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please pray for pakistan
a suicide bomb went off in Lahore earlier today, and the death toll is at 52 and rising. we might not hear about it from the media as much, but my heart hurts too much to care right now. please please pray for Pakistan. 😞🇵🇰
and if you’re not religious and/or want to contribute, Jinnah Hospital in Lahore needs blood donations, so PLEASE hit up ya local blood bank and donate
1. You’d take him back. You’d take him back in a heartbeat, if it meant being his again. 2. The reason you didn’t sleep last night isn’t that you had to stay up doing homework till three in the morning. The reason is that you were going through old text conversations looking for a change. A shift, somewhere that you can identify as the point where he stopped loving you like before. Those kinds of things keep you up at night now. 3. You don’t need him anymore, but you want him. You want his smile in the morning and his laugh and his dumb jokes and his funny faces. You want it all because he means the world to you and every part of him is a part that you want to love. 4. You’re seventeen, but you drink like you’ve lived a lifetime of pain. You drink because you’ve had your heart ripped out- and you have tried to replace his love with other things, but only alcohol can make your heart race the way he used to. 5. Coffee tastes bitter on your tongue but you read online somewhere that it makes you less hungry so now you like bitter. Bitter is the only thing you want. And in the back of your mind you know it isn’t healthy and it’s not right but maybe if you get a little thinner you’ll be worth loving. Maybe if you tried a little harder at looking the right way and talking the right way rather than being loud and hungry, you’ll be enough. He’s made you question everything, and suddenly all you’ll wonder is why you weren’t worth loving. 6. You’d take him back. You’d take him back and you’d do anything to make him want you again, even when you know that he probably never wanted you in the first place.
Six things you won’t tell your friends (via exceptioninq)
A lot of people ask me what my biggest fear is, or what scares me most. And I know they expect an answer like heights, or closed spaces, or people dressed like animals, but how do I tell them that when I was 17 I took a class called Relationships For Life and I learned that most people fall out of love for the same reasons they fell in it. That their lover’s once endearing stubbornness has now become refusal to compromise and their one track mind is now immaturity and their bad habits that you once adored is now money down the drain. Their spontaneity becomes reckless and irresponsible and their feet up on your dash is no longer sexy, just another distraction in your busy life. Nothing saddens and scares me like the thought that I can become ugly to someone who once thought all the stars were in my eyes.
this fucks me up every single time
I never expected this to be my most popular poem out of the hundreds I’ve written. I was extremely bitter and sad when I wrote this and I left out the most beautiful part of that class.
After my teacher introduced us to this theory, she asked us, “is love a feeling? Or is it a choice?” We were all a bunch of teenagers. Naturally we said it was a feeling. She said that if we clung to that belief, we’d never have a lasting relationship of any sort.
She made us interview a dozen adults who were or had been married and we asked them about their marriages and why it lasted or why it failed. At the end, I asked every single person if love was an emotion or a choice.
Everybody said that it was a choice. It was a conscious commitment. It was something you choose to make work every day with a person who has chosen the same thing. They all said that at one point in their marriage, the “feeling of love” had vanished or faded and they weren’t happy. They said feelings are always changing and you cannot build something that will last on such a shaky foundation.
The married ones said that when things were bad, they chose to open the communication, chose to identify what broke and how to fix it, and chose to recreate something worth falling in love with.
The divorced ones said they chose to walk away.
Ever since that class, since that project, I never looked at relationships the same way. I understood why arranged marriages were successful. I discovered the difference in feelings and commitments. I’ve never gone for the person who makes my heart flutter or my head spin. I’ve chosen the people who were committed to choosing me, dedicated to finding something to adore even on the ugliest days.
I no longer fear the day someone who swore I was their universe can no longer see the stars in my eyes as long as they still choose to look until they find them again.
This is so fucking important and I think it’s something I needed right now
I remember when I was younger and I wanted to be beautiful; now I’m older and I want to be intelligent. I want to burn hearts with brilliance and engulf souls with compassion. I want to be loved for my thoughts and nothing else.
