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“When someone new comes into our lives, it is helpful to view them like a beautiful wild bird that has come to our window. If we are jealous that the bird also goes to other people’s windows so lock it up in a cage, it becomes so miserable that it’ll lose its luster and might even die. If, without possessiveness, we let the bird fly free, we can enjoy the wonderful time that the bird is with us. When the bird flies off, as is it’s right, it will be more apt to return if it feels safe with us. If we accept and respect that everyone has the right to have many close friendships, including ourselves, our relationships will be healthier and more long-lasting.”
(Source: studybuddhism.com)
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The Beatles minus George in Central Park on Saturday, February 8th, 1964, and Saturday, February 8th, 2014.
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The Beatles in Central Park (minus George)
⟩⟩ Febrary 8th 1964 & Febrary 8th 2013 ⟨⟨It’s the 53rd anniversary of ¾ beatles in central park! and the 3rd anniversary of me taking this photo!
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(Source: johnnyniles, via sarwah)
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An actual text my brother sent
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Basically my second cousin’s exact words and i STILL apologized to her for unfriending her on facebook
(Source: ithelpstodream, via exxcos)
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conversations you’re glad you had
-“so what do you think about being serious again with someone at this point in your life?”
-“…i don’t know… i’m scared. i don’t want to go through that again.”
-“i understand. when would you be able to?”
-“give me time.”
(10 minutes later)
-“i don’t think you should be so afraid to open yourself up again. you might get hurt, but… you might not”also don’t we just spend our entire lives being hurt, either by someone else or the fact that we’re alone? idk just saying
IKR
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Last remaining speaker of Native language painstakingly creates dictionary
The dictionary took seven years. Marie worked on it constantly, sometimes until late at night, writing down remembered words on scraps of paper and typing them up slowly and carefully. Now she and her daughter hold weekly Wukchumni language classes, and she’s recording an audio version of the dictionary with her grandson.
The video and accompanying high school lesson plan seem like a decent introduction to language revitalization, although I’d add a small preemptive caution: I’ve heard from people involved in language revitalization that many aren’t too fond of death metaphors like “dying”, “disappearing”, “extinct”, “saving”, and so on. Words like “endangered”, “struggling”, “precarious”, “sleeping”, and “revitalizing” emphasize the agency of the communities involved, even in the case where a language is brought back into speech from writings and recordings.
Reblogging again because stuff like this is so important. Please watch the video–it’s so amazing and heart felt.
This is amazing.
Yep, talking about a language in terms of “dying” or “disappering” isnt helpful and creates a false sense of inevitability, which is the last thing u need for successful revitalization. Also it fucking hurts those who speak it because that language is alive in them right now - Not Dead.
(via danceontheceiling)
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conversations you’re glad you had
-“so what do you think about being serious again with someone at this point in your life?”
-“…i don’t know… i’m scared. i don’t want to go through that again.”
-“i understand. when would you be able to?”
-“give me time.”
(10 minutes later)
-“i don’t think you should be so afraid to open yourself up again. you might get hurt, but… you might not”
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random phrases from my notebook from last year
try to do more
DON’T FUCKING SLACK OFF!
watch something on youtube
have a healthy dinner –> no dessert
Think
oppression: system that maintains advantage and disadvantage. individual vs. institutional/cultural
gaydar/clichés/stereotypes/assumptions/fluidity/hate crimes/statistics/facts
“Oh, your God”
7:45–>UP UP UP!
night–>PAPER PAPER PAPER
It is easier to feel outward bumps on a page, than inward ones (like people)
talking to someone doesn’t need a good reason
how do I control myself/control my freedom
“Are you a poet?”
LOL FRENCH
((dear GOD say SOMETHING))
prevailing hetero-capitalist society
possibly keep it a mystery what sex my baby is for like 20 minutes ?
boyfriends don’t exist
tired no hot water
vitamin supplements fried meat
maybe be pescetarian?
problem: ppl are not comfortable with talking about what the problem is
spirituality is the goal and religion is the gateway to that
religion - culture = faith
she is the “modern-day John the Baptist”
silence is healthy
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comparing…
2008:
- is addicted to coffee
- plans to be an IR major
- procrastinates via internet
- loves photography
- wants to go to Africa
- wants to go to Australia
- wants to change
- is not too worried about the future
2012:
- is addicted to coffee
- is an IR and French major
- procrastinates via tumblr
- loves photography but has no time for it
- has been to Africa
- still wants to go to Africa
- wants to go to Australia
- has changed
- still wants to change
- is FREAKING OUT about the future
2016:
-is addicted to coffee
-is a Teaching Artist and indie filmmaker sometimes
-procrastinates via youtube
-loves photography and has more time for it
-went to Africa again in 2013
-still wants to go to Australia
-has changed
-still wants to change a little
-is not freaking out about the future that much
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wow, i took this photo three years ago at the end of my first year here. another take of it turned into my current icon… i do look younger here, somehow.
Aw
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@exxcosmy grad school is doing a “social justice retreat”, and i’m obviously going to apply for it, and do you know how fucking excited i am for the future right now, just because:
