“If you had to give one piece of advice to people in their twenties, what would it be?”

“To go to a bookstore and buy ten books of poetry and read them each five times.” -Sugar

“Why?”

“Because the truth is inside.” -Sugar

“Anything else?”

“To be about ten times more magnanimous than you believe yourself capable of being. Your life will be a hundred times better for it. This is good advice for anyone at any age, but particularly for those in their twenties.” -Sugar

“Why?”

“Because in your twenties you’re becoming who you’re going to be and so you might as well not be an asshole. Also, because it’s harder to be magnanimous when you’re in your twenties, I think, and so that’s why I’d like to remind you of it. You’re generally less humble in that decade than you’ll ever be and this lack of humility is oddly mixed with insecurity and uncertainty and fear. You will learn a lot about yourself if you stretch in the direction of goodness, of bigness, of kindness, of forgiveness, of emotional bravery. Be a warrior for love.” -Sugar

- Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed (via merakiminded)

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Worry about your character, not your reputation. Your character is who you are. Your reputation is who people think you are

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When you plant seeds in the garden, you don’t dig them up every day to see if they have sprouted yet. You simply water them and clear away the weeds; you know that the seeds will grow in time. Similarly, just do your daily practice and cultivate a kind heart. Abandon impatience and instead be content creating the causes for goodness; the results will come when they’re ready.

- Bhikshuni Thubten Chodron (via emotional-algebra)

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When grassroots Black activists speak honestly about racism at colleges across this country, we are not met with open arms by administrators and faculty. And most certainly our calendars are not full for the rest of the year let alone for the next three to five. When we speak, we are often met by the deaf ear of white denial. When Tim Wise speaks, he gets applause, standing ovations, awards and proclamations. The fact that schools can’t “hear” us when I and other people of color speak but will search out and roll out the red carpet for Wise is a statement to a kind of racism that doesn’t get discussed much – if at all – in our work. Despite all of the white anti-racist presentations given over the years at colleges and universities across the country, institutional racism at these schools remains intact. All the while, activists of color continue to be muffled and marginalized. Even in the ghetto of race discourse we remain tenants and never owners of an analysis that is ours to begin with.

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Word to the Wise: Unpacking the White Privilege of Tim Wise

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psdo:

ironelk:

Today my art history professor gave some words of wisdom:

Nude is when your clothes are off. Naked is when your clothes are off and you’re up to something 

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bunandcheeeese:

Self care is important. Do what makes you happy. Your desires, no matter how great or minute, matter. Paint your nails. Uniformity is unnecessary. Choose colors that make you grin. Buy pretty panties. For yourself. Not for him or her. Stop attaching guilt to every pleasure. Eat good. Make no apology for taking care of yourself.

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Let us be eager to leave what is familiar for what is true.

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month 4

Rocky beginnings

chest tight
restless night
broken dreams
appetite ceased
nomad spirit
sudden static
preceded emotions
silent screams
no control
hands washed
peacefully mute
blooming moss

Ground beneath gives in

chest weak
fervent pounds
bootstraps unmarred
chance quarrels
unsettled settlements
unreachable control
solitary confinement
beautiful sentiment
higher core
peacefully sore
hands washed
blooming moss

Come back to bed

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