition of feminism and it doesn’t require for you to be a woman to support it. But please it’s not about hating men cause what even is that behavior. Men in our society are portrayed as strong, intelligent, wealthy and if they’re found to be anything less everyone’s out to downgrade their morals. Because of this most men loathe women and think they’re favored more than them. No one’s favored more, we just like to feed our victimized mindsets. As a woman I’ve had my own share of being slapped with misogynistic minds and being a victim of men who think a certain genitalia between their legs gives them authority over a woman but women are not favored more. Our sides of stories and amounts of sufferings we faced because of our sex in our society defer and I can’t say either of us has had it better or worse. The disgusting truth? Again for the reason above men prefer to defend a potential abuser/ rapist rather than listen to a survivor’s story and be on her side. They worry about their reputation and “image” more than the life they’ve destroyed and the severe traumas they’ve caused! Seek help if you think misogyny makes you intelligent, educate yourself and stop using your trauma clouded head and start thinking like a person who has a sensible brain.

Every morning remind yourself you’re strong to fight whatever that comes your way and even if you don’t find it in you to keep going, get your legs moving anyways🖤

ማንም ሰው በወጣትነቱ ማሰብ ካለበት ነገሮች አንዱ ልጅ አስተዳደግ ላይ ብቁ መሆንን ነው። ለልጆቻችን ያለንን ፍቅር መግለጽ ምንችለው ዛሬ ከመወለዳቸው 40 ዓመታት ቀድመን ነው። 😄😒 @BoredTherapist #boredquotes #kamparizan

Good morning😊 Have a great day!

A sunset is a promise. A promise that maybe tomorrow will be better and a reassurance that today has come to an end🧡