Be so good they can't ignore you.

"And I asked myself about the present: how wide it was, how deep it was, how much was mine to keep." ~Kurt Vonnegut, Slaughterhouse-Five

[theweirdwideweb]

The people protesting to open businesses up don’t want to go back to work, they want *you* to go back to work so they can go to a movie or a restaurant.

[avara-avara]

falling asleep to rain is great, but waking up to rain, *chefs kiss* fantastic

[ithelpstodream]

[orpheusdoctor]

Pretty sure that generation has been dead for awhile but ok, pretend one thing has something to do with another

[systlin]

The end of Jim Crow laws was in the 1950′s. The first black student to attend a formerly all white school was Ruby Bridges in 1960. 

Here she is being walked to school under the protection of Federal Marshals because angry white people were ready to harm or kill her. 

Here she is in 2010, eight years ago. 

The generation that enforced segregation is not dead, fucko. They were our fuckin grandparents, and it was not that goddamn long ago. 

Google is free. 

[prismatic-bell]

Grandparents?!

I’m 31.

My MOM was born the year before school segregation ended.

She was NINE when MLK was shot.

She remembers race riots in her school over school segregation ending in our home state.

My MOTHER lived through this. She’s 61 years old–which means while her own health is shot, people from her generation will be around for another twenty to thirty years.

1956. This is not colorized. IT WAS SHOT IN COLOR. Look at that–segregation was still ongoing in the age of neon lights.

Same exhibit. 1956. Banana splits, poodle skirts, and the ability to get “colored” drinking water only from the white folks’ backwash. You can see the pipe connecting the white tank to the colored fountain behind the little girl in the light pink dress.

Less than ten years later. That’s Martin Luther King, Jr. in the middle. Have you ever seen him in a color photograph before? There are many, but for some reason … maybe because black-and-white makes things look old … nobody ever uses them.

Look at the bank logo in the back. Colored squares like that were a thing in the mid-to-late 1960s. The slicked-down hair on the Black girl in front says we’re not yet to the mid-1970s, and since these signs all say “Honor King” it’s quite likely this is 1969-1970. You know what else was happening in 1969? Not Woodstock, not the moon landing, although both of those things happened. No, something we think of as being much more recent.

THE INTERNET STARTED.

1969 was the launch of ARPANET, which would later become the Internet. BLACK PEOPLE WERE STILL MARCHING FOR BASIC HUMAN RIGHTS WHEN THE INTERNET WAS STARTED.

This picture was taken sometime between 1956 and 1958. I don’t have a precise date on it, but the sleeveless sundress says later 1950s, the hair on Orange Plai says this was after Elvis, and the stars on the flag say that’s not a modern 50-star flag, which was first used in 1959. (We had a single year, 1958, with 49 stars.)

Ah yes. It was so long ago. Let’s get some more perspective:

Donald Trump was eight years old when school segregation was declared illegal in 1954. He was nineteen when the police beat and shot at peaceful Black protest marchers in Selma, Alabama and twenty-two when MLK was assassinated by the FBI for trying to encourage desegregation.

Hillary Clinton was seven when school segregation was declared, eleven when it went into effect, and eighteen when Selma happened.

Bernie Sanders was thirteen when the integration ruling occurred, 19 when Ruby Bridges started going to a formerly all-white school, and twenty-four when Selma happened. Joe Biden is only a year younger than Bernie.

Elizabeth Warren was eleven when Ruby started her new school, fifteen when Selma happened, eighteen when MLK was shot.

You will notice that all of these people are running for President, or were rumored to be running for President, this year. They’re not just alive, they’re thriving. And they were all alive for desegregation–in fact Trump, Clinton, and Sanders were all old enough to either endorse or oppose what happened at Selma.

But let’s keep looking, because they’re probably outliers, right?

Hm. Three of MLK’s children are still alive. They’re between 56 and 62 years old. (His elder daughter died of unknown causes; her family suspects an undiagnosed heart condition.) In fact one of his siblings is still alive, and she was born before him! She’s 96.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg? Yeah, she was 21 when school integration was made the law of the land. And she’s still serving on the Supreme Court.

But tell me again how long ago it was.

I’m sure the people from those generations are all dead, after all.

