May 2013
“People are strange: They are constantly angered by trivial things, but on a...”
– Charles Bukowski (via thatkindofwoman)
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“People are just as wonderful as sunsets if you let them be. When I look at a sunset, I don’t find myself saying, ‘Soften the orange a bit on the right hand corner.’ I don’t try to control a sunset. I watch with awe as it unfolds.” Carl R. Rogers
“Don’t get stuck. Move, travel, take a class, take a risk. There is a season for...”
– Street Smarts: A Learning Process: 11 Things to Know at 25(ish)
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John Steinbeck on falling in love (letter to his...
New York November 10, 1958
Dear Thom:
We had your letter this morning. I will answer it from my point of view and of course Elaine will from hers.
First — if you are in love — that’s a good thing — that’s about the best thing that can happen to anyone. Don’t let anyone make it small or light to you.
Second — There are several kinds of love. One is a selfish, mean, grasping, egotistical thing...
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“As you dissolve into love, your ego fades. You’re not thinking about loving;...”
– Ram Dass (via shiftinconsciousness)
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April 2013
“What she really craved was a connection. That feeling you got when you knew you...”
– J. Sterling, In Dreams (via pale-afternoon)
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i can’t tell if blasting my ultimate pop punk jamz from 2003-2007 is a healthy or unhealthy break from overthinking/feeling the meeshy emotions of today….
oh well. hello 14 year old self, nice to see you again.
“Falling in love with yourself is as beautiful as any experience of love is. It’s...”
– Kovie Biakolo, Falling In Love With Yourself
“Still, the longer I was around her, the more I could see the colours of her mind...”
– Jodi Lynn Anderson, Tiger Lily (via creatingaquietmind)
