Who are we? Why are we here?

I'm Marisa. City born/raised. Mountain living in CO. Feminist. I like to laugh my ass off xD

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Watch: In another clip, Sanders explains the real reason he got into politics.

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Casual reminder that everyone needs to go out and vote in arguably the biggest election in our life time.

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Please, go & vote!

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Register. Vote. Inaction is not an option. #VoteBlue

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REGISTER TO VOTE HERE.

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Sometimes you fall off the wagon for months. Sometimes you tell yourself you’re gonna start fresh on Monday and by Wednesday you’ve already fallen back off. Sometimes you have to restart a 100 times and it’s frustrating. But it will be okay. You can do this. One day at a time

[justsomuchlove]

Feeling like a major waste of space

Happy New year's I guess....?

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Don’t put the key to happiness in someone else’s pocket.

Author Unknown (via purplebuddhaproject)

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american historical films be like

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I SPit mY DRINK OUT

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FUCKING STOP

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Watch: George Carlin spoke the truth about pro-lifers in 1996 — and it’s still being proven today.

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all you need to know about america, folks.

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Bernie is the president we need and deserve

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Most politicians fly coach but I get your point.

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Hatred will never cease by hatred.  Never.  Hatred can only cease by love.

  ~  Siddhārtha Gautama, the Buddha

All beings want to be happy, yet so very few know how.  The process of forgiveness is one way for us to remember where our deepest happiness lies. When our minds are full of anger and hatred toward others, we need to ask ourselves, “Who is the one suffering from this anger?”  In most cases, we will realize that we are in fact the ones who are really suffering.  Forgiveness thus actually comes out of the greatest compassion for ourselves.  Forgiveness helps us create the conditions for unconditional love, which can dissolve separation and relieve us of our perpetually unresolved outrage.

This is admittedly difficult.  It is much more difficult to forgive than not to forgive.  National and world political leaders seem to rely on this fact:  It is much easier to unite people with a bond of common hatred than it is to unite them with shared love.

Remember, forgiveness does not mean condoning a harmful action or denying injustice or suffering.  It should never be confused with being passive toward violation or abuse.  What forgiveness is, on the other hand, is an inner relinquishment of our resentment, which is devastating to us in the end.  As forgiveness grows within us, it may take any outward form:  we may indeed seek to make amends, demand justice, or resolve to be treated better.  Or we may find that it’s best to simply leave a situation behind us.

  (adapted from Sharon Salzberg)

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“You know what sucks? Realizing everything you believe in, is complete utter bullshit”

500 days of Summer (2009) dir. Marc Webb

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Gramps knew something we didn’t