January 2012
16 posts
“I think we all have blocks between us and the best version of ourselves, whether...”
– Tom Hooper
“If I didn’t define myself for myself, I would be crunched into other people’s...”
– Audre Lorde »daughterofthediaspora. (via tobia)
Islamic Thinking: Love and Loyalty →
islamicthinking:
You might be married to the worst man ever, like Asyah was married to Pharaoh - but it didn’t change her and her loyalty and love to Allah SWT. You might be married to the best of men, like a Prophet of Allah SWT, and still not be saved from the punishment - like the wife of Prophet Lut…
“There is inner beauty about a woman who believes in herself, who knows she is...”
– Unknown (via privatism)
“You cannot really be too concerned with what people think of you. You’re on...”
– Tom Waits (via soul-surfer)
December 2011
14 posts
“There is immeasurably more left inside than what comes out in words.”
– Fyodor Dostoevsky
“I have less time, less tolerance for bullshit, more interest in good taste, more...”
– Nick Hornsby
“It’s Very Easy To Be Different, But Very Difficult To Be Better”
– Jonathan Ive - Being different is art; anyone can do it, because we all have something already there that distinguishes us from everyone else. But being better, wow, that takes time, decades even. Being better is the same as being different, but it’s being different with a purpose.
(via...
MCADOO: If you ask yourself why ARTISTS... →
thechrismcadoo:
If you ask yourself why ARTISTS (Photographers, Designers, Singers, Dancers, Musicians, Tattooists, Painters, Makeup artists, or anyone who falls under the artist category) charge “so much” for services… We don’t get paid vacation, we don’t get paid sick days, we don’t get bonuses for outstanding…
November 2011
12 posts
“Whatever relationships you have attracted in your life at this moment, are...”
– Deepak Chopra
(via tallgirltales)
note to self
(via slowlybecoming)
random thoughts in a steamy shower
girlchild:
never, ever, ever try to be your lover’s savior, your friend’s business partner, you boss’s favorite, your family’s only anything - you will most certainly find yourself pouring your whole self into that role only to discover that there was a slow leak somewhere and you’ll walk away with no role at all. savior (save your) self. friend yourself. manage yourself. and be your own...
Keeping Up With Conrod: Things I've Learned About... →
cjayconrod:
I have an almost irrational fear of becoming annoying or burdensome when I really dig someone, so I’ll go to extremes and only speak when spoken to and initiate things sparingly.
While I’m very pragmatic in nearly every aspect of my life, I tend to move purely on emotion in a romantic…
To Future Generations
mols:
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October 2011
7 posts
“Until I was 30, I dated only boys. I’ll tell you why: Men scared the sh*t out of...”
– Mindy Kaling. (via thatkindofwoman)
September 2011
10 posts
“Minimalism is not a style, it is an attitude, a way of being. It’s a fundamental...”
– Claudio Silvestrin (via talkingtokafka)