[inkskinned]

i want to be untouchably beautiful but i also don’t want to care about how i look. i want to be the top of my class but i also just want to do as best as i can without driving myself to the edge. i want to be floating and ethereal but i want to be solid, dangerous. a mystery that’s open to everybody. a romantic that never falls in love. the bird and the cat both.

[piepublishings]

↳ 11.08.19 friday

nothing like a filled out bujo, korean vocab, and romantic evening lighting to make the study day feel properly concluded ✨

[johnny-and-dora]

must i pursue a career? is it not enough to be passionate about tv shows and snack foods?

[harcules]

PSA: stop putting time limits on your goals. It’s not too late. Ur not too old. You didn’t miss your chance. Ur exactly where ur meant to be. You still have time. You still can do it! So go buddy. I’m rooting for yaaa!!!

[immortalpartners]

I used to do this. I’d think “I’m too old to do that, to start this”.

I wanted to apply to PhD programs, but I hesitated - to the point of almost missing the deadline. Not only did I feel too old to go back to school (after years away), but I would be at least 35 by the time I graduated and started my first real career. It felt like a pipe dream.

I voiced these concerns to my mentor. He paused, looked over at me and said “You’re going to turn 35 no matter what you do. So do you want to be 35 with your dream job, or without it?”.

Really put things into perspective for me.

[schizophrenicarchivist-remade-d]

At some point in your life, you will probably have a bad friend.

At some point in your life, you will probably BE a bad friend.

A bad friend doesn’t necessarily mean an abusive friend. It could just be someone who is incapable of being supportive when you need them to be. Or someone who you don’t really have chemistry with, but still feel an obligation to be friends with. It could be someone who expected too much of you. It could even be because of bad communication. It can be unintentional. It can just be a brief rough patch. It can sometimes be irreparable. It is not the end of the world, even if it feels like it in the moment. It’ll be okay. Just breathe, acknowledge what went wrong, and if it was your fault, accept the responsibility.

[schizophrenicarchivist-remade-d]

This is not only okay to reblog, it’s encouraged! Many of us have made mistakes, and we to need to acknowledge and reflect on them. Otherwise, we won’t ever become our best selves.

[ghosticalz]

R E B L O G   T H E   P I G E O N .

[scarletxwinter]

Where was this pigeon when I needed to pass stats?

[studyandstorms-deactivated20250]

I cannot stress this enough- Build a routine. Build Habits. Wake up every day and get used to being productive, one day at a time. Do this for long enough and eventually you’ll be at your goal without even realising it. 

[mecharose]

why isn’t anyone allowed to be wrong anymore? it’s okay to be wrong. no one should be terrified of every tiny little mistake they might make. being wrong, and realizing you were wrong, is how you learn and grow and change.

[celes7ial-deactivated20180319]

she’s gonna pass her classes and she’s gonna graduate

[ablogofnature]

Who

[celes7ial-deactivated20180319]

the girl reading this

[embracingwild]

fyi there is no such thing as “getting back on track” after the holidays because you were never “off track” you were simply living life because you are a human being and you deserve that

[rachrecovery-deactivated2024061]

I needed this

[mazzytwi]

language resources

hi guys since i just hit 1k (1.2k now) i decided to make this :) i don’t have a lot for other languages besides Spanish or French, but this is mainly what i have :) THERES LITERALLY NO ORDER TO THIS SORRY

General

website 1 (verbal planet)

worksheets

vocab lists

grammar explanations 

free downloads

website 2 (the language gym)

you can choose what tenses you want to be studied on

tests vocab

play games

website 3 (word brewery)

great for vocab and practicing understanding

Spanish

English

Chinese

Arabic

Portuguese

Russian

Japanese

German

French

Italian

Polish

Ukrainian

Korean

Serbian (Latin)

Serbian (Cryillic)

Hungarian

Greek

Swedish

Norwegian

improving vocabulary

how to learn a new language 1+ language masterpost

how to learn languages 2

speed of a language (what is the fastest lang?)

apps for many languages

printable

losing interest in a language class

BaDum!

starting a language journal

language tips

studying tips

free online courses

topics to talk about in ur target lang.

