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ok, so i forgot the password to my account and was logged out for like three months... i finally logged in and now i have over 2,100 notifications, so yeah

this is athena, hijacking your profile from the far interwebz of the archives account
          
          i’ve been sorting books for 1.5 hours and i still have over 100 profiles to look through
          
          send help plz

Hey

Awww, thanks for the follow, Ari :)

Hi Ari!
          Nice to meet you girl...
          Just wanted to say... Though it's two days late...
          Congrats on becoming an admin of SGC!❤

It’s been like, nine years, that I’ve known these two amazing girls. They deserve the world and more. I just wanted to say, thank you @athena363636 and @suspiciouspasta for always being there for me and supporting me and everyone around you in everything we do. You mean the world to me and everywhere you go, you touch people’s hearts. I am so grateful that I met y’all, both of you are so smart, kind, funny and more. I hope you have the best birthday ever!

by the way, thanks for the follow <3

Go follow @stronggirlsclub and check out all of their amazing books!

what the actual heck am i doing right now? 
          
          idk, but hey y'all...what's up? actually don't answer that...we all know that the ceiling and the sky is up. i dont really know what im doing right now...just writing this message for no apparent reason. well, actually...ive been thinking a lot about the stars recently. 
          
          have you ever heard the quote, "rainbows only appear in the rain and stars only shine in the dark", or some version of that? well yeah, i dont know how any of this connects together because my brain isn't working, but it always seem so weird. weird that certain things play out the way they do. 
          
          well, aside from that, check out my book Relax, Chillax, And Get Over Yourself for some answers and my thoughts and opinions about certain topics and philosophical questions.

Aghhhh... I've been so inactive recently. Anyways, today's date marks the first day of "Kindness Week", a week where the school I attend promotes the idea of kindness and compassion.
          
          Steve Maroboli, an American writer, once said, "A kind gesture can reach a wound that only compassion can heal." Compassion. Compassion is something I've struggled with through all of my life. As a generally loud spoken person I tend to struggle with showing kindness to others.  I mean, some people are naturally kind to others and there are some people who have to train themselves to say “good morning” to people everyday. But as I learned to show more compassion and kindness, I’ve realized that it affects other people, it gives them something to smile about. When you acknowledge other people and their feelings, it makes them feel special, it makes them feel loved. Kindness is something we’re all capable of, we all just have to be willing to express that, to show the people around you that you truly care. 
          
          So in honor of "Kindness Week", I ask you to do three simple things each day:
          
          1. Sandy Hook Promise's "Start With Hello"- don't just walk by everyone as you enter a building, say hello and take into consideration the feelings of others and how you may be affecting their lives in a positive way.
          
          2. Thank Someone- show how grateful you are for a person whether their close family who have stuck by you through everything or a complete stranger who helped you pick up your pencil in your local Starbucks.
          
          3. Appreciate- appreciate what you have in life and think about what you can do to help the people around us who might be less fortunate.