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No one on here is talking about the 43 migrants that drowned near the Turkish coast and that makes me really upset. 17 of the 43 that died were children
i’ve seen like 2 posts on here about this and i don’t want to come off like an asshole but please reblog this, even if you don’t feel like reading it please let people know that this really terrible thing happened
not to be rude but I am sO tired of the fact that whenever I bring up how Selena did racist things regarding my culture and my religion someone gets offended and indirects me. so fucking listen to me cause this is the last fucking time I’m gonna say it. I don’t fucking care if you think I’m fucking salty I am not going to stand for the fact that even tho I live in a liberal state, I went to school with a bindi on last year and someone had the nerve to ask if I’m forced to do that and then say some shit implying I support 9/11, meanwhile Selena got to parade around on stage with a fucking bindi and claim her “inner chakra” (which is impossible anyway) and claim her song was “folk Indian” when really she knows nothing of my culture or my country. despite all that, because I KNOW y'all will think it has to do with justin bieber (when in fact I know his ignorant ass would probably defend her if they were together then), I gave her a shot. and I liked her. I liked her music, I thought she’s very sweet and therefore I don’t dislike her but do not come at me with the bullshit that I have to forgive her when she never fucking asked for it. she never apologized. she was publicly called out on it but she didn’t apologize. I don’t care if “you bringing it up won’t affect her” because I fucking know that I know that her disrespecting my culture won’t affect her but the fact that little girls that look like me get accused of horrendous things and the fact that boys who do nothing but express there first amendment right by wearing a turban are getting beat up on the streets and being accused of shit they didn’t do. this culture is the reason my family can’t make it through the airport without being pulled aside for “random check ups” so don’t you DARE fucking tell me it’s just about a bindi bc both you and I know it’s much fucking deeper than that.
TL,DR if you want to use my culture you better fucking speak up about how some brown people are being treated. we are allowed to be offended.
Don’t look around cause love is blind And darling right now I can’t see you
Hands down the best edit of I Won’t Mind I’ve heard yet. (source)
I love solitude, not because I hate people. I love it because that means I am aware of my own existence. That I know I am still alive and surviving the difficulties of life. I love it because somehow I’ve realized that sometimes, when no one else is making you feel wanted, you must need to explore things on your own. There’s no need, sometimes, for anyone to remind you that you are worthless. I know that no one truly survives alone, but sometimes life gives you challenges that you need to overcome mostly on your own.
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This is the water Flint residents were told was safe to drink
Flint, Michigan, is facing a manmade public health crisis. Its inhabitants were repeatedly told by government officials that visibly contaminated tap water was safe to drink. And now the young children of Flint may have suffered irreparable harm.
Just how toxic is the water in Flint? We looked at the science and it’s even worse than you can imagine. The EPA considers water to be “toxic waste” when the contaminant concentration is 5,000 parts per billion. The water in Flint is WAY above that.
Grand jury chooses not to indict anyone in Sandra Bland’s death
The grand jury has decided not to indict anyone in connection with the death of Sandra Bland, who was found dead inside a Texas jail cell in July, ABC 13 reports. Officers and jailers involved in the case avoided indictments. But the court proceedings aren’t over yet.
Watch: Killer Mike and Bernie Sanders also discussed the danger of Donald Trump and his campaign.
UPDATE: Bernie Sanders just shattered U.S. campaign records by bringing in 2 million individual donations. That blows President Obama’s ‘08 campaign out of the water.
The last one alone is enough to debunk the whole premise that ISIS represents Islam.
I’m going to put this on queue just incase people need reminding
Wow ISIS is breaking every single one of these rules.
hey guys!!!
so this entire past month has been extremely, extremely stressful for me because i had so many exams and i only realised how hideously unprepared i was for them on the day before the exam, which was really really awful. so in the middle of september i created a studyblr to keep myself motivated + get some helpful tips from the studyblr community on how to go abt studying for tests. the results proved to be super helpful and ive resolved to keep running this blog for as long as i can, because it really helps me stay motivated and i’ve already learned so many things from the community, despite the fact that i’ve only been here for around a month.
but anyways, i decided to create this masterpost in order to help others stay motivated + keep studying not only well but also properly i.e. not necessarily studying for exams but life in general, if that makes sense.
~ staying motivated + focused
coffitivity
download the forest app
chrome site blocker
self control app
try the pomodoro technique
pomodoro printable
getting back on track
guide to staying motivated
an excellent post full of great advice
lots of great advice from an a levels student
masterpost full of motivational quotes
how to avoid procrastinating
100 reasons to study
how to study like a harvard student
motivational movies/shows
types of learners [what method of learning works for u]
motivation for harvard students [and basically all other students]
~ staying organized
5 habits of organized students
set up a bullet journal [1][2][3]
keeping school notes organized
use dropbox to store important files
masterpost on organizing schoolwork
a super awesome n helpful video tutorial
how to organize ur desk
how to study space
study space guide
study space tips and guidance
guide to study guides
atracker - track ur time and stop procrastinating [mobile app]
minimalist organization
masterpost on time management
time management tips
how to be productive
how to use a planner
effective planning system
~ note-taking
notability [ios app - best note-taking app imo]
note taking overview
cornell method
summary foldables
fastest way to take notes
simple, creative note-taking
how to make ur notes look pretty [infographic]
how to make ur notes look pretty [video]
taking notes from textbooks
taking notes during lectures
for: maths [1]
for: history
how to make mind maps
great supplies and stationery u could use to keep notes pretty and organized
what is visual note-taking?
