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[fyp-psychology]

We are, as a species, addicted to story. Even when the body goes to sleep, the mind stays up all night, telling itself stories.

Jonathan Gottschall, The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human (via seulray)

[crimsun]

The simple fact is that people who achieve excellence in their fields didn’t just have a dream. They got up at 4:00 am to practice on parallel bars or had to forgo other desirable activities and paths in order to get in six hours of violin practice a day, or stayed off several million absurd writing advice blogs with their overheated little cliques that dispense useless regurgitated maxims and empty praise and decide to actually confront their own thoughts on a page. Or they read Beowulf and Dante carefully and deeply when they didn’t see any point, since all they were interested in was Sylvia Plath, because someone of more experience and wisdom told them to do so. I don’t know whether we’re overly lazy, stupid, or childish these days. But the idea of preparing oneself for excellence has somehow disappeared. So – my advice to dreamers: Don’t just follow your dreams. Earn them. Do what it takes to achieve it. Work for it. Don’t just sit there and dream because if you do, it will never, ever be yours.

Harrison Solow, Don’t Follow Your Dream (via seulray)

[goddofthesun]

I don’t think existence wants you to be serious. I have not seen a serious tree. I have not seen a serious bird. I have not seen a serious sunrise. I have not seen a serious starry night. It seems they are all laughing in their own ways, dancing in their own ways. We may not understand it, but there is a subtle feeling that the whole existence is a celebration.

Osho  (via seulray)

[purplebuddhaproject]

When we feed and support our own happiness, we are nourishing our ability to love. That’s why to love means to learn the art of nourishing our happiness. Understanding someone’s suffering is the best gift you can give another person. Understanding is love’s other name. If you don’t understand, you can’t love.

Thich Nhat Hanh  (via seulray)

[im-taking-accountability-deacti]

There are 4 things I learned when I was 25:

You do not have to be affectionate all the time to care for someone, in fact, caring can also mean a couple of texts or silence for a few days while you both live your lives happily and separately.

People do not care for you less when they’re busy with their own lives. It’s your reaction to them being their own person - and your ability to make yourself happy - that determines how they feel about you.

Not everyone reciprocates to your actions the same way. If you want someone to acknowledge, be interested in, or treat you a certain way for your efforts, all you have to do is let them know. They will try their personal best to accommodate that within their personal spectrum of feelings.

No one owes you 100% of them, not even after 30 years, because someone having a percentage of themselves is what keeps them sane at the end of the day and that’s okay.

[ducksaysm00]

These things are so important to learn.

[books-n-quotes]

There is no safe investment. To love at all is to be vulnerable.

C.S. Lewis, The Four Loves (via seulray)

[feldip-hills-deactivated2019022]

the force is like anxiety

[notastupidbird]

explain

[feldip-hills-deactivated2019022]

with me, always

[cheaphalloweencostume]

I was asking myself just now why they have “16 and pregnant” but not “16 and impregnated a girl” but I realized it would be pretty boring to watch a 16 year old boy play video games and go to school and live life as normal

[eclaire89]

Whoop there it is

[grumpy-radfem]

also:

[themanicpixiedreamgrrrl]

[yamcha]

[52ozcoffeemug]

Me as an uber driver

[3k626ekful7ozxujar43keiw236in2h]

[joshpeck]

okay but where’s the link

[batsandothercutethings]

Bears playing with a balloon.

[bacon-dragon]

Was bummed out this morning, but then i saw this. Now i can’t stop smiling.

[hi-imkingdavid]

These bears are big as shit

How tf did that balloon not pop

[sorry-i-dont-fuck-with-trump]

When he gets up and waddles after it!!!!!!

[anancientheart]

ok universe, i’m ready to feel good things. make me feel good things.

[thehighpriestofreverseracism]

reblog or the gods of glo up will not bless you

[doctorproctorr]

Can’t take that chance

[cyberscully]

If you declare something, it has less power over you… far less. Say your weak things in a strong voice.

Carrie Fisher (x)

[robertozod]

[nomoreneon-deactivated20230218]

I basically shit neon

[weloveshortvideos]

[allisonpregler]

my heart exploded

[justjames]

You like my blog?? I bet you can’t even name 3 of my deep-rooted personal issues