November 2011
72 posts
“At the end of the day, when it comes down to it, all we really want is to be...”
– Grey’s Anatomy (via eletheowl)
Fools rush in
Getting to know someone on an intimate basis is always a fine balance between the thrill of what could be romance or deflecting the heartache of what could be deception. We’re both fools rushing in, eager to know everything about each other but also hesitant to reveal too much or too little. It’s like walking on egg shells. Even unintentionally, everything means something. We’re...
Change
Someone recently asked me what I believe in and the first word that came to mind was change. I could have easily said that I believe in God or science or truth, but at that moment, all I could think of was change. I’ve been dwelling on that conversation ever since. With everything I’m going through, change is the only thing that feels right. Even if it’s simultaneously...
“Follow your heart, because if you always trust your mind, you’ll always act on...”
– (via eletheowl)
fall in love with less →
“Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer. And...”
– Maya Angelou (via davesingh)
“Because we don’t know when we will die we get to think of life as an...”
– Paul Bowles in his book The Sheltering Sky as engraved on Brandon Lee’s grave.
“Don’t let money be your excuse to be lame. Use it as a challenge!”
“I am seeking, I am striving, I am in it with all my heart.”
– Vincent Van Gogh (via quote-book)
Random people: Can you have it all? →
random-people:
She is at war with herself about all the conflicting things she wants. She wants chaos and control. She wants adventure and safety. She wants to live in a city, have a busy life, lots of friends, a demanding career. She wants to live in the woods, write and be all alone. She wants to know…
I ask myself these exact same questions, EVERY SINGLE DAY. This post is on point!
On a happy note =)
My uncle who had stage 3 (almost 4) multiple myeloma cancer has adapted well to his chemo and as of today, he’s completely cancer free!!!! Woohoo!!! Praise God! Originally 3 out of my mom’s 4 siblings had cancer, 2 are now cancer free…..let’s keep the good news going. Yay!
Dear gut instinct
You’ve always saved me in the past and I really thank you for that. But just once, like now, I kinda wish you weren’t always right. Ugh! I really want this sick to my tummy feeling to go away. Can I trade it for sincerity please? Or any kind of assurance that this is the right one after all.
Thanks again, gut. You’re the best!
“We were created for hope. Our bones were bred for hope. Our lungs can’t breathe,...”
– Hearts Created for Hope - Rain On Me. (via algorithmic)
without hope we are only half alive
I'm sure we all go through this one way or another... →
Level Up confronts the tension between staying true to yourself on the one hand, and being committed to familial duty on the other. As second- or third-generation Asian Americans, where is the line between choosing what you feel is right for you, and obeying the common family mandate to follow a professional career? Who really knows what’s in your best interest but you, but then again haven’t...
“Go forth and set the world on fire”
– St. Ignatius of Loyola (via thelittlephilosopher)
Random people: Making her past →
random-people:
Her future is so open, so undefined, so unlimited. Nothing is decided yet, she can still do everything, choose everything, go everywhere. It is excited to know her story is still incomplete, that the ending is not yet determined. At the same time it is scary, if your life can go everywhere it can…
Exactly how I feel
“I myself am made entirely of flaws, stitched together with good intentions.”
– Augusten Burroughs (via imfantasyparade)
