December 2011
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New Year's Resolutions
The Daily-s:
start every day with a smile
read for at least 20 minutes
list positive things
draw/sketchbook
listen to mood-brightening music, even if it’s just one song
talk to someone new. even if it’s just a “hi” to a stranger.
only tumblr after i’m ready to go
do something good for someone else/the world, no matter how small
The Weekly-s:
download 5 new...
10 Ways To Love Others →
Some guidelines for loving:
1. Tell them about their brilliance. They likely can’t see it and they don’t know its immensity, but you can see it, and you can illuminate it for them.
2. Be authentic, and give others the gift of the real you and a real relationship. Ask your real questions. Share your real beliefs. Go for your real dreams. Tell your truth.
3. Don’t confuse “authenticity” with...
book club thing →
“You were given life; it is your duty to find something beautiful within life, no...”
– Elizabeth Gilbert (via laceofpearls)
“This sky where we live is no place to lose your wings so love, love, love.”
– Hafiz (via catchafirefly)
“Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength....”
– George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones (via notasongbird)
Light Catcher: Sometimes →
catchafirefly:
I think about all of the things I don’t admit to the average person, all of the secrets and history I struggle with but rarely talk about,
and it makes me wonder how much is hiding behind the average person’s face, how complex and complicated and beautiful their story is.
Everyone you meet…
“And now we welcome the new year, full of things that have never been.”
– Rainer Maria Rilke (via misswallflower)
“I begin to realise how important it was to be an enthusiast in life. He taught...”
– My Uncle Oswald by Roald Dahl (via teeaah)
