sunshine and whimsy.

this is the prettiest bus pass I’ve ever seen....

Fri, 03 May 2013 11:41:57 +0800

this is the prettiest bus pass I’ve ever seen. #operationsunshineandwhimsy

Some girls get their nails done; I buy myself flowers....

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 16:50:22 +0800

Some girls get their nails done; I buy myself flowers. #treatyourself2013

I brought a new friend to school today.

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:59:59 +0800

I brought a new friend to school today.

"You can cut all the flowers but you can’t keep spring from coming."

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 14:05:23 +0800

““You can cut all the flowers but you can’t keep spring from coming.””

- Pablo Neruda

everyone deserves this.

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:02:43 +0800

everyone deserves this.

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Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:00:35 +0800

"If adventures will not befall a young lady in her own village, she must seek them abroad."

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 18:33:18 +0800

“If adventures will not befall a young lady in her own village, she must seek them abroad.”

- Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey

thunderpopcola: This is how you lose her. You lose her when...

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:47:07 +0800

thunderpopcola:

This is how you lose her.

You lose her when you forget to remember the little things that mean the world to her: the sincerity in a stranger’s voice during a trip to the grocery, the delight of finding something lost or forgotten like a sticker from when she was five, the selflessness of a child giving a part of his meal to another, the scent of new books in the store, the surprise short but honest notes she tucks in her journal and others you could only see if you look closely.

You must remember when she forgets.

You lose her when you don’t notice that she notices everything about you: your use of the proper punctuation that tells her continuation rather than finality, your silence when you’re about to ask a question but you think anything you’re about to say to her would be silly, your mindless humming when it is too quiet, your handwriting when you sign your name in blank sheets of paper, your muted laughter when you are trying to be polite, and more and more of what you are, which you don’t even know about yourself, because she pays attention.

She remembers when you forget.

You lose her for every second you make her feel less and less of the beauty that she is. When you make her feel that she is replaceable. She wants to feel cherished. When you make her feel that you are fleeting. She wants you to stay. When you make her feel inadequate. She wants to know that she is enough and she does not need to change for you, nor for anyone else because she is she and she is beautiful, kind and good.

You must learn her.

You must know the reason why she is silent. You must trace her weakest spots. You must write to her. You must remind her that you are there. You must know how long it takes for her to give up. You must be there to hold her when she is about to.

You must love her because many have tried and failed. And she wants to know that she is worthy to be loved, that she is worthy to be kept.

And, this is how you keep her.

"You’ll be fine. You’re 25. Feeling unsure and lost is part of your path. Don’t avoid it. See what..."

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 15:47:15 +0800

“You’ll be fine. You’re 25. Feeling unsure and lost is part of your path. Don’t avoid it. See what those feelings are showing you and use it. Take a breath. You’ll be okay. Even if you don’t feel okay all the time.”

- Louis CK

"TO KEEP YOUR CHARACTER INTACT YOU CANNOT STOOP TO FILTHY ACTS. IT MAKES IT EASIER TO STOOP THE NEXT..."

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 14:19:52 +0800

“TO KEEP YOUR CHARACTER INTACT YOU CANNOT STOOP TO FILTHY ACTS. IT MAKES IT EASIER TO STOOP THE NEXT TIME.”

- KATHARINE HEPBURN

"It is pleasant, when one is distraught, to lie in the warmth of one’s bed, and there, with all..."

Mon, 15 Apr 2013 14:34:05 +0800

“It is pleasant, when one is distraught, to lie in the warmth of one’s bed, and there, with all effort and struggle at an end, even perhaps with one’s head under the blankets, surrender completely to howling, like branches in the autumn wind.”

- Marcel Proust

It’s good to know I’m not alone.

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 14:52:13 +0800

It’s good to know I’m not alone.

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Mon, 08 Apr 2013 14:19:37 +0800

"Now and then, it’s good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy."

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 14:17:07 +0800

“Now and then, it’s good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy.”

- Guillaume Apollinaire

Bought myself some tulips because why not? #happyspring!

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 16:41:36 +0800

Bought myself some tulips because why not? #happyspring!

"But luxury has never appealed to me, I like simple things, books, being alone, or with somebody who..."

Thu, 14 Mar 2013 08:55:27 +0800

“But luxury has never appealed to me, I like simple things, books, being alone, or with somebody who understands.”

- Daphne du Maurier

"Dare to be naive."

Thu, 21 Feb 2013 23:30:40 +0800

“Dare to be naive.”

- Buckminster Fuller

"This life would have been much richer if I’d been willing to risk more."

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 14:46:07 +0800

“This life would have been much richer if I’d been willing to risk more.”

- Stefan Sagmeister

"This is the thing: When you hit 28 or 30, everything begins to divide. You can see very clearly two..."

Wed, 06 Feb 2013 01:44:01 +0800

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This is the thing: When you hit 28 or 30, everything begins to divide. You can see very clearly two kinds of people. On one side, people who have used their 20s to learn and grow, to find … themselves and their dreams, people who know what works and what doesn’t, who have pushed through to become real live adults. Then there’s the other kind, who are hanging onto college, or high school even, with all their might. They’ve stayed in jobs they hate, because they’re too scared to get another one. They’ve stayed with men or women who are good but not great, because they don’t want to be lonely. … they mean to develop intimate friendships, they mean to stop drinking like life is one big frat party. But they don’t do those things, so they live in an extended adolescence, no closer to adulthood than when they graduated.

Don’t be like that. Don’t get stuck. Move, travel, take a class, take a risk. There is a season for wildness and a season for settledness, and this is neither. This season is about becoming. Don’t lose yourself at happy hour, but don’t lose yourself on the corporate ladder either. Stop every once in a while and go out to coffee or climb in bed with your journal.

Ask yourself some good questions like: “Am I proud of the life I’m living? What have I tried this month? … Do the people I’m spending time with give me life, or make me feel small? Is there any brokenness in my life that’s keeping me from moving forward?”

Now is your time. Walk closely with people you love, and with people who believe … life is a grand adventure. Don’t get stuck in the past, and don’t try to fast-forward yourself into a future you haven’t yet earned. Give today all the love and intensity and courage you can, and keep traveling honestly along life’s path.

”

- Relevant magazine (via michellelynking)

Forever reblog.

(via thenthathappened)

I went parasailing! You can read about it here!

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 22:11:30 +0800

I went parasailing! You can read about it here!