aspiring

"no mothers are they who wax fat by mining the rich fields of adolescent passion. masquerading as..."

Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:25:00 -0700

“no mothers are they who wax fat by mining the rich fields of adolescent passion. masquerading as “artist,” using the most sophisticated tools of communication known to man, they will dick and pussy you to death. lead you, in your vulnerable and unsophisticated state, down the road of romantic indigestion. give you in too-large doses what you have already.
this is no vaccination, it is an infection. imposed on the young by their elders for profit at the expense of music, film, dance, and literature. and you love it. like the many africans given umbrellas, beads, and mirrors in exchange for humans. the joyful trading of something priceless for trinkets.”

- wynton marsalis on “how the media have taken advantage of teenage sexuality and used it to misinform young people” … he uses pretty strong language lol.

"Did you know, you can quit your job, you can leave university? You aren’t legally required to have a..."

Thu, 30 May 2013 10:55:00 -0700

“Did you know, you can quit your job, you can leave university? You aren’t legally required to have a degree, it’s a social pressure and expectation, not the law, and no one is holding a gun to your head. You can sell your house, you can give up your apartment, you can even sell your vehicle, and your things that are mostly unnecessary. You can see the world on a minimum wage salary, despite the persisting myth, you do not need a high paying job. You can leave your friends (if they’re true friends they’ll forgive you, and you’ll still be friends) and make new ones on the road. You can leave your family. You can depart from your hometown, your country, your culture, and everything you know. You can sacrifice. You can give up your $5.00 a cup morning coffee, you can give up air conditioning, frequent consumption of new products. You can give up eating out at restaurants and prepare affordable meals at home, and eat the leftovers too, instead of throwing them away. You can give up cable TV, Internet even. This list is endless. You can sacrifice climbing up in the hierarchy of careers. You can buck tradition and others’ expectations of you. You can triumph over your fears, by conquering your mind. You can take risks. And most of all, you can travel. You just don’t want it enough. You want a degree or a well-paying job or to stay in your comfort zone more. This is fine, if it’s what your heart desires most, but please don’t envy me and tell me you can’t travel. You’re not in a famine, in a desert, in a third world country, with five malnourished children to feed. You probably live in a first world country. You have a roof over your head, and food on your plate. You probably own luxuries like a cellphone and a computer. You can afford the $3.00 a night guest houses of India, the $0.10 fresh baked breakfasts of Morocco, because if you can afford to live in a first world country, you can certainly afford to travel in third world countries, you can probably even afford to travel in a first world country. So please say to me, “I want to travel, but other things are more important to me and I’m putting them first”, not, “I’m dying to travel, but I can’t”, because I have yet to have someone say they can’t, who truly can’t. You can, however, only live once, and for me, the enrichment of the soul that comes from seeing the world is worth more than a degree that could bring me in a bigger paycheck, or material wealth, or pleasing society. Of course, you must choose for yourself, follow your heart’s truest desires, but know that you can travel, you’re only making excuses for why you can’t. And if it makes any difference, I have never met anyone who has quit their job, left school, given up their life at home, to see the world, and regretted it. None. Only people who have grown old and regretted never traveling, who have regretted focusing too much on money and superficial success, who have realized too late that there is so much more to living than this.”

- Susanna-Cole King

Photo

Wed, 08 May 2013 08:58:54 -0700

Photo

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:56:05 -0700

OMG WHAT DID I DO!?

Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:18:14 -0700

OMG WHAT DID I DO!?

Wed, 27 Mar 2013 13:08:26 -0700

pink | ”just give me a reason”

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 11:45:47 -0700

pink | ”just give me a reason”

"we are more interested in making others believe we are happy than in trying to be happy ourselves."

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 11:41:58 -0700

“we are more interested in making others believe we are happy than in trying to be happy ourselves.”

- francois de la rochefoucauld

niknak79: Adorable Interspecies Animal Friends [Video] LOL! i...

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 11:58:29 -0700

niknak79:

Adorable Interspecies Animal Friends [Video]

LOL! i just HAVE to reblog …

the 10 best pictures ever! haha geisel photoshoot after our...

Tue, 12 Mar 2013 16:06:59 -0700

the 10 best pictures ever! haha

geisel photoshoot after our strife.tv video cypher :D

i worry a lot about the little things - things that’ll never hurt me, let alone kill me...

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 02:12:08 -0800

i worry a lot about the little things - things that’ll never hurt me, let alone kill me … worry is the enemy i think. i could die of worry …

a golden reddit nugget

Wed, 13 Feb 2013 13:14:29 -0800

a golden reddit nugget:

everyone needs to read this …

one of my favorite quotes of all time (by c.s. lewis) …

Tue, 12 Feb 2013 10:22:00 -0800

one of my favorite quotes of all time (by c.s. lewis) …

honorechristian: today is the day i get to watch the local...

Sun, 03 Feb 2013 17:21:14 -0800

honorechristian:

today is the day i get to watch the local natives live, and this is the song i will be melting to. :’D

"a goal is a dream with a deadline, if you adapt to the game - you will become invisible. … if..."

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 14:21:00 -0800

“

a goal is a dream with a deadline,
if you adapt to the game - you will become invisible.
…
if you want something you’ve never had,
then you have got to do something you’ve never done.
…
do it with passion or not at all.
there are seven days in a week, but “someday” isn’t one of them.

do it now.

”

- LIL AMOK - the art of being you

something to remember

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 13:56:00 -0800

so many of us live our lives as if the secret purpose is to somehow get everything done. we stay up late, get up early, avoid having fun, and keep our loved ones waiting … often, we convince ourselves that our obsession with our “to do” list is only temporary - that once we get through the list, we’ll be calm, relaxed, and happy. but in reality, this rarely happens. as items are checked off, new ones simply replace them.

the nature of your “in basket” is that it’s meant to have items to be completed in it - it’s not meant to be empty. there will always be phone calls that need to be made, projects to complete, and work to be done. in fact, it can be argued that a full “in basket” is essential for success …

regardless of who you are or what you do, however, remember that nothing is more important than your own sense of happiness and inner peace and that of your loved ones. if you’re obsessed with getting everything done, you’ll never have a sense of well-being! in reality, almost everything can wait. very little in our work lives truly falls into the “emergency” category. if you stay focused on your work, it will get done in due time … remember, when you die, there will still be unfinished business to take care of. and you know what? someone else will do it for you! don’t waste any more precious moments of your life regretting the inevitable.

- richard carlson

say somethin’ (feat. nieve, noah king, adub &...

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 13:42:00 -0800

say somethin’ (feat. nieve, noah king, adub & tunji)

soulchef- escapism

the karaage story. bodyrock fundraiser [jan 31 2013].

Thu, 31 Jan 2013 16:43:27 -0800

the karaage story.

bodyrock fundraiser [jan 31 2013].

three great men.

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 14:33:11 -0800

three great men.

"the greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his..."

Tue, 29 Jan 2013 14:30:49 -0800

“the greatest discovery of my generation is that a human being can alter his life by altering his attitude.”

- william james