#dignitiy

[motivate--urself]

Although it's nice to be respected, that really isn’t something that is up to us. But acting with dignity? Maintaining our own standards—our self-respect? That’s ours. Always. Even when we are under duress, facing adversity, or someone is attempting to humiliate us—dignity remains firmly in our control, provided we don’t give it up.

Ryan Holiday, The Daily Stoic

[enlaplaza]

was this every gay man's favorite album growing up or just me?

[fetichista-textual]

Dignity is an affectation, cute but eccentric, like learning French or collecting scarves. And it's fleeting and incredibly mercurial. And subjective. So fuck it.

Dave Eggers, A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius.

[bencraib]

The other day – and have no fear, this isn’t another Crufts story – I watched a dog go for a last walk with his owner. Don’t ask me how I knew it was his last walk. I could tell, that’s all. Finalities are unmistakable. Perhaps I should have looked away, but neither dog nor owner was aware of me. So my silent requiem was not, I thought, obtrusive.

[yaylindsey]

Shit I've Learned So Far This Week

1. If you're in a shitty mood, listening to Michael Jackson and Prince and doing the robot with a patient WILL fix it. Seriously; that happened yesterday. #amazeballs

2. Eating an entire bag of chocolate covered apricots will do a couple things. First, it'll make you hyper as shit. This actually worked out to my advantage, because I really needed to organize my office. Crushed it. Second, eating said entire bag will also give you gas. Like screw the floaty cushion located under your seat, kids. You are now your own flotation device. You may say, "Duh Lindsey, you're a nurse. You should know that." First of all, of course I do. Second of all, kiss my ass. Lastly, I regret nothing. They were fucking delicious.

3. When you're navigationally impaired like I am, trying a new way to get to work in the morning after you've already overslept is the dumbest fucking idea ever. I won't even talk about my morning yesterday, because it was like one of those dreams where you're running down a never-ending hallway. 

4. This nail polish I purchased looks different on my nails than in the bottle. This really sucks donkey balls, as I was really trying to get a color close to the one I had from my manicure. Balls. 

5. While on the metro, men seem to be amused when they notice I am watching Star Trek on my phone. Listen guy, fuck off. Clearly I need to add you as a category to my 'Gems of the DC Metro' masterpiece. 

6. I have the worst post-book depression ever. I stretched out Written In My Own' Heart's Blood as long as I could. I cried like a little bitch when I finished. Actually, I cried like a bitch several times during that book. 

7. Sunday is a full moon. This explains why things at work have been ramping up as the week progresses.  This means tomorrow should be fanfuckingtastic! Speaking of full moon, pretty sure my 'nephew' is going to arrive this weekend. Lindsay says no, but this coincides with my predicted date. I'm just sayin'. Speaking of babies, several of you keep asking me about these things, for whatever reason you are interested in my damn uterus. Perhaps I'll respond to the questions one of these days. Maybe that'll shut you fuckers up.

On that positive note, I'm out! Have a great weekend, bitchachos! 

[behavioralcoach]

How to not gain self respect

How to not gain self respect

Ignore any of the following items and you will lose respect towards yourself:

Adhere to your values: What do you value most? lets say honesty, Make few white lies or become dishonest and you will lose self respect in few days. Adhering to your own values is one of the strongest factors in building self respect

Keep your promises: I am not only talking about the promises you give to others but I also mean the promises you give to yourself. “I will never smoke again” or “I will never allow this to happen to me again” are examples of promises you might have given to yourself. Not keeping such promises will result in losing self respect while keeping them will result in gaining self respect.

Ask but never beg: Search for a job, tell someone that you love him/her and ask people for help but never beg anyone. If someone rejected you, ignored you or didn’t respect you then you should never beg him. Each time you will beg that person you will be losing respect towards yourself.

Don’t escape : Are you brave? I don’t mean the kind of braveness needed to fight someone who bullies you but what i mean is the kind of braveness that lets you face your problems, fight for your dreams and never give up before you are satisfied with your life. How many problems are bothering you now? How many things do you wish to change? Are you fighting to change them or are you giving them your back? Become brave and your will gain self respect. Source: www.2knowmyself.com

[oiseaur0uge]

We find these joys to be self evident: That all children are created whole, endowed with innate intelligence, with dignity and wonder, worthy of respect. The embodiment of life, liberty and happiness, children are original blessings, here to learn their own song. Every girl and boy is entitled to love, to dream and belong to a loving “village.” And to pursue a life of purpose. We affirm our duty to nourish and nurture the young, to honour their caring ideals as the heart of being human. To recognize the early years as the foundation of life, and to cherish the contribution of young children to human evolution. We commit ourselves to peaceful ways and vow to keep from harm or neglect these, our most vulnerable citizens. As guardians of their prosperity we honour the bountiful Earth whose diversity sustains us. Thus we pledge our love for generations to come.

Raffi Cavoukian

[playthebside]

Entrance to the Barbershop on 82nd & Hillside. Oakland, CA. #givesmehope