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"Do I need someone when i'm doubting myself, and i'm insecure and my heart's failing me? Do I need someone who when the heat gets hot has my back?" "so.. do you?" "I do."

"Human kindness has no reward. You should give to others in every way you see. You should expect absolutely nothing from anyone. It should be your goal to love every human you encounter. All human suffering that you're aware of and continues without your effort to stop it becomes your crime. Humans are always evolving. If you do one thing that if done by every human would destroy the world, that makes you Hitler." -Louis CK

“We are, as a species, ridiculous: vain, ugly, selfish and self-deluding. But somehow, some of our attempts to take stock of this condition — our songs and stories and moving pictures, old and new — manage to be beautiful, even sublime.” Nytimes.com review on Inside Llewyn Davis, written by A. O. Scott http://www.nytimes.com/2013/12/06/movies/inside-llewyn-davis-directed-by-joel-and-ethan-coen.html

You know what? Don't Just be ... Stand in the way of it  and let it hit you like a truck

a second guess something's off something's not melding where do you find a logical starting place?

But should I be better than you? Why is your pain greater than mine? Why is his time more precious than hers? We shove each other out of the way elbows sharp and akimbo blinkers on hearts locked away safely where they cannot be hurt. But if one day you looked took a breath acknowledged met someone's eyes... What might happen? Will your life collapse in that brief moment you take to really SEE another person? No. You may even find you're not so different after all. And perhaps we all live the same stories. It's just that the details are different. This is from Mishka Adam's facebook post dated August 31, 2013

i'm gonna cry over you someday and i'll dread the day that it finally comes but until then, i'm deciding now that your happiness is more important to me than mine

noxxedout said: As a writer, how do you find your voice? And what do you do when your brain tells you constantly, "You're not a writer?" Here’s a secret…   Words trump thoughts.  Actions trump words.  It’s like that game of paper-rock-scissors.   When your brain says you’re not a writer — then tell people you’re a writer.  And when your talking isn’t enough, then take action.  Join a class or workshop that will support your new identity.  And write.   - Chuck Palahniuk This is from  http://chuckpalahniuk.tumblr.com/post/93323357561/as-a-writer-how-do-you-find-your-voice-and-what-do  I found an interesting method for a creative generation some time ago. This was to exchange words. You could refashion Chuck Palahniuk's statement not only in being writer, but when you're striving towards a goal, when you're trying reinvent yourself, and have a new identity. Words trump thoughts. Action trump words. It's like tha...

A quiet kind of happiness Like coffee or tea,  and stars in skies Like sunsets and sunrise Or a dew welling in the morning Or a glow by the moon in the night A quiet kind of happiness Long walks and silly conversations Good byes; realizations A quiet kind of happiness A sense of being beaming as a beacon A calmness, a stillness An intention, a design, a purpose A quiet kind of happiness It’s simple, these small moments where you go  “you know what, I’ll remember this moment” This period of a day where it’s alright. Nothing can bother you. You’re safe. My heart is still. A quiet kind of happiness Love. A quiet kind of happiness Life makes sense It’s warm It’s beautiful, meaningful A quiet kind of happiness Stand staring in awe A smile A quiet kind of happiness I don't mind getting used to this A quiet kind of happiness

“One day you will ask me which is more important? My life or yours?  I will say mine and you will walk away not knowing that you are my life.” -Kahlil Gibran 

I vaguely remember the first time I saw Amelie. It was around 4 or 5 years ago. I remember the effect it had on me more than what I think i learned or took from it. Maybe I was too young, when I first saw it. I don't know. But that first time I saw it, I was impressed beyond my mind. Like being sucked in so much into a character and heavily identifying into these works of someone's imagination.  After watching it again now, the effects have subsided. But the identities of the characters seemed to have gotten more depth.  Love is such a wonderful feeling. Maybe this is why I like this film so much. It appears simple enough, but not really. The story is a beauty.  There's substance in it. The shots are magnificent, like moving stills or photographs.  Maybe one reason why it's easy to identify with Amelie is that people know the feeling of longing, and as a child, daydreaming, running your imagination and fantasy alive. Then you realize, you're quite differ...

What is important? What really matters? Maslow had the idea of self-actualization.  When every other need is met, needs like food, shelter, love, security, a sense of belonging, etc., there's this longing for an outlet, to be alive and present, to find meaning in life. What is the meaning of all this? What "are" the meanings? How does one find meaning in life? Is it fame, money, beauty or intelligence? There may or may not be a purpose. There may or may not be a design, or an alignment. What if you're wrong? If i'm wrong, then what?  Does it really matter? Doesn't it seem useless to think you're living a life that doesn't matter? The human experience is different to different people. What matters to one, may not matter to another. But in general, in the life span of a person... How do you make sense of that? What separates a meaningful life to one that isn't? You're going to have to figure...