6 July 2010

Ode to Beginnings

A handspan travels across eons of time and space
part their sea of stars as planets spin on tiptoe
because I have stumbled on my one lone rose
bleeding on a thorn and I said I love you

My rose died and I lived and my love grew a bush
that bloomed with a thousand roses never before seen in the land

O my love my dead rose lives and the fragrance covers me
and the waterboy beyond the sea roars with glee!


Chit Navarro Hontiveros
(Written by my grandma. She read it aloud to me earlier today.)

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28 June 2010
My darlings, if the boy disrespects you by ignoring you when he is with you, paying more attention to his phone and/or computer; constantly canceling his plans with you; making you feel unattractive and mediocre - get out of there, quickly, and find someone else who will treat the way you ought to be treated. That is, with the utmost love and respect.
—Ginny Mata
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25 June 2010
  • Me: Don't be late to my birthday okay? Even if I live on the other side of Manila?
  • My mom: Even if you live in the North Pole! ❤
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18 June 2010
She could ride through the sky on the floating clouds, straddle the sun and moon,
and travel beyond the four seas.
Neither death nor life can cause changes within her,
and there’s little reason for her to even consider benefit or harm.
-Wu Wei

laceandflora

She could ride through the sky on the floating clouds, straddle the sun and moon,
and travel beyond the four seas.
Neither death nor life can cause changes within her,
and there’s little reason for her to even consider benefit or harm.
-Wu Wei

laceandflora

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14 June 2010
Here Comes the Sun: dream.
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7 June 2010

Please find this.

On this day, you read something that moved you and made you realise there were no more fears to fear. No tears to cry. No head to hang in shame. That every time you thought you’d offended someone, it was all just in your head and really, they love you with all their heart and nothing will ever change that. That everyone and everything lives on inside you. That that doesn’t make any of it any less real.

That soft touches will change you and stay with you longer than hard ones.

That being alone means you’re free. That old lovers miss you and new lovers want you and the one you’re with is the one you’re meant to be with. That the tingles running down your arms are angel feathers and they whisper in your ear, constantly, if you choose to hear them. That everything you want to happen, will happen, if you decide you want it enough. That every time you think a sad thought, you can think a happy one instead.

That you control that completely.

That the people who make you laugh are more beautiful than beautiful people. That you laugh more than you cry. That crying is good for you. That the people you hate wish you would stop and you do too.

That your friends are reflections of the best parts of you. That you are more than the sum total of the things you know and how you react to them. That dancing is sometimes more important than listening to the music.

That the most embarrassing, awkward moments of your life are only remembered by you and no one else. That no one judges you when you walk into a room and all they really want to know, is if you’re judging them. That what you make and what you do with your time is more important than you’ll ever fathom and should be treated as such. That the difference between a job and art is passion. That neither defines who you are. That talking to strangers is how you make friends.

That bad days end but a smile can go around the world. That life contradicts itself, constantly. That that’s why it’s worth living.

That the difference between pain and love is time. That love is only as real as you want it to be. That if you feel good, you look good but it doesn’t always work the other way around.

That the sun will rise each day and it’s up to you each day if you match it. That nothing matters up until this point. That what you decide now, in this moment, will change the future. Forever. That rain is beautiful.

And so are you.

SOURCE: PLEASE FIND THIS.

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To you, it might just be the chemicals inside us changing. All I know is our bodies reward us for being with each other.
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3 June 2010
For all the people who say you can never forget your first love: You certainly don’t forget your first love, but you CAN get over them. I thought, for years, that I would never get over my first love, and it hindered other relationships I was getting into, because I was still hung up over my first boyfriend. But if someone were perfect for you, you wouldn’t break up, not even for silly or rash reasons. Maybe they’re not quite right for you, maybe the situation is wrong, but sometimes you just have to pick yourself up and move on. I got over my first boyfriend and, because of it, was ready when the right boy came along. Don’t let a boy from the past ruin your future.
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1 June 2010
thresca:

words by Lisa Schroeder

thresca:

words by Lisa Schroeder

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Reasons for doing stuff:
1. To save money.
2. To live sustainably.
3. To be healthy.
4. To cultivate art.

Notes:
* Fossil-fueled travel to be limited to family, health, and business reasons.
* Watch the Story of Stuff to understand how mindless SHOPPING can HURT people and damage places nearby and halfway around the world.
* Don’t underestimate the power of breathing deeply… and stretching like a cat.
* Eating well seems more expensive until you factor in the long-term cost to healthcare, the community, and the environment.
* Draw today, not tomorrow!
* The Reason for the reasons is Love.

This is on my mind now because I’m turning 22 soon and I’m about to graduate from college / become a “grownup” / join the ranks of the unemployed. :P

Reasons for doing stuff:
1. To save money.
2. To live sustainably.
3. To be healthy.
4. To cultivate art.

Notes:
* Fossil-fueled travel to be limited to family, health, and business reasons.
* Watch the Story of Stuff to understand how mindless SHOPPING can HURT people and damage places nearby and halfway around the world.
* Don’t underestimate the power of breathing deeply… and stretching like a cat.
* Eating well seems more expensive until you factor in the long-term cost to healthcare, the community, and the environment.
* Draw today, not tomorrow!
* The Reason for the reasons is Love.

This is on my mind now because I’m turning 22 soon and I’m about to graduate from college / become a “grownup” / join the ranks of the unemployed. :P

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