October 2010
64 posts
tierneylee:
I am wild. I am far more volatile than any other earthly thing you may encounter. I am dangerous for I have been broken in places you have yet to discover, reconstructed through love and dedication, and reinforced by faith. I know that you cannot hurt me, and with that knowledge comes immeasurable power.
fivehundredeightyone asked: you are such a wonderful person, golly.
The view will never change unless you decide to change it. Don’t feel like it today? Show up anyways. Get up, go through, press on.
“You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the...”
– Woodrow Wilson (via kari-shma)
Anonymous asked: You are beautiful.
heisjealousforme:
All Around Me (Flyleaf Cover)...
“Just trying to get to the top of the hill made them happy?” I asked. “Yes,” Dibs said. “It’s like that with hills. Did you ever climb a hill?” “Yes. And you, Dibs?” I asked. “Yes. Once I did. I didn’t get to the top of it,” he added wistfully. “But I stood at the bottom of it and looked up. I think every child should...
today was one of the most stellar days i have ever lived solely because of beautiful words and love.
so much love. so much joy.
i feel so refreshed.
And when asked what matters most, I won't bother...
heisjealousforme:
I forgot I was in love. I forgot I had hope. I forgot that the unseen was what was eternal, that the things of this life are passing away. I held onto them for dear life, and hoped I would disappear with them. I cannot run away, I’m not strong enough. And it’s beautiful.
a thousand days
tierneylee:
one day
i will tell you
how beautiful He is
and what might take
a thousand hours
or a thousand days
and all the paper
and ink in the world
would still, i fear
fall short.
tierneylee:
Though you’ve never touched him, take it from me—those eyes can quell chaos and those arms can fight darkness even when tied up in my tangles.
“Remember, remember, this is now, and now, and now. Live it, feel it, cling to...”
– Sylvia Plath
"i'm going to have two husbands."
“what do you mean? i think one is more than enough.” “no, i want to get married twice.” “i’ve been married to ___ for a long, long time; i’ll never get married again & i’m the happiest woman i could ever be. one husband is enough.”
that was a conversation my mom had with one of our foster kids. when my mom said one is enough, breanna...
“Let me live, love and say it well in good sentences.”
– Sylvia Plath (via ntima)
“Don’t bend; don’t water it down; don’t try to make it logical; don’t edit your...”
– Franz Kafka (via soul-surfer)
“Look at the sky; that is for you. Look at each person’s face as you pass on the...”
– (via ntima)
“Among other things, you’ll find that you’re not the first person who was ever...”
– The Catcher in the Rye (via heisjealousforme)
“You will never make a good impression on other people until you stop thinking...”
– C.S. Lewis (via cityyandcolour)
i am thankful for
my family - the fact that we are as close as we are, that we can be brutally honest and understand each other all the same, that we are resilient, that we love until the other feels it. my parents, that they made conscious decisions to stick it out and trust God through every single hard time. and my brother, how he is the greatest friend one could ask for who looks out for me in honesty and...
