June 2013
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“Listen carefully, young people, swim against the tide; it’s good for the heart, but it takes courage.”
—Pope Francis (via thewizardcops)
“Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything—anger, anxiety, or possessions—we cannot be free.”
—Thich Nhat Hanh (via lazyyogi)
“I cured myself of shyness when it finally occurred to me that people didn’t think about me half as much as I gave them credit for. The truth was, nobody gave a damn. Like most teenagers, I was far too self-centered. When I stopped being prisoner to what I worried was others’ opinions of me, I became more confident and free.”
—Lucille Ball (via back-to-classics)
“Anything that causes you to worry is something that you must surrender to God.”
—(via godsradicaldaughter)
“I didn’t know what to say. I felt like crying, Goddamit everybody in the world wants an explanation for your acts and for your very being.”
—Jack Kerouac, On the Road (via hollowstimulation)
“It’s a funny thing coming home. Nothing changes. Everything looks the same, feels the same, even smells the same. You realize what’s changed is you.”
—F. Scott Fitzgerald (via weaverofstars)
“Oh how many times have I broken Your heart
But still You forgive
If only I ask
And how many times have You heard me pray
Draw near to me” —Hillsong United: All for Love (via swimmertkesh)
But still You forgive
If only I ask
And how many times have You heard me pray
Draw near to me” —Hillsong United: All for Love (via swimmertkesh)
“Our job is to love people. When it hurts. When it’s awkward. When it’s uncool and embarrassing. Our job is to stand together, to carry the burdens of one another and to meet each other in our questions.”
—Jamie Tworkowkski (via breanna-lynn)
“If you look deeply into the palm of your hand, you will see your parents and all generations of your ancestors. All of them are alive in this moment. Each is present in your body. You are the continuation of each of these people. Honor that.”
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Thich Nhat Hanh
“Mountains inspire awe in any human person who has a soul. They remind us of our frailty, our unimportance, of the briefness of our span upon this earth. They touch the heavens, and sail serenely at an altitude beyond even the imaginings of a mere mortal.”
—Elizabeth Aston/Edmonson (via amandapowell)
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“Patience is bitter, but its fruit is sweet.”
—Jean-Jacques Rousseau (via aristidoux)
“I like people who have a sense of individuality. I love expression and anything awkward and imperfect, because that’s natural and that’s real.”
—Marc Jacobs (via soft-world)
