December 2011
43 posts
"3 Reasons to Travel While Young" →
Adventure. Compassion. Culture.
I’ve been finding more and more that I want to travel. It’s articles like this that further stir my desire to see the world. Traveling gives a person perspective. It gives one a chance to care about things bigger than themselves.
It’s all about falling in love with yourself and sharing that love with someone who appreciates you, rather than looking for love to compensate for a self-love deficit.
-Eartha Kitt (via absea)
Five Lessons About How To Treat People →
whimsical-wanderings:
1. First Important Lesson - “Know The Cleaning Lady” During my second month of college, our professor gave us a pop quiz. I was a conscientious student and had breezed through the questions, until I read the last one: “What is the first name of the woman who cleans the school?” Surely this was some kind of joke. I had seen the cleaning woman several times. She was tall,...
winter break tattoo??
I’m debating about getting my second tattoo. much, much smaller than my first one.
anchor on the inside of my ring finger.
to tattoo or not to tattoo?
Winter Break 2011-2012 To-do list
will reblog at the end of winter break to view achievements!
pick out and read a good book
pick out the perfect christmas tree & decorate it with ze family
christmas presents for mom, dad, and sister
christmas presents for big&littles
bake apple pie cake pops and other festive holiday treats
make pumpkin pie infused shots
play more guitar
work out
watch a movie in the...
The Nature of Happiness: the most interesting...
Happiness. It’s really just a fucking paradox in itself.
Does making money make you happy? It’s true that finding 20 bucks on the street would certainly make us happy. But richer people are not necessarily happier. Why?
Happiness is a tool that our genes use to induce us towards behaviors that benefit them. We imagine that achieving our goals would make us happy. In actuality,...
It should feel effortless
But I should want to be putting in the effort, regardless.
When we say things like “people don’t change” it drives scientists crazy....
– Grey’s Anatomy (via veritassupreme)