“When I first started sharing my work online, I wasn’t very serious about it and I really just wanted an outlet for the things I was too afraid to say,” she admitted in an interview with Isaase. But soon enough, she learned that her words had an impact and turned her passion for poetry into a career.

Now, with more than 80k followers on Instagram, it’s clear that people are tuning in. “My poetry is very much a reflection of who I am,” says Reddy. “I started writing as a kid, simply as a way to verbalize feelings I didn’t know how to talk about – and while my writing has definitely improved since – I still write for the same reasons.”

“I think the biggest lesson educators or counselors need to learn is to listen, and to really understand,” she added. “The greatest creators in the world are still in high school – we should be learning from them. One of the most frustrating parts of school for me was believing there was something wrong with my feelings because the adults I spoke to couldn’t relate, and I believe that’s one of the main reasons why kids don’t feel comfortable speaking up for themselves. Listening is key.”

Follow her Instagram page for more sound advice on life and love.

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Melody Hansen’s illustrated mantras act as friendly reminders that help you go throughout the day (or throughout your Instagram feed) without losing your mind.

“I create designs, while combining typography, handwritten and illustrated elements, and images,” explained Hansen in a conversation with To Write Love On Her Arms. “Over the years, I’ve learned to embrace the ‘less is more’ motto. I prefer open spaces where there is room to breathe and a lot of light, and I think this comes out in my work. But this doesn’t mean everything should be perfect; I like to include a ‘human’ touch, too. It makes the work more honest, and I think that’s important.”

“I believe there is something so supernatural about art and the act of creating,” she added. “It does something to the soul that I don’t think I can explain. It awakens parts of us we didn’t know were there, it brings people together, makes us feel less alone. The way I see it is that when you create, it comes from a very deep part of you, where you find the courage to be honest, true, and vulnerable. It’s quite an intimate process, really.”

Take a look at some of her work below and be sure to follow her for your daily reminders.

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1. Teachers won’t let you use Wikipedia, but they make you use 30-year-old textbooks.
2. The worst part about food poisoning is that you paid for it.
3. Teaching is just brains telling other brains how to be better brains.
4. The price of gumballs from gumball machines has been remarkably stable in the face of inflation.
5. My brain knows how to type without looking at the keyboard yet I can not draw a QWERTY keyboard from memory.

   

6. The skeleton isn’t inside you, you’re the brain so you’re inside the skeleton.
7. The only difference between “mostly sunny” and “partly cloudy” is my weatherman’s outlook on life.
8. In 5 years, we’ll be closer to 2070 than we are to 1970.
9. My debit card pays for things with past hours of my life, and my credit card pays with future hours of my life.
10. My mom asked me how to screenshot on her iPhone. I laughed and then remembered she taught me how to use a spoon and a toilet.
11. Nightmares are so weird. Your brain is the author, viewer and cinema of a horror movie whose script is being written as you are viewing it.

    

12. If you can’t afford a condom, then you really can’t afford NOT to have a condom.
13. If Jesus were born today, DNA tests would prove who the father was.
14. A knee is a really big knuckle.
15. If two people on opposite sides of the world each drop a piece of bread, the Earth briefly becomes a sandwich.

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“When I first started sharing my work online, I wasn’t very serious about it and I really just wanted an outlet for the things I was too afraid to say,” she admitted in an interview with Isaase. But soon enough, she learned that her words had an impact and turned her passion for poetry into a career.

Now, with more than 80k followers on Instagram, it’s clear that people are tuning in. “My poetry is very much a reflection of who I am,” says Reddy. “I started writing as a kid, simply as a way to verbalize feelings I didn’t know how to talk about – and while my writing has definitely improved since – I still write for the same reasons.”

“I think the biggest lesson educators or counselors need to learn is to listen, and to really understand,” she added. “The greatest creators in the world are still in high school – we should be learning from them. One of the most frustrating parts of school for me was believing there was something wrong with my feelings because the adults I spoke to couldn’t relate, and I believe that’s one of the main reasons why kids don’t feel comfortable speaking up for themselves. Listening is key.”

Follow her Instagram page for more sound advice on life and love.

The post Pavana Reddy’s Poetry Will Soothe Your Aching Heart appeared first on PlayJunkie.

Melody Hansen’s illustrated mantras act as friendly reminders that help you go throughout the day (or throughout your Instagram feed) without losing your mind.

“I create designs, while combining typography, handwritten and illustrated elements, and images,” explained Hansen in a conversation with To Write Love On Her Arms. “Over the years, I’ve learned to embrace the ‘less is more’ motto. I prefer open spaces where there is room to breathe and a lot of light, and I think this comes out in my work. But this doesn’t mean everything should be perfect; I like to include a ‘human’ touch, too. It makes the work more honest, and I think that’s important.”

“I believe there is something so supernatural about art and the act of creating,” she added. “It does something to the soul that I don’t think I can explain. It awakens parts of us we didn’t know were there, it brings people together, makes us feel less alone. The way I see it is that when you create, it comes from a very deep part of you, where you find the courage to be honest, true, and vulnerable. It’s quite an intimate process, really.”

Take a look at some of her work below and be sure to follow her for your daily reminders.

The post These Illustrated Mantras Are a Spoon Full of Sugar appeared first on PlayJunkie.

The post Quotes That will Make You Ugly Cry appeared first on PlayJunkie.

1. Teachers won’t let you use Wikipedia, but they make you use 30-year-old textbooks.
2. The worst part about food poisoning is that you paid for it.
3. Teaching is just brains telling other brains how to be better brains.
4. The price of gumballs from gumball machines has been remarkably stable in the face of inflation.
5. My brain knows how to type without looking at the keyboard yet I can not draw a QWERTY keyboard from memory.

   

6. The skeleton isn’t inside you, you’re the brain so you’re inside the skeleton.
7. The only difference between “mostly sunny” and “partly cloudy” is my weatherman’s outlook on life.
8. In 5 years, we’ll be closer to 2070 than we are to 1970.
9. My debit card pays for things with past hours of my life, and my credit card pays with future hours of my life.
10. My mom asked me how to screenshot on her iPhone. I laughed and then remembered she taught me how to use a spoon and a toilet.
11. Nightmares are so weird. Your brain is the author, viewer and cinema of a horror movie whose script is being written as you are viewing it.

    

12. If you can’t afford a condom, then you really can’t afford NOT to have a condom.
13. If Jesus were born today, DNA tests would prove who the father was.
14. A knee is a really big knuckle.
15. If two people on opposite sides of the world each drop a piece of bread, the Earth briefly becomes a sandwich.

The post Realizations That Will Change Your Perspectives On Life! appeared first on PlayJunkie.