wanderung

my names leah and i like skiing, hiking, and yoga. 

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Only Boys Cry

In Ethiopia, the Hamar tribe’s coming of age ceremony for boys involves livestock, potential ridicule and lifelong consequences. 

When a boy feels he his ready to be a man he will begin preparations for the ceremonial ritual of jumping across the back of six bulls naked. Hundreds of tribes people gather from villages far away to attend, sing, chant and dance (and get drunk)

If successful he will be eligible to marry and begin the life of man. But if he falls the onlookers will ridicule him leaving him to wonder what it’s going to take to be a man.

The things we do in the modern western world to be a “man” are much more universal and similar than one might think. From a travellers perspective the tribes seemingly live primitive lives, but men all over the world can agree on one thing. There’s no room for self pity as only boys cry. - Omo Valley, Ethiopia

[tilldeathdousart]

[myragingwanderlust]

[miaraeluv]

Wanderlust consumed her; foreign hearts and exotic minds compelled her. She had a gypsy soul and a vibrant hope for the unknown.

d. marie (via miaraeluv)

[imagination]

[minus-the-negative]

You cant benefit others by lying to yourself.

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[onlinecounsellingcollege]

When there’s a fresh wound in your heart, keep it open until it heals. Air it out. Understand it. Dive into it. Be fierce enough to become it. If you ignore it, it won’t be able to breath. If you ignore it, it will merely deepen, spread, and resurface later, wanting to release. And when later happens, it will hurt even more, because when later happens, you won’t know what you’re bleeding for. Remain with it until it clears, and watch the beauty pour into your openness. Remain open to feel lightness. Remain open to feel free.

Victoria Erickson (via onlinecounsellingcollege)

[quinn-senpai-blog]

“For the first time, you made me realize that loosing someone is sometimes the only way to love yourself.” -Rania Naim

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[onlinecounsellingcollege]

No, you’re not wrong to expect a love that respects and values you for the person you are. You’re wrong to expect anything less.

JmStorm (via onlinecounsellingcollege)

[leohearts]

Be kind, be gentle, be compassionate even if others aren’t. Don’t be what they are. Don’t let them make you what they are.

Leohearts (via leohearts)

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[trippykids]

[quantumacid]

Let nature guide you

[love-in-wordss]

“All stories end sweetheart, even the greatest novels have an ending.” “But what do I do now?” “You close this book. You accept that the story of you and him is now over. But it was an epic story; it was a story that will be written on the edges of your heart. But you need to close this chapter of your life and begin writing a new one. That doesn’t mean you can’t ever go back and reread this story. But right now is not the time for that. You are still hurt, and you still miss him. Right now is when you begin writing without having him as a main character. And in time, you’ll heal. Doesn’t mean you’ll forget him. Don’t ever be scared you’ll forget him, because stories like that never die out and they never end up collecting dust on old book shelves. But one day, you will learn how to be the main character of your own story again. One day you will learn that maybe your love for him will never die out, but you will still be alive without him.”

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