STAY BLESSED & STAY PRESSED

pakistani-american, cis, muslim, she/her (i'm a sap for stories that suture and stories that savor and stories that suggest)(i'm a student of multitudes and membranes because they compel me to move (i'm a writer who recently took on this title with the hope that it will bring her home)                                                                                                                             -a piece of my mind

[jeremy-strong]

“When we choose growth over perfection, we immediately increase our shame resilience. Improvement is a far more realistic goal than perfection. Merely letting go of unattainable goals makes us less susceptible to shame. When we believe “we must be this” we ignore who or what we actually are, our capacity and our limitations. We start from the image of perfection, and of course, from perfection there is nowhere to go but down.”

— Brené Brown, I Thought It Was Just Me (but it isn’t): Making the Journey from “What Will People Think?” to “I Am Enough” (via wildverbgarden)

[2006barbie-deactivated20210102]

essays on self - (1) // (2) The French Lieutenant's Woman by John Fowles {1969} // (3) Writers and Lovers by Lily King {2020} // (4) Ugly, Bitter, and True by Suzanne Rivecca // (5) On earth we’re breifly gorgeous by Ocean Vuong {2019} // (6) The Book of Disquiet by Fernando Pessoa {1982} // (8) //

[colorgrl]

Until you get comfortable with being alone, you’ll never know if you’re choosing someone out of love or loneliness

[pridemons]

donations masterpost

i've composed a list of all of the donation fund i could find. i will stand with black lives forever and always and everybody should do the same.

donate to the minneapolis bail fund here

donate to the black lives matter movement here

donate to the george floyd memorial fund here

donate to george floyd's family here

donate to the justice for regis fund here

donate to reclaim the block here

donate to the i run with maud fund here

donate to justice for jamee here

donate to the eric rosalia fund here

donate to campaign zero here

donate to the north star collective here

donate to black visions here

donate to the national police accountability project here

donate to the unicorn riot fund here

if i've missed any then please add them onto this post! if you're a black person with your own donation fund then feel free to add that too!

share if you can't donate, share if you can

[sheabutterbitch]

Understand that the call to abolish police is also a call to allocate adequate funds and resources to mental health services, livable wages, food security and all other societal factors which facilitate the ‘crimes’ you believe we need police protection from.

[of-foolish-and-wise]

Here’s the thing to remember about anti-racist book lists:

Read these, yes. But then read books that were not written as treatises on racism. Seek out Black art not only because it can teach you something about race but because Black people are simply doing extraordinary work.

Read Morrison as much for her prose and her mastery of pacing as for her politics. Read Ross Gay’s Book of Delights, an ode to little wonders and a reminder to look at the world with gratitude. Read Elizabeth Alexander’s stunning testament to grief and marriage, The Light of the World, and note the innovations in form as she mixes memoir with poetry and recipes, a collage meant to mirror her late husband’s paintings. Read NK Jemisin’s The Fifth Season and marvel at the worlds she builds.

Just a small reminder. Black art does not exist solely to educate non-Black people. Always be expanding your horizons.

[blytthe]

Leave No Trace (2018), dir. Debra Granik

[dieaspora]

ok either tumblr is dying or we’ve all been using a smelly rotten corpse for years

either way i rarely go on here anymore lmao

if ur a mutual and/or follower i do not want to lose contact w u forever! pls message me and i can give u my twitter or facebook so we can ~stay connected~

[electricraccoonincident-deactiv]

– Susan Sontag, Regarding the Pain of Others

[duxuebing]

Photography by Xuebing Du

[dieaspora]

[smalltownboymp3]

harry potter fans in 2011: omg!! pottermore!! i’m so excited!!

harry potter fans in 2018: please, joanne, i beg you, potter less

[mani-moves]

[yasakajinjya]

[sabotagedselfie]

A Simple Favor (2018) – dir. Paul Feig

[antinwo]

http://www.ijreview.com/2016/01/524662-real-estate-agent-shares-family-secret-to-keeping-burglars-at-bay/?author=kbn&utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=owned&utm_campaign=life&utm_term=ijamerica

[insideguppysworld]

Save a life

[newmodelminority]

Totes good data.

[airyairyquitecontrary-deactivat]

The part of this I don’t like is “they will most likely move on to an easier target.” Like I’m supposed to feel fine about someone else with a less sturdy door getting ripped off?

[aubreyplazaofficialblog]

Change your neighbor’s screws too

[gojinero]

Channel your inner dad

Chage everyone’s screws

[tygermama]

Mythbusters did this but not exactly on purpose, they put together a door to test how to kick it down and didn’t have the right sized screws so they used the longer ones and even Jamie running at speed had trouble breaking the door with the longer screws

[meggory84]

Not only will longer screws keep you safer, they also prevent your door from sagging over time, which leads to scraping or your door not closing properly.

[thatsyawholethanghuh-deactivate]

✍🏽✍🏽✍🏽

[uncleromeo]

make sure you install longer screws on the hinges too. contractors often cut corners by using whatever they have lying around and s door can be kicked off from the hinge side too. this is especially important with older homes and apartments. depending on the maintenance standards (if there are any), a door that has been repaired or replaced could have mismatched screws.

[the-adhd-society]

Just a random note.

[freshmoviequotes]

American Animals (2018)