ASL (american sign language)

tips

alphabet

Spanish

conversation vocab

animals

essay vocab 1

essay vocab 2

essay vocab 3

saying hello

saying goodbye

spanish tenses masterpost

nature vocab

mental health vocab

resources 1

resources 2

resources 3

some really random vocab

cual vs que

spanish comics

quick “today i have to” exercise

quick “tomorrow i have to” exercise

reaction phrases

time vocab

que fue explained

alli vs alla

summer vocab

cinema vocab

future indicative examples

para vs por

weather

extra handy vocab for conversations 

linking time with actions

more basics 

French

resources 1

resources 2

resources 3

resources 4

resources 5

resources 6

Le Passé Composé masterpost

langage-et-linguistique

basics cheat sheet

saying theres no point in french

beautiful vocab

verbs

adverbs

adjectives

be mean in french

animals vocab

weather vocab

slang

small talk

example of studying a song

my study playlist (hon hon)

trees and flowers vocab

im grateful in french

guessing french genders

dog vocab ;)

harry potter in french PDFs

level 3 stuff ( @dehgastudies )

questions + answers vocab

how to learn french

feelings

nighttime vocab

handy vocab for reading articles

travel vocab

essay vocab

places vocab

Italian

guessing italian genders

masterpost 

resources

geography/astrology vocab

German

mission berlin game story

slow german

kids game !! easy vocab

language guide

Greek

great resources to begin learning

the basics

modern greek

greek resources

definitive article

key phrases 

more basics

greek 101 site

Czech

vocab

Hungarian

vocab

Chinese

stroke order

mandarin verbs

basic words

Romanian

school vocab

appearance vocab

emotions

Polish

astrology vocab

Korean

travel vocab

how to read

korean grammar

how to study korean!

Portuguese

animals

ta falado

oneness

Hebrew

back to school resources

Japanese

learning 

basics

household items vocab

clothing items vocab

Norwegian

textbooks based on CEFR levels

head vocab

resources

Vietnamese

resources

resources 2

alphabet

lessons

survival phrases

Welsh

resources !!

[arabwife]

[mediokurrr-deactivated20200405]

Can i get a step by step on how to do this?

[catastrofries]

So far for me it’s been something like:

1. Become aware of how and when you tearing yourself down.

2. Now that you can catch yourself doing it. Offer counters to the negative self talk. A really useful thing I read was to talk to yourself almost the way you would child. Gentle and patient. Even when they fuck up.

3. Take time to celebrate your small accomplishments. You’ve been attacking yourself for every little mistake. Apply that same fervor to the positive things in your life. Did the dishes even though you didn’t want to? Fuck yeah! Got up and took shower? YES!!! You are taking positive steps to feeling better. Celebrate it.

4. Make lists of things you’re good at/ like about yourself. The first time I did this the only two things in my list we’re that I liked my hair and I had good friends. It was start.

5. Don’t beat yourself up if you screw up steps 1-4. It’s counter productive. When I catch myself calling my self stupid for some mistake or other my response now is,“We don’t talk to ourselves like that anymore. What’s something constructive that could actually help solve the problem.”

Most of the time that seems to work. Not always. But more and more Everytime.

I hope any of that made sense.

[absolutely-walnuts]

oh my goodness there are instructions!!

[kittenkat-and-kirby]

Omg I was doing this without knowing

[thestudyfeels]

  GOOD AFTERNOON, TROOPERS! 2018 is rolling right away, yet natheless (I’m still trying out 16th century words here, 2019 who?), most of us are still holding out till January 1st to start making a resolution list. YEYAH, Andrew, I think we can do without you coming in with three separate PPTs defending your wiped-out ass. I get it though, 2018 has been nothing short of a show (the greatest or not, up to you); we’ve read our smut and sent our sexts, yet are now exhausted and vexed, and definitely can’t be bothered to check our ancient stockings for air, so thank u, next.

But end-of-the-year-reflection is way more than proclaiming you are going to floss next year, damnit. Neither have I gathered you here to collectively moan about how screwed (humor intended) up 2018 was or how it’s been “practically the year of breakups, give toilet paper, thank” (hoe, same, all of my ships sunk this year), OR to film conspiracy videos about where the fuck 2018 disappeared to. Surprise, you ain’t no grizzly bear having a lil’ nap for five months, so siesta’s over, kids, Wake. UP.  

