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"So often we try to make other people feel better by minimizing their pain, by telling them that it..."

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:50:41 -0400

“So often we try to make other people feel better by minimizing their pain, by telling them that it will get better (which it will) or that there are worse things in the world (which there are). But that’s not what I actually needed. What I actually needed was for someone to tell me that it hurt because it mattered. I have found this very useful to think about over the years, and I find that it is a lot easier and more bearable to be sad when you aren’t constantly berating yourself for being sad.”

- John Green (via laviedemer)

John Green knows.
(via luvyourselfsomeesteem)

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Sat, 25 May 2013 07:39:44 -0400

divalocity: Three years after the earthquake, the children of...

Sat, 25 May 2013 07:33:19 -0400

divalocity:

Three years after the earthquake, the children of Port-au-Prince believe more than ever about their future in school.

luvyourselfsomeesteem: This makes me feel like I’m in...

Fri, 24 May 2013 22:41:15 -0400

luvyourselfsomeesteem:

This makes me feel like I’m in the Caribbean.

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Fri, 24 May 2013 22:00:18 -0400

Real friends send you good but unsafe photos. #rain #nyc...

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:49:16 -0400

Real friends send you good but unsafe photos.
#rain #nyc #newyorkcity #brooklyn #brooklynbridge #rainy #photo #instagold #instagood #iphonesia #instadaily #instagramhub #iphoneonly #igdaily #webstagram #instahub #statigram #igaddict #iphoneography #instagood #picoftheday #photooftheday #all_shots #instapic #vsco #vscocam #whitagram #bridge #car #traffic

"The first step - especially for young people with energy and drive and talent, but not money - the..."

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:31:55 -0400

“The first step - especially for young people with energy and drive and talent, but not money - the first step to controlling your world is to control your culture. To model and demonstrate the kind of world you demand to live in. To write the books. Make the music. Shoot the films. Paint the art”

- Charles Palanhuik (via sweetcheeksaremadeofthese)

"As I mature I realize that I talk to myself more, I correct my own mistakes, I follow my own advice...."

Fri, 24 May 2013 10:51:30 -0400

“As I mature I realize that I talk to myself more, I correct my own mistakes, I follow my own advice. Less people are around and that has allowed me to connect with myself. I’ve become one of my own best friends.”

- (via awakeningapril)

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"We’re neither pure, nor wise, nor good; we do the best we know."

Thu, 23 May 2013 23:56:37 -0400

“We’re neither pure, nor wise, nor good; we do the best we know.”

- Voltaire (via likeafieldmouse)

twodollarsricher: If you put yourself out there, you have to be open to criticism.

Thu, 23 May 2013 23:18:27 -0400

twodollarsricher:

If you put yourself out there, you have to be open to criticism.

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Thu, 23 May 2013 23:13:57 -0400

"A Seattle Times review of a recent Madonna tour stop praises the artist for “rocking us as a..."

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:17:22 -0400

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A Seattle Times review of a recent Madonna tour stop praises the artist for “rocking us as a feminist icon” and applauds the singer for her brazen sexuality: “stripping down to a bra, then pulling her pants down below a thong and baring her cheeks to the Key [Arena].” Even the Guardian’s Freeman, in an ode to Like a Prayer, the writer’s favorite album, speaks longingly about Madonna’s midriff-baring ’80s fashion and the video to the title track, which “featured a woman named Madonna apparently giving a blow job to a black Jesus.”

Through a career that has included crotch-grabbing, nudity, BDSM, Marilyn Monroe fetishizing, and a 1992 book devoted to sex, Madonna has been viewed as a feminist provocateur, pushing the boundaries of acceptable femininity. But Beyoncé’s use of her body is criticized as thoughtless and without value beyond male titillation, providing a modern example of the age-old racist juxtaposition of animalistic black sexuality vs. controlled, intentional, and civilized white sexuality.

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- All Hail the Queen? | Bitch Media (via npr)

"Try to learn to breathe deeply, really to taste food when you eat, and when you sleep, really to..."

Thu, 23 May 2013 09:02:35 -0400

“Try to learn to breathe deeply, really to taste food when you eat, and when you sleep, really to sleep. Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough.”

- Ernest Hemingway (via ampliflyahhhh)

"Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it."

Thu, 23 May 2013 08:56:58 -0400

“Don’t explain your philosophy. Embody it.”

- Epictetus (via unconditionedconsciousness)

aliveatmyfuneral: what is it with death lately. the thought of it floods my mind daily. yesterday I...

Thu, 23 May 2013 07:49:55 -0400

aliveatmyfuneral:

what is it with death lately. the thought of it floods my mind daily. yesterday I had a friend tell me she lost her father, and today my nigga lost his grandfather. I know we must all die one day, and life is just an interlude. but can we all just live a bit more?

Just danced in my room to this. The song is so rhythmic, it...

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:58:43 -0400

Just danced in my room to this. The song is so rhythmic, it sucks you right in and back to the Motherland.
#beyonce #grownwoman

freshhsexycoolsupreme: Beyonce - Grown Woman (Full)

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:55:27 -0400

freshhsexycoolsupreme:

Beyonce - Grown Woman (Full)

I never met your father but I can tell he was a great man. wish I could convey my condolences in person, cause I'm truly at a loss for words. this must be the most difficult time in your life, but I know you will get thru this. being that this is the path taken you must continue forward and go even harder at whatever you do because now you're not only doing it for yourself but for your father who is looking at the actions and decisions you make with a smile. make him proud with your success.

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:21:25 -0400

Wow Michael, that was poetic. thanks a lot :) that was heartfelt and really nice.