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“Mom, listen, I haven’t been together with Topanga for 22 years, but we have been together for 16. That’s a lot longer than most couples have been together. I mean, when we were born, you told me that we used to take walks in our strollers together around the block. When we were two, we were best friends. I mean, I knew everything about this girl. I knew her favorite color, her favorite food. Then we became six, Eric made fun of me because it wasn’t cool to have a best friend that was a girl or even know a girl. So for the next seven years I threw dirt at her. I like to call those “the lost years”. Then when I was thirteen, mom, she put me up against my locker and she kissed me. I mean, she gave me my first kiss. She taught me how to dance. She always was talking about these crazy things and I never understood a word she said. All I understood was that she was the girl I sat up every night thinking about, and when I’m with her, I feel happy to be alive. Like I can do anything. Even talk to you like this. So that’s, that’s what I think is love, mom. When I’m better because she’s here.” -
Cory Matthews, Boy Meets World
(Source: catherooo, via kyliebriggs)
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15 Things You Should Give Up To Be Happy
Here is a list of 15 things which, if you give up on them, will make your life a lot easier and much, much happier. We hold on to so many things that cause us a great deal of pain, stress and suffering – and instead of letting them all go, instead of allowing ourselves to be stress free and happy – we cling on to them. Not anymore. Starting today we will give up on all those things that no longer serve us, and we will embrace change. Ready? Here we go:
http://www.purposefairy.com/3308/15-things-you-should-give-up-in-order-to-be-happy/1. Give up your need to always be right
There are so many of us who can’t stand the idea of being wrong – wanting to always be right – even at the risk of ending great relationships or causing a great deal of stress and pain, for us and for others. It’s just not worth it. Whenever you feel the ‘urgent’ need to jump into a fight over who is right and who is wrong, ask yourself this question: “Would I rather be right, or would I rather be kind?” Wayne Dyer. What difference will that make? Is your ego really that big?2. Give up your need for control
Be willing to give up your need to always control everything that happens to you and around you – situations, events, people, etc. Whether they are loved ones, coworkers, or just strangers you meet on the street – just allow them to be. Allow everything and everyone to be just as they are and you will see how much better will that make you feel.“By letting it go it all gets done. The world is won by those who let it go. But when you try and try. The world is beyond winning.” Lao Tzu
3. Give up on blame
Give up on your need to blame others for what you have or don’t have, for what you feel or don’t feel. Stop giving your powers away and start taking responsibility for your life.4. Give up your self-defeating self-talk
Oh my. How many people are hurting themselves because of their negative, polluted and repetitive self-defeating mindset? Don’t believe everything that your mind is telling you – especially if it’s negative and self-defeating. You are better than that.“The mind is a superb instrument if used rightly. Used wrongly, however, it becomes very destructive.” Eckhart Tolle
5. Give up your limiting beliefs
about what you can or cannot do, about what is possible or impossible. From now on, you are no longer going to allow your limiting beliefs to keep you stuck in the wrong place. Spread your wings and fly!“A belief is not an idea held by the mind, it is an idea that holds the mind” Elly Roselle
6. Give up complaining
Give up your constant need to complain about those many, many, maaany things – people, situations, events that make you unhappy, sad and depressed. Nobody can make you unhappy, no situation can make you sad or miserable unless you allow it to. It’s not the situation that triggers those feelings in you, but how you choose to look at it. Never underestimate the power of positive thinking.7. Give up the luxury of criticism
Give up your need to criticize things, events or people that are different than you. We are all different, yet we are all the same. We all want to be happy, we all want to love and be loved and we all want to be understood. We all want something, and something is wished by us all.8. Give up your need to impress others
Stop trying so hard to be something that you’re not just to make others like you. It doesn’t work this way. The moment you stop trying so hard to be something that you’re not, the moment you take off all your masks, the moment you accept and embrace the real you, you will find people will be drawn to you, effortlessly.9. Give up your resistance to change
Change is good. Change will help you move from A to B. Change will help you make improvements in your life and also the lives of those around you. Follow your bliss, embrace change – don’t resist it.
“Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors for you where there were only walls” Joseph Campbell10. Give up labels
Stop labeling those things, people or events that you don’t understand as being weird or different and try opening your mind, little by little. Minds only work when open. “The highest form of ignorance is when you reject something you don’t know anything about.” Wayne Dyer11. Give up on your fears
Fear is just an illusion, it doesn’t exist – you created it. It’s all in your mind. Correct the inside and the outside will fall into place.
