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blua: “Mermaid” Published in Sadie Magazine (2012)

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 14:23:56 -0500

“Mermaid”

Published in Sadie Magazine

(2012)

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Mon, 17 Dec 2012 19:18:54 -0500

"‘How strange it is. We have these deep terrible lingering fears about ourselves and the people we..."

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 19:16:44 -0500

“‘How strange it is. We have these deep terrible lingering fears about ourselves and the people we love. Yet we walk around, talk to people, eat and drink. We manage to function. The feelings are deep and real. Shouldn’t they paralyze us? How is it we can survive them, at least for a while? We drive a car, we teach a class. How is it no one sees how deeply afraid we were, last night, this morning? Is it something we all hide from each other, by mutual consent? Or do we share the same secret without knowing it? Wear the same disguise.’”

- Don DeLillo, White Noise (via glassrib)

sosuperawesome: Luci Everett, on Tumblr

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:24:16 -0500

sosuperawesome:

Luci Everett, on Tumblr

"It’s a most distressing affliction to have a sentimental heart and a skeptical mind."

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 18:38:42 -0500

““It’s a most distressing affliction to have a sentimental heart and a skeptical mind.””

- Naguib Mahfouz, Sugar Street (via les-jours-pluvieux)

rookiemag: Freaks and Geeks Reunion :) - Petra

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 19:29:19 -0500

rookiemag:

Freaks and Geeks Reunion

:)

- Petra

"Here are four ways of surfing the waves of change that work for us: 1. Recognize that nothing is..."

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 19:25:18 -0500

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Here are four ways of surfing the waves of change that work for us:

1. Recognize that nothing is permanent.

Nothing lasts, whether money, jobs, thoughts, feelings or loved ones. Everything is constantly changing, life never stands still. As Yoga Master Swami Satchidananda said, “Life is all about coming and going.” Everything that’s happening now will change into something else, every structure will one day collapse and new forms will be created, just as the cells within our bodies are constantly dying and recreating.

Without change in ourselves we become stifled and stagnant. Without change in the world we will not survive. Such impermanence means that every difficulty, challenge, joy or success will, at some point, be different: this too shall pass.

2. Be With What Is.

Even when times are tough, resistance is the quickest route to further discomfort and unhappiness. When we resist we put up walls or try to push the anxiety away, but this inevitably leads to unfulfilled desires and further discontent. Acceptance enables us to be with what is, to create spaciousness and room to breathe. Then we can make friends with our circumstances, instead of longing for things to be other than what they are. Being with what is means we release any need to know what the outcome of a situation might be.

3. Know that each day is a new beginning.

Just as palm trees transform muddy water into sweet coconut milk, so we always have the opportunity to transform fear into courage, selfishness into kindness, and loss into a new beginning. We are capable to creating a new life for ourselves with every breath, word and action. We just need to put one foot in front of the other.

Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.
~ Maria Robinson

4. Stay grounded and calm.

As every wave has both a crest and a dip, the clue to surfing is being able to paddle in the dip so we are ready to ride the next crest. Two of the best ways that we have found to help ourselves cope with the dips are yoga and meditation. Yoga releases physical and mental stress and relaxes the body, while meditation develops a peaceful and joyful mind. They enable us be present with what is, as well as to accept and live with change.

Here’s a meditation to help you stay calm and present. It’s based on the flow of breath, which is like an anchor that gives us stability and steadiness. And just as the breath comes in and goes out, so it is like the coming and going of all aspects of life. Practice for a few minutes or as long as you like.

”

- From my sweetest friend on twitter —@marseelee

http://www.elephantjournal.com/2012/12/4-ways-to-surf-the-waves-of-change/?utm_source=pulsenews&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ElephantJournal+%28elephant+journal%29

(via parkstepp)

sosuperawesome: Extreme close-ups of human eyes by Suren...

Fri, 16 Nov 2012 19:39:19 -0500

sosuperawesome:

Extreme close-ups of human eyes by Suren Manvelyan

"I wish I could have the ability to write down the feelings I have now while I’m still little,..."

Thu, 15 Nov 2012 14:42:03 -0500

“I wish I could have the ability to write down the feelings I have now while I’m still little, because when I grow up I will know how to write, but I will have forgotten what being little feels like.”

- Sylvia Plath, age 8 (via littlebluepenguin)

80s-90s-supermodels: 1996Photographer : Michel...

Thu, 15 Nov 2012 12:49:41 -0500

80s-90s-supermodels:

1996
Photographer : Michel Comte

black panther

styleite: Karlie Kloss is giving us total hair envy on the...

Thu, 15 Nov 2012 12:49:14 -0500

styleite:

Karlie Kloss is giving us total hair envy on the CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund red carpet.

aseaofquotes: David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest

Thu, 15 Nov 2012 12:46:22 -0500

aseaofquotes:

David Foster Wallace, Infinite Jest

doughybabies: Elsa Mora

Thu, 15 Nov 2012 12:33:38 -0500

doughybabies:

Elsa Mora

work with pleasure only

Tue, 02 Oct 2012 12:41:29 -0400

work with pleasure only

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Thu, 13 Sep 2012 18:27:50 -0400

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Wed, 12 Sep 2012 19:26:27 -0400

blndlghts: Teju Cole's Seven Thoughts on the Banality of Sentimentality

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 18:15:00 -0400

blndlghts: Teju Cole's Seven Thoughts on the Banality of Sentimentality:

blndlghts:

1. From Sachs to Kristof to Invisible Children to TED, the fastest growth industry in the US is the White Savior Industrial Complex.

2. The white savior supports brutal policies in the morning, founds charities in the afternoon, and receives awards in the evening.

3. The banality of evil…

sciencesoup: Fractals in Nature A fractal is a geometric figure...

Thu, 19 Jul 2012 18:39:29 -0400

River in the Midwest of the US

Glacier-capped Mountains in Tibet

Hydrothermal spring in Yellowstone NP

The Panhandle of Florida

sciencesoup:

Fractals in Nature

A fractal is a geometric figure that repeats itself on progressively smaller scales, so even if you zoom in an infinite number of times, the pattern will still roughly look like a copy of the whole. Fractals are interesting because they produce irregular shapes that can’t be represented by classical geometry or mathematically described in normal ways. They have the potential to help study galactic clusters, predict natural disasters, create random and organic graphic codes, and understand the movement of chaotic fluids. Fractal patterns also commonly appear in nature, but on a finite scale. They’re found in clouds, mountains, coastlines, snowflakes, crystals, lightning, rivers, cauliflower, and even systems of blood vessels—and by understanding the mathematics that defines them, we can better understand our world.

Images:

River in the Midwest of the United States

Glacier-capped Mountains in Tibet

Grand Prismatic Hydrothermal Spring in Yellowstone National Park

The Panhandle of Florida

"The thing that irks me most is this shattered prison, after all. I’m tired, tired of being enclosed..."

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 19:47:20 -0400

“The thing that irks me most is this shattered prison, after all. I’m tired, tired of being enclosed here. I’m wearying to escape into that glorious world, and to be always there: not seeing it dimly through tears, and yearning for it through the walls of an aching heart, but really with it, and in it.”

- Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights (via thebrightbeehums)

sciencesoup: The Mathematics of Beauty The Fibonacci Sequence...

Mon, 16 Jul 2012 19:35:41 -0400

sciencesoup:

The Mathematics of Beauty

The Fibonacci Sequence is a sequence of numbers where each number is the sum of the previous two—i.e., 0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34…and so on to infinity. The ratio of one number to the next is approximately 1.61803, which is called “phi”, or the Golden Ratio. It’s not a magical mathematical equation of the universe, but it definitely reflects natural, aesthetically beautiful patterns. The ratio been used as the ideal proportion standard by artists and architects throughout history, and it’s also found in nature because it’s one of the most efficient way to pack things together. The human body can mostly be divided up in terms of the golden ratio, with one nose, two eyes, three segments to each limb, five fingers on each hand, and our measurements and proportions also reflect the ratio, especially the proportions of the human face—the width of the nose, position of the eyes, length of the chin. Our attraction to another person increases if their body and features are symmetrical and proportional, since we perceive them to be healthier, and so the Golden Ratio appears to be connected with humans ideals of beauty. It’s worth noting, however, that although the ratio can create a beautiful face, it can’t create a beautiful mind.