To Be the Ones To've Seen

"You don’t know anyone at the party, so you don’t want to go. You don’t like cottage cheese, so you..."

Sun, 30 Dec 2012 22:10:41 -0500

“You don’t know anyone at the party, so you don’t want to go. You don’t like cottage cheese, so you haven’t eaten it in years. This is your choice, of course, but don’t kid yourself: it’s also the flinch.

Your personality is not set in stone. You may think a morning coffee is the most enjoyable thing in the world, but it’s really just a habit. Thirty days without it, and you would be fine. You think you have a soul mate, but in fact you could have had any number of spouses. You would have evolved differently, but been just as happy.

You can change what you want about yourself at any time. You see yourself as someone who can’t write or play an instrument, who gives in to temptation or makes bad decisions, but that’s really not you. It’s not ingrained. It’s not your personality. Your personality is something else, something deeper than just preferences, and these details on the surface, you can change anytime you like.

If it is useful to do so, you must abandon your identity and start again. Sometimes, it’s the only way.

Set fire to your old self. It’s not needed here. It’s too busy shopping, gossiping about others, and watching days go by and asking why you haven’t gotten as far as you’d like. This old self will die and be forgotten by all but family, and replaced by someone who makes a difference.

Your new self is not like that. Your new self is the Great Chicago Fire—overwhelming, overpowering, and destroying everything that isn’t necessary.

”

- Julien Smith (via ceedling)

i’ve burnt myself up so many times

a jerking loop of a phoenix lifecycle

tasting alternately of ash and radiance

(via uwafulamiro)

flamingbuttwind: kaspod: robotress: littlestagethings: stretc...

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:45:42 -0500

flamingbuttwind:

kaspod:

robotress:

littlestagethings:

stretchthesegoldenwings:

I LOVE IAN MCKELLEN.

this

if you are a fan of anything good in this world, you reblog this.

REMOOOOVE THE OLD WHEEEL. B|

Dear Ian McKellan
Please come be my grandpa.
Love,
Everyone

riotsnotdiets: restoremyfateinthese: dangoodswen: Lifehacks:...

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:38:49 -0500

riotsnotdiets:

restoremyfateinthese:

dangoodswen:

Lifehacks: 10 Tips To Make Life Easier

Pump up the volume by placing your iPhone & iPod  in a bowl - the concave shape amplifies the music.

Bake cupcakes directly in ice-cream cones, so  much more fun and easier to eat.

Freeze Aloe Vera in ice-cube trays for soothing  sunburn relief.

Stop cut apples browning in your child’s lunch box  by securing with a rubber band.

Turn your muffin pan upside down, bake cookie-dough  over the top and you have cookie bowls for ice-cream.

Store bed linen sets  inside one of their own pillowcases mean no more hunting through piles for a match.

Pack shoes inside shower caps to stop dirty  soles rubbing on your clothes - you can find them for free in just about every hotel.

Baby powder  gets sand off your skin easily - add it to your beach bag for a quick clean up!

Find tiny lost items like earrings by putting a  stocking over the vacuum hose.

Make an instant cupcake carrier by cutting  crosses into a box lid.

My ex and I used to do that second one all the time. It was amazingly delicious.

Holy mother of god my life is forever altered.

Photo

Sun, 05 Feb 2012 01:26:58 -0500

murmurfromtheruins: OHHHH MYYYY GODDD Want!

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 11:04:13 -0500

murmurfromtheruins:

OHHHH

MYYYY

GODDD

Want!

chubbycartwheels: Well this is pretty awesome. People always...

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 11:03:25 -0500

chubbycartwheels:

Well this is pretty awesome.

People always think I look like Adele’s Doppelgänger?

Consign.

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:47:04 -0500

Consign.

Oh no.

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 19:42:35 -0500

Oh no.

"Listen to the mustn’ts, child. Listen to the don’ts. Listen to the shouldn’ts, the..."

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:10:46 -0500

“Listen to the mustn’ts, child. Listen to the don’ts. Listen to the shouldn’ts, the impossibles, the won’ts. Listen to the never haves, then listen close to me… Anything can happen, child. Anything can be.”

- Shel Silverstein

queerfatfemme: Great campaign by Marilyn Wann to end hate...

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:37:56 -0500

queerfatfemme:

Great campaign by Marilyn Wann to end hate speech against fat kids under the guise of “health.” Send in your photos!

marilynwann:

Stand4Kids

Here’s my response to the fat-hating ads in Georgia. Please reblog! I want the world to know that I stand up to weight bullies!

If you want to Stand4Kids too, send me your photo and we’ll create an ad about what you STAND for, so you can tell the world. ALSO: Join the Facebook group, here, and learn about the project to buy a real billboard in Georgia!

https://www.facebook.com/groups/344255848935079/

What she said!

