A little more faith;

Optimist with depressive tendencies.

[tearsandlaughter-deactivated202]

“From day to day, things never seemed to change much. But if you compared things over a few years, it was almost like you lived in a different world.”

— Ken Liu, The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories (via anditslove)

[creatingaquietmind-deactivated2]

“You are not there. Somewhere in the future, suffering for something that hasn’t happened yet. You are not there, in a place where all your worries manifest. You are not there. Somewhere in the past, reliving your old mistakes and regrets. You are not there, in a place where memories resurrect. You are here. Right here.”

— I Wrote This For You: The Autumn In Their Eyes

[h-o-r-n-g-r-y]

“Let’s admit, without apology, what we do to each other.”

— Richard Siken, Detail of the Fire

[floralls]

Cottage garden by  Georgianna Lane

[officialiwrotethisforyou]

In response to a question I got on my instastory last night. Thank you to everyone for sharing so much of yourselves, Every Word You Cannot Say* was written in the spirit of being able to truly talk to each other and I’m so glad I’ve been able to give a platform to so many people to do just that. Have you ever been in a situation where you’ve had to end a friendship? How did it go? Remember, if you’d like my writing to reach more people, like, share and comment below. My best, Iain. #iainsthomas #iainthomas #friends #friendship #poetry #art #everywordyoucannotsay https://www.instagram.com/p/Bu8yx58DJXd/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=qqg87dg76rhm

[anditslove]

“How many times can one life be split into a before and an after?”

— Jennifer E. Smith, Windfall

[neckkiss]

“Hell is other people.”

— Jean-Paul Sartre (via neckkiss)

[spirituallyminded-deactivated20]

Imagine you are walking in the woods and you see a small dog sitting by a tree. As you approach it, it suddenly lunges at you, teeth bared. You are frightened and angry. But then you notice that one of its legs is caught in a trap. Immediately your mood shifts from anger to concern: You see that the dog’s aggression is coming from a place of vulnerability and pain. This applies to all of us. When we behave in hurtful ways, it is because we are caught in some kind of trap. The more we look through the eyes of wisdom at ourselves and one another, the more we cultivate a compassionate heart.

Tara Brach (via spirituallyminded)

[wordsnquotes]

You must learn to let go. Release the stress. You were never in control anyway.

Steve Maraboli   (via wordsnquotes)

[thequotejournals]

Often, it’s not about becoming a new person, but becoming the person you were meant to be, and already are, but don’t know how to be.

Heath L. Buckmaster, Box of Hair: A Fairy Tale (via middlenameconfused)

[aspiritualwarrior]

So somebody comes along and gets to me. They get me angry or uptight or they awaken some desire in me, wow am I delighted. They got me. And that’s my work on myself. If I am angry with you because your behaviour doesn’t fill my model of how you should be, that’s my problem for having models. No expectations, no upset. If you are a liar and a cheat, that’s your Karma. If I’m cheated, that’s my work on myself.

Ram Dass (via creatingaquietmind)

[thegreenfigtree]

Just as the warmth of summer days fades to the chill of autumn nights, life passes us by before we know what has happened to all those years we thought we had. We casually parcel out two or three years here or there for this or that, yet fail to realize that two or three years here and there become our whole lives. Thus be mindful of your delegation of years and consider fully the choices you make. With each day, we slowly piece together the quilt of our lives— make yours beautiful.

L. Nagroc (via creatingaquietmind)

[wordsnquotes]

On the journey to myself I’ve been so many people.

Indigo Williams (via creatingaquietmind)

[middlenameconfused]

Some days I am more wolf than woman, and I am still learning how to stop apologizing for my wild.

Nikita Gill

(via middlenameconfused)

[breanna-lynn]

The soul needs autumn. Let what’s dead fall. Let the wind sweep it up and blow it away. Your colors are changing; it’s so beautiful. Don’t be sad it was a part of you and now is gone. Some things have to die. It’s their season. You can’t hold on. This is your season to let it all fall. Shed what’s dead. Be free, stand tall. There will be a time to bloom again.

your roots remain // (via breanna-lynn)

This is my season to let it fall…. 💜

(via middlenameconfused)

[middlenameconfused]

There is no such thing as work-life balance. Everything worth fighting for unbalances your life.

Alain de Botton (via creatingaquietmind)

[middlenameconfused]

Seventy-five years. That’s how much time you get if you’re lucky. Seventy-five years. Seventy-five Winters. Seventy-five Springtimes. Seventy-five Summers. And Seventy-five Autumns. When you look at it like that, it’s not a lot of time, is it? Don’t waste them. Get your head out of the rat race and forget about the superficial things that pre-occupy your existence and get back to what’s important now. Right Now. This very second. And I’m not saying, drop everything and let the world come to a grinding halt. I’m saying that you could become a seeker. You could be loving more. You could be taking some chances. You could be living more. You could be spending more time with your family. You could be getting in touch with the part of you that lives instead of fears; the part of you that loves instead of hates; the part of you that recognizes the humanity in all of us. And I tell you, That’s where you’re fortunate.

Eddie Murphy, as ‘G’, in Holy Man (via creatingaquietmind)