February 2012
51 posts
“All men and women are born, live, suffer and die; what distinguishes us from one...”
– Joseph Epstein (via myquotelibrary)
“Compassion hurts. When you feel connected to everything, you also feel...”
– Andrew Boyd (via like-air-i-rise)
“Life is like an elevator: on your way up, sometimes, you have to stop and let...”
– Anonymous (via myquotelibrary)
Well THIS is just perfect timing!
“I don’t like work—no man does—but I like what is in the...”
– Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
I DON'T KNOW
…exactly what I want. Or what I’m looking for. Or if I’ll ever be the version of myself that I miss dearly.
All I know is that I am damn good at putting one foot in front of the other and getting through the day.
And that is exactly what I plan on doing.
“I’ve missed more than 9000 shots in my career. I’ve lost almost 300 games. 26...”
– Michael Jordan (via myquotelibrary)
DERP
I found out today that the aching pain I’ve been feeling in my jaw for the past two weeks is actually a consequence of the unconscious grinding of ma grillz. As my dentist would put it: “It’s like your jaw muscles have been running marathons.”
Why is this happening? Stress apparently. Note: This is the first semester I’m doing yoga on a regular basis.
I’m...
“Westerners are fond of the saying ‘Life isn’t fair.’ Then, they end in snide...”
– Barbara Alice Mann, Iroquois woman (via cultureofresistance)
(via shannonnagig)
“Dear Mr. –
It comes down to the meaning of ‘needless.’ Often a word can be...”
– A letter from brevity champion E. B. White in defense of the richness of language. (via curiositycounts)
“As we awaken from sleep, our consciousness undergoes a radical transformation...”
– The science of waking up, from Antonio Damasio’s excellent Self Comes to Mind – an exploration of what makes us human. (via)
WatchMy experience in Madrid was such a roller coaster but I can’t explain how much I miss it—especially the parques and the fact that people were constantly walking the streets.
abyinwonderland:
“Madrid Daily: A Day In Madrid”
A video I found on Vimeo, which is my new refuge now that I’ve finally gotten things to work on my crappy HP Mini.
Regarding the short video, I swear, it gave...
The Awakening
“I have been working like a machine, and feeling like a lost soul.”
“I think if I’ve learned anything about friendship, it’s to hang in, stay...”
– Jon Katz (via myquotelibrary)
“So what would our mornings look like if we re-engineered them in the interest of...”
– New neurosciences studies show most morning routines kill creativity, but there might be something we can do about it. (via curiositycounts) 