how to: visual note-taking
what are sketchnotes?
how to: sketchnotes
masterpost on note taking methods
~ research techniques
how to google effectively
use google scholar as an alternative to google
one of the best websites for research [esp. while doing science projects at the last minute…i would know]
alternative to wikipedia
find books in nearby libraries
openlibrary [ebook library]
online journal search engine [find scientific publications]
~ essay writing
guide to writing a great essay
HUGE general writing masterpost [including essays]
a huuuge essay writing masterpost
how to write a university-level essay
how to connect ur points and ideas: transition words
editing checklist
advice: college application essays
improve ur vocabulary
check the readibility of ur essay
website which grades ur papers and essays
~ free online resources & courses
openculture
mit opencourseware
the open university
coursera
khanacademy
codecademy [how to code]
memrise
study geography
online calculator
maths masterpost
amazing maths + general knowledge site [u must check this out!!!]
maths cheat sheets
mathway [solves any maths equation]
website that balances chemical reactions for u
study guides for many subjects
windows apps [not all study-related, but useful anyways]
more phone apps for productivity
list of great apps every student must have
crash course: psychology
crash course: world history + world history 2
crash course: anatomy and physiology
crash course: astronomy
crash course: big history
crash course: chemistry
crash course: biology
crash course: literature
crash course: us history
crash course: economics
crash course: us government and politics
crash course: intellectual property
crash course: ecology
free ebooks [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]
masterpost of free ebooks
~ languages
memrise
duolingo [20+ languages - very fun and interactive]
lang-8
thesaurus
reverse dictionary [1]
learning vocabulary
how to learn any language
HUUUUUGE language masterpost [so many languages and resources]
literature masterpost [for english - reading something other than textbooks is important yo]
english literature for college students [masterpost]
english literature: sparknotes
english literature: cliffnotes
english literature: shmoop
english literature: crash course
english literature: novel guide
no fear shakespeare
self-studying languages
spanish: advice
spanish: getting started
spanish: vocab
spanish: grammar and spelling checker
french: advice
french: getting started
french: vocab
french: grammar and spelling checker
french: masterpost of amazing resources
japanese: getting started
korean: masterpost of amazing resources
~ survival tips + advice
how to study for ANY subject
10 mistakes when studying
101 study tips
studying for a test
general study tips
how to study
how to survive high school
how to survive college
college survival masterpost
things to avoid doing
college: applying for scholarships
giving presentations
improve ur handwriting
resume cheat sheet
productive + relaxing afterschool routine
productive study breaks
emergency life hack: send last minute assignments after the last minute without getting into too much trouble
~ mental/physical health
the thoughts room
the dawn room
the quiet place
it will be okay
international suicide hotlines
iphone feature [to use in case of emergency]
emergency chat [mobile app]
sleeping tips [1]
dealing w insomnia
bedtime calculator [1]
stress management
how to reduce stress
staying calm during exams
grief masterpost
list of happy things
motivation for when ur not feeling so good
~ stress reliefs
clear ur mind
healthy study snacks
mug cake masterpost
smoothie masterpost
salads masterpost
more study snacks to boost brain activity
creepy sites
taylor swift tumblr replies
draw cool neon things
musical sea creature
watch a cool dream
watch any tv show/movie
just shower thoughts
poptropica [so underrated, my favourite game site, it’s for kids but it’s so entertaining and so much fun]
plant personality quiz
cookie clicker
make cool colourful silk
make virtual sand art
fake tweet generator
fake text generator
listen to calming sounds
huge masterpost full of fun stuff
~ music
ghibli music
coffee shop blues
classical music masterpost
masterpost of studying music
classical vocal music masterpost
cute nostalgic piano music playlist
my favourite instrumental playlist of all time
my studying/instrumental playlist collection on 8tracks
i think that includes most of the best resources i could find!!! feel free to message me in case 1) any of the links are broken, 2) u want me to add on to something, 3) u have a suggestion for a masterpost [i would love that so go ahead and ask if u do] or if u just wanna talk! also, feel free to reblog and add ur own comments/resources. hope this helped!!
- mli
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