trees and things

[thememedaddy]

[mackonfire]

I have a joke about math but im 2² to say it

[thoughtkick]

“You don’t have a soul. You are a soul. You have a body.”

— C.S. Lewis

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Procrastination

So in case you haven’t heard, you’re supposed to have either voted or be in the process of voting right this moment. At least that’s what’s been thrust into my face over the past 12 hours. America.

But I wanted to take some time to talk about another nation that I’m a part of. Procrastination to be exact (ha ha. such funny. I know.) I realized, as I sit here listening to SHINee’s Prism, that not only do I not know what the actual hell I’m doing with my life but that I probably do not possess the motivation to get me there (once I finally figure out.) I’m not fishing for an “it’ll get better” or “you have plenty of time don’t worry.” That’s the point. I am not worried. Which is what worries me. 

In case that slump-induced impasse is not enough, Mr.Special Friend has also been occupying my thoughts. His face has just cemented itself into my (clearly) blind heart, and while my brain is trying to vigorously shovel it away, my heart thinks otherwise. This war between my heart and my brain is equally if not more tiring that the aforementioned and only time will tell how that ends up.

I hope to someday be able to effortlessly translate my thoughts into action, and escape this land known as procrastination. 

-G

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Tears come from the heart and not the brain.

Leonardo Da Vinci

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Neighbors

A good neighbor is hard to come by. But when you do, it's a subtle pleasantry that you might take for granted. But it makes your life a little bit better. Because the small friendly hellos and how are yous could enrich your day. Or the gentle smiles could bring you from the depths of sorrow and make you smile back. Because a silent, friendly neighbor who is present, not intensely involved in your life but just there, can be a strong sunshine on a gloomy grey day. You won't realize your luck and the rarity of finding such a neighbor until the neighbor moves away. But the quiet well-wishing is still there. You love thy neighbor. And you hope for another good one. -L

[wasturbatress]

[raptorific]

If I didn’t remember actually reading this in an actual Calvin and Hobbes book as a child I’d think it was ironically photoshopped like those comics where Mickey Mouse and Goofy talk about how reality is an illusion but this comic strip was actually just……. already………… like that……………

[sebuttianstans]

Sebastian Stan in Labyrinth (2012)

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if onlys and justs were candies and nuts, then everyday would be Erntedankfest

dwight kurt schrute

-L

[willowandamber-blog]

humans are absolute paradoxes because on one hand, you’ve got amazing, intellectual people like neil degrasse tyson and bill gates who have a lot of influence in their fields and try to better mankind but you’ve also got people like donald trump who simply hate on everyone and anyone who is different from them.

we humans are so capable of love and pure compassion but also can amount to committing the most horrific crimes against any creature of this planet. 

we are capable of so much. but we achieve so little because we are so encumbered by our petty prides, prejuidices, and arrogance. we could have had world peace, saved people from starvation, prevented endangerment of many animals if we simply listened and cooperated. but instead, we are in a constant cycle of hatred and intolerance. 

we are good but we could be better. if only we tried.  

-L

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balloon

learning how to let go is the biggest and most important lesson i’ve learned this year. 

it hurts and you can’t seem to face the reality that something is ending. it’s tough because humans have an obsessive need to hold on to things because we’re sentimental creatures. maybe it comes with the fact that we’re so intelligent. we just don’t want to let things that bring back memories simply vanish. 

but letting go is cleansing. holding on to memories that hurt and people who don’t want to be tied down will just weigh you down. 

it’s better to let yourself be free, love those who love you and cherish things that make you smile than forcing yourself to be burdened with grudges, bad blood, and misery. they’re not worth it and the world is too big a place for us to be so concerned about our own little corner with all its unnecessary drama. 

-L

[winged-swings]

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Smile

So....so..so...

I may or may not have taken a fancy to a particular human being at my school (this girl catches feelings faster than Simba grows up in Lion King) and that has now turned into a problem. See, most of my friends are familiar with my plethora of crushes and start with the eye rolls and head nods once I bring up another one. This one is not so different, to be frank, so then why in the world has my heart suddenly decided to focus on said person?

Perhaps it’s the button-up shirts or the glasses. I’m suspecting the intriguing wrist tattoo (which I later figured out was something very un-intriguing and am now disappointed about.) It may also be their interest in Russian culture or the deep-ass voice that can reach the depths of the goddamn ocean. But you know what it really is? It’s the smile. 

It’s the kind of smile where the face crinkles up around the eyes and convinces you that everything is okay in present day America (everything is not okay folks.) It’s the kind where you get distracted while studying because it’s so damn hypnotic and you’re transported to a far away happy place and you want to stay there forever. It’s also the one that highlights how beautiful of a person they are and how much you kind of want to kiss that stranger. 

Now as I sit here watching Chopped (this show is ridiculously addictive) I ponder about whether or not that person would even notice me as more than ‘that tutor girl’ but more so about why I care so much about this person who I want to be my special person, with his delicate smile. 

-G 

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Courage is like a muscle. We strengthen it by using it.

Ruth Gordo

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Umbrella

Maybe it’s this gloomy but delicious fall weather that’s got me obsessed with rain, but lately, I’ve been wanting to transform into a water animal. 

Now I know that may sound like I’m some form of narcotic, but I swear I’m not. I’ve been thinking about otters and how happy their lives must be. We’ve all seen the gifs of those otters cuddling one another like that nice old Russian couple at the end of my street or the one with the otter playing with its rocks (NOT AN EUPHEMISM.) But actually, animals do not have a sense of time like us humans, which bothers me but also intrigues me. 

What if we never had a sense of time? Would I be rushing to catch this bus in the next five minutes, getting soaked in this rain without my umbrella? 

-G 

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The mind is the place where the soul goes to hide from the heart

Michael Singer 

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rainy day

this mix is what comfort, cuddles, and coziness feels like 

http://8tracks.com/ahaymes/warm-hugs-on-rainy-days

-L