We’re here, instead, to squeeze the lemons out of 2018 so that we can warm up for 2019 (FIFA upcoming or not, we’re aiming for the cup anyway). I now call upon all you warriors to polish our armor, sharpen our kantanas (tell me you get the reference), rebuild our battleships, and blueprint our ambush strategy because next year is about to be attacked from all sides.  

   And if I haven’t scared you off with my very violent vocab, Vivian, grab all your weaponry, kiss the doubts and fears goodbye, maybe give your haters the finger (oh fuck it, BOTH fingers), and swagger right into base camp. Fellow conquerors, the time has come. + play this incredible music in the background and sally forth into what’s about to be the best year of your life.

Day One: Nobody loses here, not even Sierra Burgess.  

 Step 1) List your 10 biggest wins this year. And if you can’t think of ten (hey, the year wasn’t the scoop for everybody), list your 10 biggest losses. You can’t run out of those, there’ll always be something to work on. Step 2) Look into them. Ask yourself, ‘What went wrong?’ Or maybe ‘Why was this a win?’ Hmm, is this boring? Maybe. Is watching the sneezing baby panda more interesting? Perhaps. Yet, are your dreams and the person you wanna become worth this pain? Absolutely. You choose. 

Day Two: Be your own performer. Be your own audience.

  Day two, and today, I want you to recall the times you set goals for yourself. And clapped for yourself. Reminder, goals earned to impress/please others leads to ZERO self-growth. If you got that Master’s degree for mumsy or that sexy bod just so the chicks will like you, it isn’t a win. —a summary, slayed goals that make you feel happy for like 2 mins, ain’t real goals. An example, I remember I hit an insane 96% last year, my highest, came second in my year YET got all hype for five seconds before I went back to being depressed and reading hp memes. That’s when I realised this entire “get good grades” wasn’t working its supposed magic for me at all. Now I cast my own incantations, read memes and stay hapi. 

Day Three: Lesson learned, wisdom earned.

List your three most important awakenings this year. What you’ve learned from what you did, from what you didn’t do, and from what someone else did. (I recommend opening your journal and jotting the messages every event taught you. PS, if you don’t journal, hop into the train quick, ‘cause you’re missing out on real education, pal.)

Day Four: Dear Me,

One thing the public needs to do next year— getting in touch with ourselves. Regardless of whether constant phone addiction or ew-what’s-meditation is to blame, we all NEED to be self-aware and begin an affair with ourselves and our deepest passions before we go out and date Henry or obsess over Prick (nobody asked for this, Niyanka sounded better, Y’ALL NEVER LISTEN). A lot of us don’t know ourselves at all! I know I’m getting all whiny, so go compose an open love letter to yourself already. Put pen to paper, and let the thoughts flow. Worries, fears, hopes, dreams, write ‘em all down. Get to know you. Get to love you.

 Prick still sounds terrible though. Just saying. I’m a mess, am I drunk? Ok, bye, but we stan a happy couple anyway.

. Day Five (FINALE): After All This Time? Always. 

Reflection done, visualization’s up. Your turn to brew up magic for 2019. 

Step one: Pull Future You Closer in the Backpage of Your Diary (Halsey, stop quaking).  

We’re late, it’s the last day, 2019 is already knocking, I’m still in my pajamas, my toast is burnt, where IS my toothbrush, GET OUT OF THE BATHROOM BECCA, I NEED TO PEE.  

OKAY FOLKS, this is the weighty, major step towards a happy new year. We’ve all forgotten how to dream. If we’re gonna make our resolutions according to what Bella did this year, or what Aunt Molly said I sucked at; the diary will run outta pages and we won’t be done listing till the end of next year. 

Look, learn to fireproof yourself against superficiality. Most people don’t know what they want from life themselves, so forget following along, and NO, for the last time, flossing isn’t a real goal, Nandini. Stop. 

  Use that ol’ letter up there you composed for reference to the authentic you in case bullshit starts filtering in and just allow dreams to consume you instead. To get started, scribble down future you in the following areas - 

Health and Fitness  

Spirituality (literally anything that makes you calm, don’t get confused)

School (or work, if you makin’ them bucks) 

Creative Projects (you may wanna learn to do the tango or become a master gardener, for all I know) 

Relationships (All the single ladies! All the single men! All the single folks! (yes, we inclusive here))   

Step 2: Dreamt Your Painting? Now Paint Your Dream. 