“The only thing we have to fear, is fear itself.” Franklin D. Roosevelt12. Give up your excuses
Send them packing and tell them they’re fired. You no longer need them. A lot of times we limit ourselves because of the many excuses we use. Instead of growing and working on improving ourselves and our lives, we get stuck, lying to ourselves, using all kind of excuses – excuses that 99.9% of the time are not even real.13. Give up the past
I know, I know. It’s hard. Especially when the past looks so much better than the present and the future looks so frightening, but you have to take into consideration the fact that the present moment is all you have and all you will ever have. The past you are now longing for – the past that you are now dreaming about – was ignored by you when it was present. Stop deluding yourself. Be present in everything you do and enjoy life. After all life is a journey not a destination. Have a clear vision for the future, prepare yourself, but always be present in the now.14. Give up attachment
This is a concept that, for most of us is so hard to grasp and I have to tell you that it was for me too, (it still is) but it’s not something impossible. You get better and better at with time and practice. The moment you detach yourself from all things, (and that doesn’t mean you give up your love for them – because love and attachment have nothing to do with one another, attachment comes from a place of fear, while love… well, real love is pure, kind, and self less, where there is love there can’t be fear, and because of that, attachment and love cannot coexist) you become so peaceful, so tolerant, so kind, and so serene. You will get to a place where you will be able to understand all things without even trying. A state beyond words.15. Give up living your life to other people’s expectations
Way too many people are living a life that is not theirs to live. They live their lives according to what others think is best for them, they live their lives according to what their parents think is best for them, to what their friends, their enemies and their teachers, their government and the media think is best for them. They ignore their inner voice, that inner calling. They are so busy with pleasing everybody, with living up to other people’s expectations, that they lose control over their lives. They forget what makes them happy, what they want, what they need….and eventually they forget about themselves. You have one life – this one right now – you must live it, own it, and especially don’t let other people’s opinions distract you from your path. -
Ladies please. #kermitsnoopdogg (Taken with instagram)
I just laughed for twenty minutes. I can’t get enough of Jenna Marbles. She is hilarious.
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Every time I visit San Fran, I wonder why I don’t go more often. Must change that.
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The Duchess of Cambridge joins Team GB ambassadors at Our Greatest Team Rises, a gala celebration of Team GB and ParalympicsGB
Stun. Ning.
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Lee and Rhymes: Names For My Period.
1. Satan’s Tears.
2. True Blood. (because what’s more true than blood)
3. Pan’s Labyrinth. (because I’m still confused)
4. Luke Wilson. (because I forget about it, until it shows up again)
5. Shameful Aroma. (because it sounds like cheap perfume)
6. Whew, close one. (because I thought I was pregnant)
7. I HAVE A FUTURE. (because I’m not pregnant)
8. Law and Order S.V.U. (because you need to enter with caution…tape)
9. Red light, Green light. (because there’s no stoppin’ ya)
10. TBS (because it’s not Very Funny)
11. There Will be Blood. (because there will. Sorryaboutit)
12. The Red Sea
13. The Blair Witch Project (it never ends)
14. Frida Kahlo
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GIFs like this will have me rolling for hours. #cheaplaughs
(Source: expl0re-expl0de-repeat, via awesomephilia)
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Broadway Rush
Tony Nom’s are out! Always exciting. My two fav new musicals top the Noms chart. Sad to see nothing for Godspell. I hope it doesn’t close before I get to NY. I’m contemplating seeing “Venus In Fur” to see sexy Hugh Dancy. I’m contemplating 2 plays now? Who am I? Harvey is a for sure. Only 8 shows. ONLY. Ha. I will be poor.
My new favorite website: (Thanks to the wonderful @BroadwayGirlNYC)
http://broadwayforbrokepeople.com/
This will be how I live my trip! Since this is my last year as a student, I better take advantage of rush prices!
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The Flight From Conversation
NY Times Article April 21, 2012 We use technology to keep one another at distances we can control: not too close, not too far, just right: the Goldilocks effect. Let’s have a conversation.
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Goals - May 2012 Edition
I set a few goals awhile back (Sept 2011):
1. Audition. Prepare and actually show up. And get cast.
2. Have a garage sale. Time to shed things I don’t need.[no photographic evidence for this one — but I got rid of things]3. Continue the hunt for a new job. I refuse to stay and cringe.I am no longer a server. Back to the ole day job. We hide things.
4. Travel somewhere for longer than 24 hours. Preferably, Chicago, SLO, San Fran…anywhere.Chicago & SLO. Double win.
5. Buy cool funky chairs for my house. Because I want to.
Pale pink bar stools
Mustard yellow chair — SO COMFY.
Army green over-sized chair with ottoman.
I LOVE THEM ALL!Status = ACCOMPLISHED.
Time for new ones!
- Build a bike.
- Perform at a cabaret.
- Set up my sewing room. And use it.
- Organize my computer. iTunes library, iPod, pictures, etc.
- Build outdoor oasis.
We’ll see how long it takes me to accomplish these goals. 7 months for the last set wasn’t too bad? :)
