inspiring curiousities & muse-worthy notables

... the tumblog of Toni FW: illustrator, tea enthusiast and amateur flaneur, not-to-mention the world's most prolific photographer of galahs named Arthur.

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For those seeking to limit their time online, and to use the Internet in a more balanced, less addictive way, here are some useful questions to ask when the impulse strikes to post something online…

Mindfulness for the Internet

Is it necessary to share this? Will it add value to my life and for other people?

Can I share this experience later so I can focus on living it now?

Am I looking for validation? Is there something I could do to validate myself?

Am I avoiding something I need to do instead of addressing why I don’t want to do it?

Am I feeling bored? Is there something else I could do to feel more purposeful and engaged in my day?

Am I feeling lonely? Have I created opportunities for meaningful connection in my day?

Am I afraid of missing out? Is the gratification of giving in to that fear worth missing out on what’s in front of me?

Am I overwhelming myself, trying to catchup? Can I let go of yesterday’s conversation and join today’s instead?

Can I use this time to simply be instead of looking for something to do to fill it?

Go offline now. Read a book. Hand-write a letter. Play some music. Take a walk. Cuddle your dog. Sit and think. Go meet your best friend for a cup of tea.

Live a beautiful life.

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...yeah.

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Series of paintings discovered in an abandon mental asylum in Italy.

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spookiness...

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...huh.

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Mist and Mystery:

"It began in mystery, and it will end in mystery, but what a savage and beautiful country lies in between." 

- Diane Ackerman (A Natural History of the Senses)

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True Beauty

"The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen." - Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

"Life to too short not to create, not to love, and not to lend a helping hand to our brothers and sisters." - Eric Maisel

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photos of and by michael and taylor kittell from bolivia’s remote salar de uyuni salt flat. at over four thousand square miles, it’s the largest salt flat on the planet. and with a variation in surface elevation of less than a metre, it’s also amongst the flattest land on the planet. but during the raining season, when it becomes covered in a few centimetres of water, the salt flat is transformed into the largest mirror on the planet, creating this surreal dreamscape. 

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good morning.

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beautiful

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I needed this.

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Illustrations To Unwritten Books.

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....yes!

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The phantasmagorical and surreal animal sculptures by Canadian artist Ellen Jewett. Between dream and nightmare, some strange creations born of a symbiosis between organic and mechanical elements, a meeting between fantasy, gothic and steampunk. Some very detailed sculptures in clay on a metal frame.

Visit her website at http://www.creaturesfromel.ca/

via Ufunk.net

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...gosh.

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Current wip for my #100debtdefyingacts. #lion #badger #babyboy #sketchery

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On days like these, contemplation is the thing. The contemplation of questions like: Will I ever love as deeply again? Would using an eyebrow pencil make me vain? Will I ever get a job? Will I actually be able to make enough money to go to Cambridge next year? Why does love hurt so much? THIS INSTALLMENT OF PHILOSOPHICAL MELANCHOLIA IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY RAIN: LIFE-GIVER, ARTIST-MAKER. #nofilter #rain #sketchery

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Anna Armona

Watercolor, A4

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Those colours. Consume.

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I WAS SO HOPING THAT WAS THE REACTION GIF AND IT WAS, PERFECT

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I am beginning to understand the reasoning behind the game ‘Shatner.’

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I will always reblog Shatner overacting.

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FOREVER REBLOG

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Oh I just had to reblog this. 

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sweet!

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beautiful.

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