i wanna live inspired

C.J.; 23; Senior; Sigma Kappa; Art; Mitten State to SoFlo; Catholic.

[joy-personified]

The appreciation of art is like nothing else. Thank you #ArtBasel for bringing some of the greatest art in the world to Miami. (at Miami Beach Convention Center)

[ohmitsalex-deactivated20240324]

[surprisebitch]

ohmitsalex:

I love when everything comes together

LOL

[joy-personified]

Omg i’m crying hahaha

[a-joyfuljourney]

Amelia Markgraf

[afremov-art]

[signum-crucis]

Take advantage of little sufferings even more than of great ones. God considers not so much what we suffer as how we suffer… Turn everything to profit as the grocer does in his shop.

– St Louis de Montfort

[joy-personified]

Amen.

[refinery29]

The Rock Has An Inspiring Message For People With Depression

Johnson shares how an episode of depression eventually led him to professional wrestling, and what he learned from the experience. 

WATCH THE VIDEO

GIFS VIA.

[lottalace]

He’s truly an angel & we are blessed by his existence

[frozun]

i think a lot of people forget that you can actually still come across as confident and have social anxiety

[jainz-deactivated20240619]

[yourmajestyyy]

I TRY TO EXPLAIN THIS TO PEOPLE ALL THE TIME

[duppymon]

people don’t get this about me

[profoundsavage]

[andre-30008]

one of my absolute favourite videos ever

[black--lamb-blog]

LMAOOOO

[joy-personified]

I can’t breeeeeeeeeeeeeathe lmfao

[shadowsmakemusic-deactivated201]

Prayer Request

Can you guys pray for my best friend? He faces depression.

[joy-personified]

Praying♥

[wonderful-language-sounds]

Masterpost of Language MOOC's

Here is a masterpost of MOOCs (massive open online courses) that are available, archived, or starting soon. Some are short, some are very interactive, some are better than others. I think they will help those that like to learn with a teacher or with videos.I checked each link to make sure they are functioning.

Spanish

Beginner’s Spanish:Food & Drink

Spanish 103 - Review of Elementary Spanish

AP Spanish Language & Culture

Preparing for the AP Spanish Exam

Basic Spanish for English Speakers

Spanish:Reading, Grammar, and Composition For Intermediate Learners

Spanish:Ciudades con Historia For Intermediate Learners

Spanish:Espacios Públicos For Intermediate Learners

Leer a Macondo (Taught in Spanish)

Spanish:Con Mis Propias Manos For Advanced Learners

Spanish: Perspectivas Porteñas

French

AP French Language and Culture

Beginner’s French: Food & Drink

Français Interactif

Elementary French I

Elementary French II

French:Ouverture For Intermediate Learners

French: Le Quatorze Juillet For Intermediate Learners

French: Vacances For Intermediate Learners

Passe Partout For Intermediate- Advanced Learners

La Francophonie Essence Culturelle For Advanced Learners

La Cité des Sciences et de Industrie

Français Langue Etrangère For Advanced Learners

Portuguese

Brazilian Portuguese for Beginners

Italian

Survive Italy Without Being Fluent

Beginner’s Italian: Food & Drink

Italian Literature For Advanced Learners

Italian Novel of the Twentieth Century For Advanced Learners

Latin

Latin I (Taught in Italian)

