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"To love means to open ourselves to the negative as well as the positive-to grief, sorrow, and disappointment as well as to joy, fulfillment, and an intensity of consciousness we did not know was possible before." -Rollo May

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I appreciate the people I lose a connection with but gain a lesson from.

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Good Vibes here

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[purplebuddhaproject]

We think that the point is to pass the test or overcome the problem, but the truth is that things don’t really get solved. They come together and they fall apart. Then they come together again and fall apart again. It’s just like that. The healing comes from letting there be room for all of this to happen: room for grief, for relief, for misery, for joy.

Pema Chödrön (via purplebuddhaproject)

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woe

[huffpost]

Watch This Comedian Skewer Anti-Abortion Logic

Cameron Esposito for president.

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Wearing: Kamaswazi

Dee Hazely, 22, PA

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Designer: Yaazmean ( instagram: swaziiyeff )

Photographer: Quentin T ( instagram: quedak__ )

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Our fearlessness shall be our secret weapon.

John Green (via purplebuddhaproject)

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Some people, they can’t just move on, you know, mourn and cry and be done with it. Or at least seem to be. But for me… I don’t know. I didn’t want to fix it, to forget. It wasn’t something that was broken. It’s just…something that happened. And like that hole, I’m just finding ways, every day, of working around it. Respecting and remembering and getting on at the same time.

Sarah Dessen (via purplebuddhaproject)

[washingtonpost]

Why everyone should stop calling immigrant food “ethnic.” 

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7.20.15

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Long, but definitely worth the read. Please don't pass this up

[anancientheart]

What does seventy million years mean to beings who live one-millionth as long? We are like butterflies who flutter for a day and think it is forever.

Carl Sagan, Cosmos pg. 27 (via wethinkwedream)

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Daniel Radcliffe speaks to Fresh Air about why he was chosen to play Allen Ginsberg in Kill Your Darlings:

[The director John Krokidas] saw something in Allen’s situation in life — which was that of somebody trying to figure out who they are creatively — and he saw, I think, a parallel of that in my life, as somebody who had come out of one thing, obviously Potter, which I’m very known for … and trying to establish myself outside of that. Also, John and I are aware that most people in any kind of creative industry generally, I think, have an operating system that runs between the extremes of self doubt, or anxiety, and ambition, and that’s definitely something Allen has. And I think that’s something I probably have in common with him.

photo still of Radcliffe as Ginsberg via Kill Your Darlings

[gentlechamomile]

Nothing about the #DontJudgeChallenge is funny.

I know what it’s like to not like myself. I’m also no stranger to breakouts. But you know what? I LOVE me. I enjoy me. All parts. And I want you to encourage you all to do the same.

My concern is the emotional impact the challenge may have had on young men or women who truly believe they are ugly.

Here’s my love you, to you. Here’s my, I support you, to you.

If you’re reading this, I want you to know that I’m so grateful you exist. You are irreplaceable. There’s nothing you need to do to make you worthy. You are already worthy, already enough and already beautiful. Thank you for your existence. Shine your light unapologetically. The world benefits from you standing in your divinity. Shine your light because your glow helps me recognize parts of me I wouldn’t be able to see without it.

Love you family!

If you’re dealing with depression, anxiety or simply an uncomfortable space in your life, check out my latest Youtube video here.

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As any book lover knows, reading provides an ability to escape. Whether it’s for a few minutes before bed, on the hour-long bus ride to work or even a full day under the sun – books and the stories they hold are a driving force for creativity, growth and (almost always) relaxation.

Novels allow us to visit places, time periods and states of mind we never thought possible. Often these stories and their characters change how we see ourselves and put us on a completely new path.

It’s no surprise that women are big readers, contributing to 64 percent of book sales. With these statistics in mind (and our own healthy addiction to reading), we asked the HuffPost editors and our Facebook audience which books shaped the way they thought about themselves as young women. And while we couldn’t fit all of the amazing books on this list, we’ve rounded up 18 that have made life-changing impressions on our community.

In the name of written words that have left a permanent mark on us, here are 18 books that changed the way many young women felt about themselves.

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A+ feminist ally

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School Portrait Rwanda | Amanda Harman

Twenty years ago in Rwanda one of the most ferocious acts of modern ethnic cleansing took place: in 100 days the Hutu population slaughtered around 800,000 of the Tutsi minority and moderate Hutu.

The aftermath of the genocide is a complete restart; the government promotes a policy of reconciliation and nurtures a shared national identity, in contrast to the colonial period when a focus on ethnic difference was encouraged to control the population.

Today half the population of Rwanda are under 20 years old; they are neither Tutsi nor Hutu but simply Rwandan citizens. Education promotes the values of peace, integration and citizenship which are part of the school curriculum.

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