December 2011
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morsels of subversive sensuality: No Presence. No... →
karmakorrupt:
A good relationship ushers an intense sense of presence within me. Someone I don’t mind sitting in silence with until there are authentic words to speak. There’s no need to fill space with talk or activity - That person becomes my mirror, my calibrator, a safe haven, and yes, even the trigger…
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Quick dance, shuffle of losses and leaves,
only the things I didn’t do
crackle...
– Naomi Shihab Nye, from “Burning the Old Year” (via proustitute)
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10 Ways to Love Others →
caitsmeissner:
thelittlesea:
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...
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Can the hungry go on a hunger strike? Non-violence is a piece of theatre. You...
– arundhati roy from the guardian (via counterworlds)
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When the deepest part of you becomes engaged in what you are doing, when your...
– Gary Zukav (via superkwa)
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You were born with potential. You were born with goodness and trust. You were...
– Rumi (via bennsu)
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I am a Black Feminist. I mean I recognize that my power as well as my primary...
– Audre Lorde (via wearethedescendantsofstars)
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Serenity Prayer
truths89:
I am one with the universe
What is intended, shall be
I am one with the universe
What will be, will be
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You shouldn’t gloat about anything you’ve done; you ought to keep going and find...
– ~David Packard (via thesearepeopleyouknow)
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I believe in living. I believe in the spectrum of Beta days and Gamma people. I...
– excerpt from Assata: An Autobiography (via desirouslengths)
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When we see love as the will to nurture one’s own or another’s spiritual growth,...
– bell hooks
Toni Morrison writes that the idea of romantic love and physical beauty are “probably the most destructive ideas in the history of human thought.”
(via restoried)
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It is now right for me to express the best of who I am now.
– Throat chakra affirmation (via honeyedexcrements)
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Whenever a woman says, "I hate girls; they're...
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cocostudio: On Living or Dying with Anger →
i have found anger to be wildly unproductive
wllc:
cocostudio:
It is dangerous to hold fast to anger toward another.
Perhaps even poisonous.
One may look around one day, only to find herself rotting, dying a slow death from the inside. And yet, aware as I am of this simple point, I catch myself, arms wrapped ‘round my body, one crossed over another,…
I do believe that I know someone who...
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