Take car of yourself / love yourself.

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 15:35:17 -0500

Take car of yourself / love yourself.

riotsnotdiets: pregnant-teen-mom: riotsnotdiets: Women Make...

Wed, 04 Jan 2012 20:56:08 -0500

riotsnotdiets:

pregnant-teen-mom:

riotsnotdiets:

Women Make Movies uploaded the official trailer to YouTube! I’m so excited!

For information on purchasing the film or renting it for screenings, please click here.

This documentary was, and still is an enormous part of my ED recovery. I will never be able to thank Margitte, Jessica, Keena and everyone else involved enough for making it.

<3

Poor nutrition and a sedentary lifestyle do cause health problems, in people of all sizes. This is why it’s so fucking crucial to separate the concept of “obesity” from “eating crap and not exercising.” The two are simply not synonymous — not even close — and it’s not only incredibly offensive but dangerous for thin people to keep pretending that they are. There are thin people who eat crap and don’t exercise — and are thus putting their health at risk — and there are fat people who treat their bodies very well but remain fat. Really truly.

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 19:50:47 -0500

marfmellow:

But don’t you realize that fat is unhealthy? By Kate Harding

Yes!

dandy-tan: keepyourboehneroutofmyuterus: @ClinicEscort...

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 19:49:15 -0500

dandy-tan:

keepyourboehneroutofmyuterus:

@ClinicEscort tweeted:

Pensacola, FL, clinic, site of multiple #prolife murders, arsons, and bombing, burns again j.mp/sPTPR9 #domesticterror

Happy New Year! 2012 - already looks a lot like 2011.

WHAT THE HELL.

This has got to stop.

Adorbs.

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 19:46:19 -0500

Adorbs.

fotojournalismus: Kenya’s Samburu people “violently” evicted...

Sun, 01 Jan 2012 19:34:32 -0500

fotojournalismus:

Kenya’s Samburu people “violently” evicted after US charities buy land

(via Guardian)

Around 2,000 Samburu families have stayed squatting on edge of disputed territory, says NGO Survival International. Members of the Samburu people in Kenya have been abused, beaten and raped by police after the land they lived on for two decades was sold to two US-based wildlife charities, a rights group and community leader have alleged.

With nowhere to go, around 2,000 Samburu families stayed on the edge of the disputed territory, living in makeshift squats, while 1,000 others were forced to relocate, Survival said.

The London-based NGO Survival International said the Samburu were evicted following the purchase of the land by two American-based charities, the Nature Conservancy and the African Wildlife Foundation. [more]

Photos :

#1 : The Samburu can be found on the semi-arid northern plains of Kenya. (Federica Miglio/Survival International)

#2 : The word ‘Samburu’ means ‘butterfly’ in the language of Masai. They are so named for their striking traditional clothes, colorful beaded necklaces, earrings and bracelets. (Zhao Yingquan/Xinhua)

Whoa. Not cool.

something on my mind grapes: About "productivity".

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:59:13 -0500

something on my mind grapes: About "productivity".:

youarenotyou:

What does it mean to be “productive”?

As someone who has struggled with life-long depression, and other problems that cause a depletion of spoons, one of the ways that I’ve shamed myself most is with this idea of productivity: feeling low when I believe I haven’t been…

secretrepublic: DIY bicycle infrastructure - if the government...

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:57:50 -0500

secretrepublic:

DIY bicycle infrastructure - if the government won’t do it, we will.

bgilliard:

At the intersection where a young mother on a bicycle recently died under the wheels of a truck, the Urban Repair Squad installed a DIY bike lane this morning.

bonjour-danielle: ALL MY FOLLOWERS PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE...

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 21:52:12 -0500

bonjour-danielle:

ALL MY FOLLOWERS PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE REBLOG THIS !!! BABY JEREMIAH WAS KIDNAPPED IN BOWIE, MARYLAND TONIGHT BY TWO LIGHTSKINNED FEMALES, ONE BUTCH ONE FEMME, DRIVING EITHER A BLACK TRUCK OR A RED CHARGER W WHITE RACING STRIPES ACROSS THE TOP !! PLEASE GET THIS TO AS MANY PEOPLE IN THE DMV AREA AS YOU CAN !

I NEVER THOUGHT I’D HAVE TO MAKE ONE OF THESE MISSING CHILD POSTS BUT THIS IS NOT A JOKE !! BRING THIS CHILD AND HIS BROTHER HOME !! REBLOG !!

mycatsbreathsmellslikecatfood: ezflutterby: Omg, lol, he...

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 21:08:06 -0500

mycatsbreathsmellslikecatfood:

ezflutterby:

Omg, lol, he knocks his little hat off!

I love how mad the kitten is! hahahah

Putting on the ritz