January 2012
“Please, I want so badly for the good things to happen.”
– Sylvia Plath (via juneandafter)
“See the positive side, the potential, and make an effort.”
– Dalai Lama (via inspiri)
Praise with moderation
Capucine : Today I told the substitute teacher that our regular teacher allows us to drink water during class, and she said it was ok.
Me : This is great !! I'm proud of you !
Capucine : Oh..thanks.
Me : Yes ! I'm really proud of you because yesterday you were telling me that you were scared to ask her.
Capucine : Well thanks... But it's not like I have launched a rocket or anything.
feedwell:
Dalai Lama’s 18 Rules for Living
kvelv:
Dalai Lama’s 18 Rules for Living
1. Take into account that great love and great achievements involve great risk.
2. When you lose, don’t lose the lesson.
3. Follow the three Rs: Respect for self, Respect for others, Responsibility for all your actions.
4. Remember that not getting what you want is sometimes a wonderful stroke of...
“Optimism is a strategy for making a better future. Because unless you believe...”
– Noam Chomsky (via quote-book)
December 2011
ventisette:
My goal for the new year is to be fully satisfied in being single. I think I am, for the most part, but there is still that part of me that sits in a coffee shop alone and hopes to make eye contact with a cute stranger and to leave with a stomach full of tea and a new number in my phone. There’s that portion of my heart that aches when I’m watching a movie and wish I could lean my...
“And now we welcome the new year, full of things that have never been.”
– Rainer Maria Rilke (via 32flavors-)
