"I will not be “famous,” “great.” I will go on adventuring, changing, opening my mind and my eyes, refusing to be stamped and stereotyped. The thing is to free one’s self: to let it find its dimensions, not be impeded."

Virginia Woolf, A Writer’s Diary  (via writersbloqinc)

(Source: sincerely-yoursnikkit, via writersbloqinc)

@1 week ago with 975 notes
#quoted #optimism #oh woolf! 

"Be willing to be a beginner every single morning."

Meister Eckhart, from Wisdom for the Soul: Five Millennia of Prescriptions for Spiritual Healing (Yes. Thank you, litverve)

(new day)

(via crashinglybeautiful)

@4 weeks ago with 170 notes
#quoted #optimism 

The World Happiness Report Explains What Makes People Happy 

curiositycounts:

The trend of ‘quantifying’ happiness continues to spread, this time with a United Nations Conference of Happiness (seriously) commissioned report. Both surreal and refreshing to hear the growing interest. 

@1 month ago with 707 notes
#optimism 

"It’s incredible how enlightening some encounters turn out to be. It seems like when you least expect it, you find someone that you’ve always been looking for. Someone who sees something in you that you’ve never seen in yourself, something that you didn’t even know was there.
At times we get uncomfortable in our skin, it starts to itch, and the version of us we were once accustomed to no longer feels acceptable. We’re forced to change into a new person or self destruct, because living as a person we no longer feel comfortable with seems like the worst possible option.
But sometimes the change we need isn’t in ourselves, it’s external. We need someone to look at us under a new light. Someone that sees our future, what we’ve been striving to be for years, the version of us we never knew how to become.
So when your skin starts to itch, and you just have to get out, self reflect. It’s never a bad thing, it leads to self discovery and sometimes even enlightenment. But if all else fails, just find a new mirror. Because at times, what you see looking back at you from that glass isn’t the prettiest thing, but what someone else envisions in you, could brighten the world."

@1 month ago with 286 notes
#optimism #this makes me feel all :) inside 
(only because it’s relevant)

(only because it’s relevant)

(via thingssheloves)

@1 month ago with 319 notes
#optimism 

"I’ve learned to value failed conversations, missed connections, confusions. What remains is what’s unsaid, what’s underneath. Understanding on another level of being."

Anna Kamienska, from A Nest of Quiet: A Notebook (translated by Clare Cavanagh)

(Source: awritersruminations)

@2 weeks ago with 1453 notes
#optimism #quoted 

"There is no such thing as a problem without a gift for you in its hands. You see problems because you need their gifts."

Richard Bach (via benjamin7373)

(Source: drmardy.com, via teachingliteracy)

@1 month ago with 68 notes
#quoted #optimism 
(probably true, but alas…)

(probably true, but alas…)

(via creatingaquietmind)

@1 month ago with 7010 notes
#optimism 

What is something that brings you a lot of happiness, but doesn’t cost a thing?

(Source: moneyisnotimportant)

@1 month ago with 235 notes
#optimism 
creatingaquietmind:

(by ello lovey)
@1 month ago with 110 notes
#optimism #love #me 
"I will not be “famous,” “great.” I will go on adventuring, changing, opening my mind and my eyes, refusing to be stamped and stereotyped. The thing is to free one’s self: to let it find its dimensions, not be impeded."
Virginia Woolf, A Writer’s Diary  (via writersbloqinc)

(Source: sincerely-yoursnikkit, via writersbloqinc)

1 week ago
#quoted #optimism #oh woolf! 
"I’ve learned to value failed conversations, missed connections, confusions. What remains is what’s unsaid, what’s underneath. Understanding on another level of being."
Anna Kamienska, from A Nest of Quiet: A Notebook (translated by Clare Cavanagh)

(Source: awritersruminations)

2 weeks ago
#optimism #quoted 
"Be willing to be a beginner every single morning."

Meister Eckhart, from Wisdom for the Soul: Five Millennia of Prescriptions for Spiritual Healing (Yes. Thank you, litverve)

(new day)

(via crashinglybeautiful)

4 weeks ago
#quoted #optimism 
"There is no such thing as a problem without a gift for you in its hands. You see problems because you need their gifts."
Richard Bach (via benjamin7373)

(Source: drmardy.com, via teachingliteracy)

1 month ago
#quoted #optimism 
The World Happiness Report Explains What Makes People Happy→

curiositycounts:

The trend of ‘quantifying’ happiness continues to spread, this time with a United Nations Conference of Happiness (seriously) commissioned report. Both surreal and refreshing to hear the growing interest. 

1 month ago
#optimism 
(probably true, but alas…)
1 month ago
#optimism 
"It’s incredible how enlightening some encounters turn out to be. It seems like when you least expect it, you find someone that you’ve always been looking for. Someone who sees something in you that you’ve never seen in yourself, something that you didn’t even know was there.
At times we get uncomfortable in our skin, it starts to itch, and the version of us we were once accustomed to no longer feels acceptable. We’re forced to change into a new person or self destruct, because living as a person we no longer feel comfortable with seems like the worst possible option.
But sometimes the change we need isn’t in ourselves, it’s external. We need someone to look at us under a new light. Someone that sees our future, what we’ve been striving to be for years, the version of us we never knew how to become.
So when your skin starts to itch, and you just have to get out, self reflect. It’s never a bad thing, it leads to self discovery and sometimes even enlightenment. But if all else fails, just find a new mirror. Because at times, what you see looking back at you from that glass isn’t the prettiest thing, but what someone else envisions in you, could brighten the world."
1 month ago
#optimism #this makes me feel all :) inside 
What is something that brings you a lot of happiness, but doesn’t cost a thing?

(Source: moneyisnotimportant)

1 month ago
#optimism 
(only because it’s relevant)
1 month ago
#optimism 
creatingaquietmind:

(by ello lovey)
1 month ago
#optimism #love #me