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"You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you..."

Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:45:46 -0500

““You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, or who had ever been alive.””

- James Baldwin (via quote-book)

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"I’ve learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way (s)he handles these three things: a..."

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:59:33 -0500

““I’ve learned that you can tell a lot about a person by the way (s)he handles these three things: a rainy day, lost luggage, and tangled Christmas tree lights.””

- Maya Angelou (via kari-shma)

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"We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever, the goal is to create something that will."

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:20:35 -0500

““We all die. The goal isn’t to live forever, the goal is to create something that will.””

- Chuck Palahniuk (via kari-shma)

"The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twist them to fit..."

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 17:12:16 -0500

“The beginning of love is to let those we love be perfectly themselves, and not to twist them to fit our own image. Otherwise we love only the reflection of ourselves we find in them.”

- Thomas Merton. (via pie0) (via kari-shma)

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"If I had my life to live over, I’d dare to make more mistakes next time. I’d relax; I’d limber up. I..."

Thu, 19 Nov 2009 15:54:40 -0500

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If I had my life to live over, I’d dare to make more mistakes next time. I’d relax; I’d limber up. I would be sillier than I have been this trip. I would take fewer things seriously. I would take more chances. I would climb more mountains and swim more rivers. I would eat more ice cream and less beans. I would perhaps have more actual troubles, but I’d have fewer imaginary ones.

You see, I’m one of those people who lived sensibly and sanely hour after hour, day after day. Oh, I had my moments, and if I had to do it over again, I’d have more of them. In fact, I’d try to have nothing else. Just moments, one after the other, instead of living so many years ahead of each day. I’ve been one of those persons who never goes anywhere without a thermometer, a hot water bottle, a raincoat, and a parachute. If I had it to do over again, I would travel lighter than I have.

If I had my life to live over again, I would start barefoot earlier in the spring and stay that way later in the fall. I would go to more dance; I would ride more merry-go-rounds. I would pick more daisies.

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- Nadine Stair (via justbesplendid) (via hit-or-miss)

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Wed, 18 Nov 2009 13:38:37 -0500

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"Go placidly amid the noise and the haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence As far..."

Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:45:15 -0500

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Go placidly amid the noise and the haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence

As far as possible, without surrender,
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others,
even to the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons;
they are vexatious to the spirit.

Exercise caution in your business affairs,
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals,
and everywhere life is full of heroism.
Be yourself. Especially do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love,
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment,
it is as perennial as the grass.

Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be.
And whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life,
keep peace in your soul.

With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful. Strive to be happy.

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- Desiderata, by Max Ehrmann (via two-headed-boy)

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