(Source: my-blueberry-nights, via peace-veganhippie)
"Confront the dark parts of yourself, and work to banish them with illumination and forgiveness. Your willingness to wrestle with your demons will cause your angels to sing. Use the pain as fuel, as a reminder of your strength."
August Wilson (via ruineshumaines)
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"I know you think this world is too dark to even dream in color,
but I’ve seen flowers bloom at midnight.
I’ve seen kites fly in gray skies
and they were real close to looking like the sunrise,
and sometime it takes the most wounded wings
the most broken things
to notice how strong the breeze is,
how precious the flight."
Andrea Gibson, “The Moon is a Kite” (via larmoyante)
(Source: larmoyante, via wander-withapurpose)
"I know you think this world is too dark to even dream in color,
but I’ve seen flowers bloom at midnight.
I’ve seen kites fly in gray skies
and they were real close to looking like the sunrise,
and sometime it takes the most wounded wings
the most broken things
to notice how strong the breeze is,
how precious the flight."
Andrea Gibson, “The Moon is a Kite” (via larmoyante)
(Source: larmoyante, via wander-withapurpose)
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YEAR THAT WAS
- 1: What did you do in 2012 that you’d never done before? Run.
- 2: Did you keep your new year’s resolutions, and will you make more for next year? I didn’t make any last year. I’ll probably make one for this year (Not because circumstances weren’t kind to you - you won’t be kind to people. So somehow, lower my walls a little?)
- 3: Did anyone close to you give birth? No.
- 4: Did anyone close to you die? None.
- 5: What countries did you visit? Countries? 2012 was about local travels.
- 6: What would you like to have in 2013 that you lacked in 2012? More guts.
- 7: What dates from 2012 will remain etched upon your memory, and why? January 1, 2011.
- 8: What was your biggest achievement of the year? Joining a mountaineering org.
- 9: What was your biggest failure? Allowing other people to push me more than pushing myself.
- 10: Did you suffer illness or injury? Occasional colds.
- 11: What was the best thing you bought? Intro dive in Moalboal.
- 12: Whose behaviour merited celebration? Myself.
- 13: Whose behaviour made you appalled? Myself.
- 14: Where did most of your money go? Application process and travels.
- 15: What did you get really, really, really excited about? Year-end dive in Cebu.
- 16: What song will always remind you of 2012? Wake up the Happiness by Train
- 17: Compared to this time last year, are you: (a) happier or sadder? (b) thinner or fatter? (c) richer or poorer? Happier. Thinner. Poorer. YEAH!
- 18: What do you wish you’d done more of? More load in teaching so I have more bread to burn.
- 19: What do you wish you’d done less of? None.
- 20: How did you spend Christmas? With family. Exchanging gifts.
- 21: Did you fall in love in 2012? Yes.
- 22: What was your favourite TV program? Faceoff
- 23: Do you hate anyone now that you didn’t hate this time last year? Hate is such a strong word.
- 24: What was the best book you read?
- 25: What was your greatest musical discovery? In general? Glen Hansard and Marketa Igrova.
- 26: What did you want and get? I wanted to travel. And I did.
- 27: What did you want and not get? I wanted to do my demo reel. But they won’t let me.
- 28: What was your favourite film of this year? I Am Khan
- 29: What one thing made your year immeasurably more satisfying? Climbing. And running.
- 30: How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2012? I had minimal drifit shirts -
- 31: What kept you sane? Climbing. Walking.
- 32: Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most? Leonardo di Caprio.
- 33: What political issue stirred you the most? RH Bill.
- 34: Who did you miss? No one, really.
- 35: Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2012. (On travel) You go home and it changes you - travel makes you a different person every time.
- 36: Quote a song lyric that sums up your year. “Shake up, wake up the happiness.”
Enjoying a southern hemisphere summer and not dreaming of a white Christmas (by Asha Waterhouse)
Wow, that color.