October 2009
7 posts
“The world is a playground. You know that when you are a kid but somewhere along...”
– Yes Man (via filmquotes)
September 2009
27 posts
“I am not going to sit on my ass as the events that affect me unfold to determine...”
– Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (via sheema) (via hopeful-y)
Dalai Lama's 18 Rules for Living →
18 good points with some good perspective.
A Few Words →
The greatest achievement is selflessness. The greatest worth is self-mastery. The greatest quality is seeking to serve others. The greatest precept is continual awareness. The greatest medicine is the emptiness of everything. The greatest action is not conforming with the worlds ways. The greatest magic is transmuting the passions. The greatest generosity is non-attachment. The greatest...
“Happiness is not something ready made. It comes from your own actions.”
– Dalai Lama
I’d be happy if I had a boyfriend. I’d be happy if my boss promoted me. I’d be happy if I had a larger house. It’s not uncommon for people to make these assumptions–to believe happiness exists in some alternate reality where people and conditions are different. In a way that’s...
“If you are too busy to laugh, you are too busy.”
“What is light? Since the time of Young and Fresnel we know that it is wave...”
– Heinrich Hertz
“See what no one else sees. See what everyone chooses not to see… out of fear,...”
– Patch Adams (via filmquotes)
“I believe there is a force in this world that lives beneath the surface,...”
– Flicka (via filmquotes)
“Just because you are a character doesn’t mean that you have character.”
– Pulp Fiction (via filmquotes)
“You cannot find peace by avoiding life.”
– The Hours (2002) (via thechosenwords) (via heartwarming) (via filmquotes)
“I’d much rather be happy than right, anyday.”
– The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (via filmquotes)
New Hubble Space Telescope Photos →
The Hubble Space Telescope has just undergone it’s final maintenance visit and it took some simply awesome photos. Incredibly beautiful.
Kindness of Strangers →
From one of my favorite podcasts, This American Life. Episode Re-aired on 8/28/2009.
“Stories of the kindness of strangers, and where it leads. Also, the unkindness of strangers and where that can lead. All of today’s stories take place in the city most people think of as the least kind city in America: New York.”
Power Naps →
During the first full week of school, the moving in, errands, and school work got to be a little too hectic. On Thursday afternoon, after only a few hours of sleep, I decided to take a twenty minute power nap. I hadn’t taken a nap in years. Woah! It was incredible -extremely refreshing.
This study from the National Institute of Health suggests the incredible benefits of power naps and...
“Trying to be a better human being, love, learn, live, smile, dance, help, cry,...”
“Feels good to be a kid again.”
