December 2009
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November 2009
“The most important lesson in life: You cannot count on anyone except yourself. It’s sad but true, and the sooner you learn it, the better.”
—Carolyn Burnham, American Beauty (via movieoftheday)
“You never lose by loving. You always lose by holding back.”
— Barbara De Angelis (via taylorcthomas)
I can't wait until Christmas!
A wise woman who was traveling in the mountains found a precious stone in a stream.
The next day she met another traveler who was hungry, and the wise woman opened her bag to share her food. The hungry traveler saw the precious stone and asked the woman to give it to him.
She did so without hesitation.
The traveler left, rejoicing in his good fortune. He knew the stone was worth enough to give him security for a lifetime.
But, a few days later, he came back to return the stone to the wise woman.
“I’ve been thinking” he said, “I know how valuable this stone is, but I give it back in the hope that you can give me something even more precious. Give me what you have within you that enabled you to give me this stone.”This is beautiful.
I can't help but to feel as if we are all lost, just floating in space looking for something to hold on to so that we don't feel so far from reality.
(via newfilosofee)
“if you can see the light at the end of the tunnel, make sure it’s not the flames from the bridges you’ve burnt”
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(via scribble-scribbles)
“i feel so anguished i’m on the verge of tears, not the kind that are wept but the kind that stay inside; tears caused by a sickness of the soul, not by a sensible pain”
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the book of disquiet - fernando pessoa
(via scribble-scribbles)
“Sometimes I wish for falling
Wish for the release
Wish for falling through the air
To give me some relief
Because falling’s not the problem
When I’m falling I’m in peace
It’s only when I hit the ground
It causes all the grief” —Falling, Florence and the Machine (via maddieness) (via quote-book) (via iampoetry)
Wish for the release
Wish for falling through the air
To give me some relief
Because falling’s not the problem
When I’m falling I’m in peace
It’s only when I hit the ground
It causes all the grief” —Falling, Florence and the Machine (via maddieness) (via quote-book) (via iampoetry)
“So fail. Be bad at things. Be embarrassed. Be afraid. Be vulnerable. Go out on a limb or two or twelve. You will fall, and it will hurt. But the farther you fall, the higher you will rise. The higher you rise, the clearer your future becomes. Failure is a gift, welcome it. There are people who spend their whole lives wondering how they became the people they became, how certain chances pass them by, why they didn’t take the roads less traveled. Those people aren’t you. You have front row seats to your own transformation and in transforming yourself, you might transform the world. It will be electric, and I promise it will be terrifying. Embrace that; embrace the new person you’re becoming. This is your moment. I promise you, it is now, not to two minutes from now, not tomorrow, but really now. Own that, know that deep in your bones, go to sleep every night knowing that, wake up every morning remembering that, and keep going.”
—(via laurandlime)