We all better know Van Gogh as the dude who cut off his ear, but those words are everything too. Now that you know your vision for yourself for next year, jot down the goals which align with the said perspective. You wanna be more flexible? Try doing the splits this year! Want to be more focused? Try cutting off your phone usage, meditating, setting frequent reminders, becoming a monk. You know what you gotta do, just make sure the goal is yours and go for it. This year belongs to you. 

        Now that we’re done flipping our eggs, it’s time to bring this post to action. It’s time to rise up and take responsibility. 

If you read this, I dare you to take on this challenge. Look, my dearest (I’m being absurdly nice, bitches, pay attention), we can’t forever keep falling. We can’t forever keep putting off our goals and dreams, letting bullshit and misunderstanding folks occupy our precious time. We’ll have to get up someday, anyway. 

And I dare you, urge you, plead you (strike that, PUSH you, more like) to make that ‘someday’ today. Make that marvellous year where you win and get closer to your dreams THIS year. I invite you to make 2019 yours, solely yours, and hope that 365 days from now, you’ll look back at the messes you created and the person you became with immense pride and teary joy. 

I’m asking you to spend the last 5 days of 2018 reviewing, organising, planning and getting your life back in track. I’m taking on the challenge myself; the next 5 days you’ll see me posting my entries here. I dare my folks (shamelessly annoying my mutuals & favorites here, I love y’all to death btw) - @athenastudying, @studyblr, @ahsteria, @whoknowsstudies, @tonystarkstudies, @studyingmeow, @eintsein, @thepowerwithin, @redvelvetstu-dies, @artemistudying, @nerdyign, @moonshinestudies, @emmastudies, @studylustre, @londonotes, @i-actually-study-a-lot, @alari - to take this on too. 

And if you’re with me, come along. We’ll be playing our favorite music, pushing and breaking limits, dreaming big, and spreading love as always. Also, free toothpaste and dental floss care packages for everyone, I gotchu. 

What To Do: 

Reflect back on 2018 - squeeze all the enlightenment out of it. 

Visualize the best out of 2019, putting all your aspirations out into the universe. 

After following these tips, post all your revelations here, because we MUST cheer you on (and what’s a life that isn’t on the internet, lmao). 

And finally, don’t you forget to tag your posts with #squeeze2018!  

And that was all. We’ll meet again in 2019, and perhaps that time, we’ll have crazier stories to share and won’t be crying over breakups but rejoicing wedding vlogs instead. May we find people to love, faith to believe in, and a year worth reminiscing upon. May we come back with stronger wills, bolder decisions, and may we break again and again only to rebuild better.  2019 will be incredible. I’ll see you soon, I’m off to work and make my prediction come true. 

The End Card. 

Thanks for dropping by! It was a pleasure to have you around. If you wish to stick for a bit, I’d suggest picking one of the related posts mentioned above.

If you wanna check out my blog, here’s a little something about me (y'all know I love the attention). What do I write about? Three arenas I dominate, Work, Lifestyle and Life, they are, my mate! Take your pick!

I post new blog posts bi-weekly, and my wins, & journal entries throughout the week, so follow me if you’re into conquering life, leaving a legacy and being the baddest badass you can possibly be. I’ll be your side pal, cheering you along.✨

And that was it, it’s a wrap! Martha, shut the cams, Henry, pause the audio, and Nandita, I know you’re pretending to be deaf, but Mom’s yelling something about doing the dishes. Better skip along.

And you, fellow conqueror? Keep slaying life, doing the work and making it count. I hope you’re well, stay strong and go conquer life. ✧

I’m sending you so much love, see you soon.

— Nandini 💌 (´｡• ᵕ •｡`) ♡

[adventure-heart]

I’m proud of you.

life is so hard but here you are; living, fighting, doing your best. “im not living”, yes you are. maybe life it’s not really good right now, but you’re here and you’re living.

that’s such an important thing. do not let anyone take it away from you. never. i believe in you. keep going.