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allthingseurope: Porto Venere, Italy (by Claudia Gaiotto)

Tue, 21 May 2013 02:48:15 -0400

Porto Venere, Italy (by Claudia Gaiotto)

"Instead of saying “I don’t have time” try saying “it’s not a priority,” and see how that feels...."

Tue, 21 May 2013 02:36:45 -0400

“Instead of saying “I don’t have time” try saying “it’s not a priority,” and see how that feels. Often, that’s a perfectly adequate explanation. I have time to iron my sheets, I just don’t want to. But other things are harder. Try it: “I’m not going to edit your résumé, sweetie, because it’s not a priority.” “I don’t go to the doctor because my health is not a priority.” If these phrases don’t sit well, that’s the point. Changing our language reminds us that time is a choice. If we don’t like how we’re spending an hour, we can choose differently.”

- Unknown (via hwippedcream)

"The truth is like a lion. You don’t have to defend it. Let it loose. It will defend itself."

Tue, 21 May 2013 01:41:50 -0400

“The truth is like a lion. You don’t have to defend it. Let it loose. It will defend itself.”

- St. Augustine (via thelittlephilosopher)

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Tue, 21 May 2013 01:33:08 -0400

"Having more does not keep you from wanting more. And if you always want more―to be richer, more..."

Tue, 21 May 2013 00:16:47 -0400

“Having more does not keep you from wanting more. And if you always want more―to be richer, more beautiful, more well known―you are missing the bigger picture, and I can tell you from experience, happiness will never come.”

- Mitch Albom, Have a Little Faith (via simply-quotes)

"To hold our tongues when everyone is gossiping, to smile without hostility at people and..."

Sun, 19 May 2013 01:09:34 -0400

“To hold our tongues when everyone is gossiping, to smile without hostility at people and institutions, to compensate for the shortage of love in the world with more love in small, private matters; to be more faithful in our work, to show greater patience, to forgo the cheap revenge obtainable from mockery and criticism: all these are things we can do.”

- Hermann Hesse (via creatingaquietmind)

islamic-art-and-quotes: And He found you lost and guided...

Sun, 19 May 2013 01:07:23 -0400

islamic-art-and-quotes:

And He found you lost and guided you
From the Collection: Quran 93:7

Originally found on: maayah

"It’s not our job to toughen our children up to face a cruel and heartless world. It’s our job to..."

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:22:41 -0400

“It’s not our job to toughen our children up to face a cruel and heartless world. It’s our job to raise children who will make the world a little less cruel and heartless.”

- L.R.Knost (via heartheraindrops-fall)

"We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to..."

Sat, 18 May 2013 01:17:37 -0400

“We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.”

- Maya Angelou (via heartheraindrops-fall)

"Just because you don’t say much doesn’t mean people don’t notice you. It’s actually the quiet ones..."

Fri, 17 May 2013 02:12:47 -0400

“Just because you don’t say much doesn’t mean people don’t notice you. It’s actually the quiet ones who often draw the most attention. There’s this constant whirlwind of motion and sound all around, and then there’s the quiet one, the eye of the storm.”

- Amy Efaw (via wryer)

thepathofabeliever: Don’t aim to be understood. Aim to understand and accept yourself. Everything...

Fri, 17 May 2013 00:59:17 -0400

thepathofabeliever:

Don’t aim to be understood. Aim to understand and accept yourself. Everything else will fall into place when the time is right.

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Sat, 04 May 2013 04:14:07 -0400

"The magic thing about home is that it feels good to leave, and it feels even better to come back."

Sat, 04 May 2013 03:44:12 -0400

“The magic thing about home is that it feels good to leave, and it feels even better to come back.”

- Wendy Wunder, The Probability of Miracles (via rainydaysandblankets)

"Our culture has accepted two huge lies. The first is that if you disagree with someone’s lifestyle,..."

Wed, 01 May 2013 01:37:15 -0400

“Our culture has accepted two huge lies. The first is that if you disagree with someone’s lifestyle, you must fear or hate them. The second is that to love someone means you agree with everything they believe or do. Both are nonsense. You don’t have to compromise convictions to be compassionate.”

- Rick Warren (via deerhoof)

"Compassion hurts. When you feel connected to everything, you also feel responsible for everything...."

Wed, 01 May 2013 01:31:52 -0400

“Compassion hurts. When you feel connected to everything, you also feel responsible for everything. And you cannot turn away. Your destiny is bound with the destinies of others. You must either learn to carry the Universe or be crushed by it. You must grow strong enough to love the world, yet empty enough to sit down at the same table with its worst horrors.”

- Andrew Boyd (via larmoyante)

lusttforlifeblog: In heaven, also known as Tiburon. The clouds...

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 02:13:56 -0400

lusttforlifeblog:

In heaven, also known as Tiburon. The clouds hugging the mountains reminds me of Switzerland (Taken with Instagram at Tiburon Peninsula Club)

sirshon: tarantinospankmyass: would you stop this WAIT. i...

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 01:13:52 -0400

sirshon:

tarantinospankmyass:

would you stop this

WAIT. i just reblogged this thinking this was the architectural outline for the building or something but then i realized in the outline there were OUTLINES OF PEOPLE meaning THIS IS A FUCKING PAINTING OR SOMETHING ARE YOU FOR REAL RIGHT NOW