If one more person posts something about how their spouse is a “Proverbs 31 Woman” or how they, themselves, are aiming at becoming one, I’m going to FREAK!!
Trying to live your life by a list is a cop out, especially that list.
I care too much!
Paul Bloom: The Case Against Empathy
Empathy research is thriving these days. Several new books enthusiastically champion an increase in empathy as a cure for humanity’s ills. This enthusiasm may be misplaced, however. Empathy has some unfortunate features; it is parochial, narrow-minded, and innumerate. We’re often at our best when we’re smart enough not to rely on it.
READ THE WHOLE THING!!
Noah Kalina - Internet/Sex (2007-09)
Leanie van der Vyver - Scary Beautiful
Artist’s statement:
“Humans are Playing God by physically and metaphorically perfecting themselves. Beauty is currently at an all time climax, allowing this project to explore what lies beyond perfection. Scary Beautiful challenges current beauty ideals by inflicting an unexpected new beauty standard.”
“Don’t lie about something before you’ve given it a chance to become true.”
We talked for a few minutes. She told me that she’d had a plan to join the Navy out of high school, but that fell apart because her knees were bad. She told me that she’d just finished working a 12 hour shift on a food truck. She told me that she’d moved to New York for no reason, just to get out of Kansas. “But I’m so glad I came,” she said.
“Why’s that?” I asked. Her eyes began to water.
“Because I’m so in love with a girl right now.”
I think I’m getting prettier. Yeah, I am.
“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.”
Robert Frost (via razorshapes)
“Am I something? And the answer comes, already am, always was, and I still have time to be”
Anis Mojgani (via oncewild)
(Source: thesunkeeper, via funnelingwonder)
