"Aalwyn; Afrikaans; aloe"

I'm Aal. My poetry and magic and interpersonal interactions are my entire life.

[lady-vera]

Boom

Mountain.

[lady-vera]

Boom

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[hugsfromhugo]

A solar eclipse and the Milky  Way seen from the ISS

[priceofliberty]

I am practically in tears over how beautiful this image is.

[lady-vera]

[newyorkexplorer]

So I went to New York City to be born again. It was and remains easy for most Americans to go somewhere else and start anew. I wasn’t like my parents. I didn’t have any supposedly sacred piece of land or shoals of friends to leave behind. Nowhere has the number zero been of more philosophical value than in the United States…. and when the [train] plunged into a tunnel under New York City, with its lining of pipes and wires, I was out of the womb and into the birth canal.

Kurt Vonnegut (via newyorkexplorer)

[sapphicdalliances]

the world is incredible. there are girls in this world, and there are also dogs. you can put melted cheese on any type of potato.  sometimes flowers grow even when nobody is there to water them. right now on this same planet where we live there are people who are in love with each other kissing each other on the nose. emotions and colours are both things that exist. everything is so great

[veganfoody]

Thinking of going vegan in the new year? These might help!

Veganuary

Vegan Kit

Vegan Outreach

Vegan Starter Kit

21 Day Kickstart

List of Food Substitutes

Cruelty Free Product List

Online Shopping Guide

Top 10 Vegan Podcasts

Happy Cow - search for veg restaurants and health food stores in your area

Barnivore - vegan beer, wine and liquor guide

[lady-vera]

I just posted on reddit and it was the scariest thing EVER. I deleted my post. I fail at life.

[onlinecounsellingcollege]

Tips for Managing your Emotions

1. Practice mindfulness

2. Play, laugh and enjoy the simple things.

3. Develop an attitude of gratitude.

4. Invest in, and nurture, your relationships.

5. Give up your attachment to outcomes. 

6. Decide to be adventurous and try new things.

7. Choose to live life at a slower pace, and don’t be driven by a sense of urgency. 

8. Give up the need to be in control.

9.  Accept that you are human and life won’t be perfect.

10. Don’t compare yourself to others.

[onlinecounsellingcollege]

Sometimes no reaction is the best reaction.

Unknown (via onlinecounsellingcollege)

[onlinecounsellingcollege]

1. See it as a process, not a one time event. When you make a change in your life, there are lots of small adaptations to be made. It takes time to process and adjust to those changes – so be patient with yourself.

2. Change the way you think about change. Try to see it in a positive light. Even...

[onlinecounsellingcollege]

I know for sure that what we dwell on is who we become.

Oprah Winfrey (via onlinecounsellingcollege)

[onlinecounsellingcollege]

I never found a companion who was as companionable as solitude.

Henry David Thoreau (via onlinecounsellingcollege)

[onlinecounsellingcollege]

1. Be approachable – Someone who’s standoffish, or likes to keep their distance, tends to make others feel uncomfortable. But if you come across as warm, and have open body language, you’ll help other people to feel much more at ease.

2. Be natural and genuine – We can tell if other people are...

[onlinecounsellingcollege]

1. Know when it is a good time to be sorry. It’s appropriate to say something when someone has received bad news, or you’ve really made life difficult for someone else. However, a lot of the time an apology is not required. Learn to know the difference between the two occasions.

2. Notice who you...

[onlinecounsellingcollege]

Your destiny isn’t tied to the people who walked away.

Joel Osteen (via onlinecounsellingcollege)

[onlinecounsellingcollege]

Shame is the deeply held belief that, at core, there is something wrong with me. So, no matter what I do, or how hard I try, I’ll never measure up and be good enough. Thus, I expect other people to reject me in the end, and deep down inside I reject myself. If I have a shame based identity, I am...