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Rebecca | coffee addict, lacrosse | biology | tracking #studyliverepeat

[purplebuddhaquotes]

““If you can keep your head when all about you Are losing theirs and blaming it on you, If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too; - If you can wait and not be tired by waiting, Or being lied about, don’t deal in lies, Or being hated, don’t give way to hating, And yet don’t look too good, nor talk too wise - If you can dream - and not make dreams your master; If you can think - and not make thoughts your aim; If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster And treat those two impostors just the same; - If you can bear to hear the truth you’ve spoken Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools, Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken, And stoop and build ‘em up with worn-out tools - If you can make one heap of all your winnings And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss, And lose, and start again at your beginnings And never breathe a word about your loss; - If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew To serve your turn long after they are gone, And so hold on when there is nothing in you Except the will which says to them: ‘Hold on!’ - If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue, Or walk with Kings - nor lose the common touch, If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you, If all men count with you, but none too much; - If you can fill the unforgiving minute With sixty seconds’ worth of distance run, Yours is the Earth and everything that’s in it, And - which is more - you’ll be a Man, my son!””

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[stonecrop]

I’m both pro herbal medicine and pro vaccination because you can treat burns with aloe vera juice and sore throats with lavender infused honey but you can’t rid a country of polio with plants. 

[purplebuddhaquotes]

“When you can’t control what’s happening, challenge yourself to control the way you respond to what’s happening. That’s where your power is.”

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[sulialsh1]

When someone says you can’t do it, do it twice, and take pictures.

[phoebe-does]

a piece of advice my dad gave me and I’ve never forgotten is, “if you won’t worry about it in 4 months, don’t worry about it now.” saved me countless times, it’s a philosophy to adopt and help improve your life. Failed a test? ask yourself if you’ll think about this still in 4 months? Made a fool of yourself in public? I doubt even the people who saw it will remember it past today. Know you could have done better? Ran further? don’t beat yourself up over it, you can do better tomorrow. Don’t overthink things, a lot of negatives matter less than you think they do.

[livelovecaliforniadreams]

My Favorite Outfits Worn By Midge Maisel In Season 2

[sabelmouse]

This fake yarn is supposedly better for sheep.

Aimed at people who don’t know where wool comes from, it’s 100% plastic. Yes, plastic.

So any garment you wash will release microfibres into the sea. It’ll never decompose.

You’re supposed to believe that sheep shearing is violent and cruel. There are imbeciles out there that work in an unprofessional manner while shearing, but that’s not the case overall.

Sheep don’t suffer from having their fleece removed.

Left on, the fleece can become a home for fly eggs and the subsequent maggots which can eat the sheep. Chemical treatments are available to prevent that happening. It’s much better for the sheep, the land and the farmer to avoid chemical use.

Don’t be fooled. Wool is a sustainable material, one we should make more and better use of.

[smokeselks]

THIS.  

Seriously.  

Shearing is GOOD for sheep.  They have been bred for thousands of years to develop an amount of wool so that they CAN be used for wool production.  If they are not sheared, as the poster has said above, that the fleeces can become homes for flies, maggots etc.  And if you’ve ever seen a sheep that has fly strike, you will know just how horrific that can truly be.  

Professional shearers are quick, efficient, it’s not upsetting to the sheep, and they are a LOT more comfortable without a heavy thick fleece on in the summer months.  

The other issue with not shearing sheep, even if they avoid the issues of fly strike, is that they will continue to grow a thicker and thicker and longer fleece. (Back to the way that man has bred and domesticated them to do this!).  This fleece will end up making them overheat, put them at risk of heat stroke, dehydration etc and can kill them.  The weight of the extra fleece puts strain on their joints, it can also in extreme cases mean that once they lie down they are unable to get up, and they end up again, dying.  

So: TL;DR REAL WOOL is a lot more environmentally friendly, and sheep friendly, than the plastic wools as described above! 

[autoimmuneamy]

“Do you want to talk about it or be distracted from it” is honestly the best thing you can say to me when I say im sad/in pain etc.

[luckytwodollarbill-deactivated2]

this is really good advice to say to anyone who is upset

[elaxisfae]

Alsooo may I add: “do you want advice or do you just want to vent?” Is also good to add because often unsoliticited advice can further hurt someone who really just wanted a listening ear.

[meangirlnurse]

so excited about the prospect of finally having an apartment of my own that i got the shakes in the home goods section of a TJ Max

[meangirlnurse]

concerned bystander: ma’am? are you all right? me, on the verge of tears: apardmint…….

[meangirlnurse]

i panicked and bought a set of tasteful novelty dish towels 

[ryanphantom]

you can really tell who’s been on this site for 6+ years this week

most of tumblr: OH GOD TUMBLR’S DYING!!!!

old users:

[purplebuddhaproject]

“I cannot bear the thought of you in someone else’s arms yet imagining you alone is sad.”

—

Rod McKuen

(via purplebuddhaquotes)

[flowerais-deactivated20211031]

remember the softest days. remember the songs humming on the radio while you were with your best friends. remember the compliments about your pretty eyes, the times you laughed while crying and the most loving hugs. remember the dogs that ran up to see you, the color of people’s eyes in the sunlight, the way you felt when you watched your favorite film for the first time. remember your best achievements and the way you grew from your saddest evenings. your life is much more beautiful than you perceived when you remember all of the good things.

[kushandwizdom]

“1. Be impeccable with your word. 2. Don’t take anything personally. 3. Don’t make assumptions. 4. Always do your best”

— Jessie Reyez

[amnesiaguy]

THE HOUSE THAT DRIPPED BLOOD / a playlist for the haunting of hill house

spotify / playmoss

[purplebuddhaquotes]

“A purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved.”

— Kurt Vonnegut

[theselfcarelifestyle]

Trust me, you did not make it this far just to settle for someone who’s only half interested.

[mzhrtbrkr]

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[blackkpromqueen]

reblogging again bcus, this hit me in my chest

[purplebuddhaquotes]

“I am sorry someone loved you badly, and that they made you feel like you take up more space than you deserve. I am sorry they abandoned you when you need them the most and it has made you believe that love is an awful thing that hurts.”

— Nikita Gill