All Glory is Fleeting

Different toilet, same shit. Try not to get flushed...

[thuspassesthegloryoftheworld]

It’s an addiction. You ask for this special power to achieve these heights, and now you got it and you want to give it back, but you can’t. If I could, then I could breathe.

Michael Jordan, ESPN Magazine

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Never Dreamed You’d Leave in Summer

We only lasted a summer but it was much more than a summer fling. She liked me for some time but I ignored it I guess. That summer, I could no longer ignore how I felt about her, so I gave in. Sweet surrender. I loved her but I never told her once. She never said it either. She didn’t have to… I knew. From the way she looked at me… Said my name… It was in her touch… It’s crazy to look back on it now, considering how jaded time has made me. Back then we loved without fear of unrequited love, disappointment or heartbreak. That type of love makes you feel invincible. I admit, it made me kind of cocky. I think she liked that about me. I knew without second guessing she was mine. We spent so much time together that summer. Where the fuck were our parents? I vaguely remember singing to her on occasion. I don’t sing anymore. One day she was telling me how she’s certain we’ll be together forever so, “Why wait? We should make babies now”. Ha. I was turned on and terrified at the same time. Terrified won. I replied, “Nah we’re too young.” I don’t think she liked the response but she accepted it. I remember her big beautiful smile and her sexy complexion. Sweet caramel. The summer came to an end and so did we. It’s fuzzy now. It was as if I woke up and she was gone. Eventually, I found out tshe moved to the “Land of Far Far Away”. I remember hating the entire fucking state. How could a place exist that allowed her to be anywhere other than wth me? I usually try to end a story with a joke but this time the joke is reality. Here’s the punchline. After that summer, I never saw her again. Funny right?

[queenfearless]

[thuspassesthegloryoftheworld]

What I need is the dandelion in the spring. The bright yellow that means rebirth instead of destruction. The promise that life can go on, no matter how bad our losses. That it can be good again.

Katniss Everdeen - “Mockingjay”

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I'm more fulfilled than I ever have been before I still lose - I've still lost, but I love, and I'm living There's nothing better in this world than to be for sure And I'm sure - I'm sure enough in what I do, and how I do it - Big K.R.I.T.

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Hit and Run

Close your eyes and take three deep breaths… This is the only moment you need to be worried about. There’s no yesterday. There’s no tomorrow. There’s just right now. You’re not late for anything. You aren’t going to miss anything. You’re exactly where you’re supposed to be. And you’re exactly who you’re supposed to be. You’re absolutely perfect. And whatever happens today is exactly what’s supposed to happen. And if you want, I’ll spend every moment with you for the rest of your life.

[thuspassesthegloryoftheworld]

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat

Theodore Roosevelt 

[awesomenblah]

Only I get mail that states this as my name . Lol Best ever

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But wifey wants a scholar and a traveler / Hunter and a gatherer, and after I capture her / Now I gotta put +MY+ spear up?

Phonte

[thuspassesthegloryoftheworld]

Wondering if A face that wears a smile like yours Has ever heard a no before Such a beauty and a blessing And if no one else is telling I will I will Wondering if A man like me could swallow his pride Would you stay with me and stand by my side And let nothing come between it Girl you know I really mean it For real for real for real

The Foreign Exchange

[thuspassesthegloryoftheworld]

I never lied, I love you in a place where there is no space and time.

Ab-Soul

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Thank You

Ever notice how you or someone else says "Thank You"? Thank You's tend to be meek or subtle. Ever notice how you or someone else expresses displeasure? People express displeasure with force and animation. I think the world would be a better place if Thank You's were more animated.

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Friendship

Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend. (Proverbs 27:17)

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Man of Steel

I recently watched the Man of Steel movie and thoroughly enjoyed it. I've never been big on Superman. I was a comic book nerd for Batman but my only exposure to Superman were the Christopher Reeve movies. During the movie I realized the importance of the character & his story. The whole comic book character isn't about a demigod alien coming to earth to be our hero. It's about morality and growing up an outcast. It's about being patient enough to see that, what you consider a burden can end up being your biggest strength. And it's also about the super power of good parenting. Superman could have been a bully as a child. He could have grown up to be a monster. Instead he learned restraint from his father and compassion from his mother. Clark Kent didn't simply choose to be a hero, he was raised to be one.

[thuspassesthegloryoftheworld]

Annabeth:My fatal flaw. That’s what the Sirens showed me. My fatal flaw is hubris. Percy: the brown stuff they spread on veggie sandwiches? Annabeth:No, Seaweed Brain. That’s HUMMUS. hubris is worse. Percy: what could be worse than hummus? Annabeth: Hubris means deadly pride, Percy. Thinking you can do things better than anyone else… Even the gods.

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