You never know what tomorrow will bring. Be aware of what is happening around you, especially in your country’s politics and in the politics of neighboring countries
I often hear in Germany, «Can the war really be that terrible if Ukrainians here look so happy?»
I have no answer to that. It’s hard to explain that while dancing at a festival, you’re also thinking about whether the air raid alarm in your city has ended because your grandmother can’t sleep during it.
That while you’re having a fun meeting, laughing and joking, you’re also reading news about new deaths on the front line.
That when you wake up, you turn on morning music but also check when your dad was last online.
That while drinking coffee and chatting with colleagues, you get a photo of a bombed house where your dad works.
In all these moments, we smile because we don’t want pity. For us, it’s normal to live with this hole in our hearts. We deal with it inside. We don’t expect to be understood, we don’t care anymore. We thank you for the help and live for today because we know that tomorrow is an elusive thing that never comes. There’s only today, and if you don’t live today, you never live at all.
When I see skinny girls, it never gives me a good impression
I receive a lot of compliments about my figure. I’m slim thanks to my genes and issues with my eating habits. If a person weighs 41 kg at a height of 158 cm at 26 years old, it doesn’t mean she is doing well and exercising. It means there is a problem. My problem, for example, is a dislike of eating. My body refuses to accept food when I’m nervous, happy, or sad. Any emotions interfere with my ability to eat normally.
It’s quite unpleasant and causes many small inconveniences and sometimes big problems. And I can’t gain weight, which might seem like a dream to some, but for me, it means constant weakness, cold, and a bad mood.
Since this has been my whole life, I’ve gotten used to it. But when I post such photos on Instagram, I feel like I’m promoting thinness, and it might negatively affect young girls who don’t know that this dream has another side that hinders life just as much as any insecurities about a few extra pounds. I won’t lie, I like my reflection in the mirror, but I would much rather not faint from not eating and not be able to eat because I’m already fainting. How many people know and feel like?🫠