Dutch

Introduction to Dutch

German

Beginner’s German: Food & Drink

German for Beginners

Rundblick-Beginner’s German

Basic German Grammar

Study German Language from Native Speakers

Stadte und Menschen For Intermediate Learners

Lebenszyklen For Intermediate Learners

German:Regionen Traditionen und Geschichte For Advanced Learners

Arabic

Introduction to Egyptian Arabic

Arabic Language for Beginners

Arabic for Global Exchange

Russian

Russian for Beginners

Easy Accelerated Learning for Russian

Business Russian For Advanced Learners

Let Us Speak Russian For Advanced Learners

Polish

First Year Polish

Chinese

First Year Chinese I

First Year Chinese II

Chinese for Beginners

Basic Mandarin Chinese

Beginner’s Chinese

Chinese Characters

Chinese Made Easy

Mandarin I

Intermediate Business Chinese

Intermediate Chinese Grammar

Japanese

Japanese Syllabary

Beginner’s Conversational Japanese

Learn 80 JLPT N5  Kanji

Korean

Intermediate Korean

Pathway to Spoken Korean

Irish

Introduction to Irish

Finnish

Basic Finnish

Introductory Finnish

Finnish for Medical Professionals

Frisian

Introduction to Frisian (Taught in Dutch)

Icelandic

Icelandic 1-5

Welsh

Beginner’s Welsh

I’ll keep an eye out for new courses and if you know of any, let me know so I can update this list. Last updated:11/06/2015

[thelawschooldiva]

@glitterzeal looks like something you would be interested in.

[joy-personified]

Note to self: really learn Spanish after graduation. @ceeejstudies

[xx-wheredoyouwanttosit-xx-deact]

Look to your left. The first thing you see is what you would hoard as a dragon.

[vaspider]

Dogs.

Pretty legit.

[of-roses-and-stars-deactivated2]

Ah, yes, Christmas trees.

[shadowsmakemusic-deactivated201]

it’s a crucifix

[joy-personified]

My dry-erase calendar. Yes, v important for important dragon planning.

[laughingatmynightmare]

When I begin texting a new person, there often comes a point in the conversation when they hesitantly ask me, “So, I hope this isn’t rude, but how are you able to text so fast?”

I usually make a joke about my lightning-quick ninja thumbs, explaining that my disease has not yet robbed me of my capacity to move my fingers. Inside my head, though, I begin to wonder how long it will really be before I can’t use my fingers anymore.

Losing the ability to communicate is easily the scariest part of this whole SMA disease monster. Yes, it sucks that I can’t run outside and skateboard with my brother. It sucks that I need to be lifted onto the toilet. It sucks that I won’t have the muscle to play video games someday. There are many physical activities that are compromised by my disease.

But the scariest thought is that there may come a day when I’m no longer able to tell my family that I love them, no longer able to share a joke with a friend, no longer able to communicate my wants and needs and thoughts in an effective way.

It’s horrifying.

However, in my 23 years, I have discovered that technology may give me a chance to overcome this terrifying progression of my disease.

With nothing but a cell phone and a laptop, I have a created a way to communicate with the world on a grand scale over the last four years. I am able to effortlessly communicate with friends, family, and followers all from tiny devices in my lap. Because of miracle-technologies like voice dictation, eye recognition, and assistive touch, I will be able to continue this communication for years and years to come, long past the day when my mouth and arms and hands and legs and neck give up on me for good.

I can’t convey the profound feeling of hope this gives me, knowing there will always be technology available to help me overcome the communication challenges of my disease.

But not everyone with muscular dystrophy has those vital technologies that they need. That’s why I am dedicating our end-of-year campaign to providing technology to people who need it.

I give to you “Mission: Tech the Halls!”

During the month of December, my nonprofit and I are going to work relentlessly to raise $20,000. With these funds we are providing 10 iPads to 10 people living with muscular dystrophy. The remaining money will support our equipment-granting program for people with muscular dystrophy.

I need your help as a community to make this campaign successful. Anything you can do to share this post will be an enormous help, and if you have the capacity to give, I ask that you consider making a donation.

Interaction is the most beautiful part of being alive. I refuse to allow muscular dystrophy to strip people of that basic human function. Will you help me?

Link to the campaign: http://igg.me/at/tech-the-halls/x/9161855

[peachai]

[andrewbelami]

[strangeparker]

this speaks to me on a spiritual level

[joy-personified]

Jim Gaffigan is my spirit animal

[serfborts]

[garbageurl]

i get so offended when my body decides we’re gonna get sick like i fed you a VEGETABLE last week how DARE you betray me like this. ungrateful