There’s nothing wrong with being happy. There’s nothing wrong with enjoying something so much that it strips away all that irony and cynicism. And there’s nothing wrong with loving anything so much that it feels like it could pull your heart out of your chest and toss it on the floor. We build ourselves up to not do that, and then we build up the armor so thickly that we have trouble finding what’s underneath. We use that as an excuse to lash out at people who do feel stuff, who do like things (and I am, of course, mostly saying this about myself). It’s hard sometimes to remember that the world isn’t a place to glide through, so nothing can touch you. It’s a place to be experienced.

I didn’t arrive at my understanding of the fundamental laws of the universe through my rational mind.

stormaggeddondarklordofall:

Everyday I’m introduced to something educational on Tumblr.  This is an example.  If you’d like to see this video, click here.  

(via lipstick-feminists)

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thedailywhat:

Kids Letters To War of the Day: US soldier stationed in Afghanistan holds up an actual letter he received from a kid.

I believe the children are our future — and that scares that crap out of me.

[22words.]

It’s not uncommon for someone to have doubts or experience real and deep struggles. Sometimes life is very hard. In those moments, you can expect the lies to come. If you are ever having a hard time and facing a pain that you don’t know what to do with, talk to someone you trust. The enemy wants to isolate you, but don’t let that happen. Reach out to someone and talk to them about what you are feeling and thinking. Don’t believe the lie that nobody cares. Don’t believe the lie you aren’t worth anything.

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ilovecharts:

Posted at the University of Chicago Divinity School Coffee Shop, the Grounds of Being. 

-Sharon Angelus 

I started to carry chalk around with me. I ride my bike a lot, so, I’d ride my bike over to people’s houses and leave them messages in chalk on their sidewalk. I set up a couple of systems with people where, when they got home, they would put something in the window, like a stuffed dog, or put a pumpkin up on the ledge that meant ‘Hey, I’m here. Come talk.’ I started having fun trying to dream up different ways to get people’s attention.

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thedailywhat:

Stereotype-Challenging Study of the Day: A British study billed as “the most comprehensive ever conducted on gender driving differences” has concluded that women are better at parking cars than men.

The study, which relied on surveillence camera footage of over 2,500 drivers across 700 parking garages, was devised by professional driving instructor Neil Beeson, and produced by car park firm NCP.

Among its findings: Women are better than men at tracking down spaces, lining up with the parking space, and reversing into spots “by the book.” Meanwhile, men are better at entering spaces while driving forward, and exhibit more confidence than their female counterparts, leading to quicker parking decisions.

“The results also appear to dispel the myth that men have better spatial awareness than women,” said Beeson. “It shows that us men need to give our partners more respect when it comes to parking. The facts don’t lie.”

[telegraph / photo: corbis.]

(via theatlantic)

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infjdoodles:

My closest friendships are ones where I was dealing with a lot and exposed a lot of emotion. More recently I’ve consciously revealed emotion/vulnerability knowing it would either speed up the friendship or end it. I can’t be friends with people I can’t be vulnerable around.

(via imaginativecorruption)