July 2012
“It’s a funny thing coming home. Nothing changes. Everything looks the same,...”
– (via war—paint)
June 2012
“You don’t have to get a job that makes others feel comfortable about what they...”
– Dear Sugar, The Rumpus (via antique-eyes)
“I think it’s very healthy to spend time alone. You need to know how to be alone...”
– Oscar Wilde (via quotethat)
“It is not a daily increase, but a daily decrease. Hack away at the inessentials.”
– Bruce Lee (via elige)
“If you see elements of garbage in you, like fear, despair, and hatred, don’t...”
– Thich Nhat Hanh, Anger: Wisdom for Cooling the Flames (via elige)
Heavy Bones: Learned Helplessness →
Learned helplessness is a technical term that refers to the condition of a human or animal that has learned to behave helplessly, failing to respond even though there are opportunities for it to help itself by avoiding unpleasant circumstances or by gaining positive rewards. Learned…
“Each and every living being has the sincere wish to avoid all suffering and...”
– Geshe Kelsang Gyatso - “Modern Buddhism” (via iyatan)
“You can measure a man by the opposition it takes to discourage him.”
– Robert C. Savage (via iyatan)
