reciprocity: Instructions for Life (according to Mom) →

laurazabel:

A while ago I was looking for my daughter’s birth certificate and my marriage certificate. This involved dragging a file cabinet out from under a pile of shoes/junk/suitcases/flotsam in the back of my closet and then searching through smushed papers/manuals for electronics I owned in…

Things that I am now afraid of thanks to Doctor Who:

thedoctorwillcomeforme:

Scarecrows

Old People

Hair Loss

Statues

Shadows

Water

Cracks

Mannequins

Funeral Homes

People Wearing Gas Masks

Astronauts

18th Century France

School Teachers

Bluetooths

Children’s Drawings

Beats of Four

Choices in Everyday Life

Papercuts

Wasps

Sharpie Marks

That moment when I forget something

Televisions

And Lastly,

CHRISTMAS

(Source: )

Two churches located across the street from each other. At least the Catholics have a sense of humor. lol

Too funny not to pass on!

tithenai:

wizasaur:

-prettyprettyplease:

ultraball:

paranoidrobot:

…Do the Presbyterians think Rocks are animals?

ALL ROCKS GO TO HEAVEN

CONVERTING TO CATHOLICISM DOES NOT MAGICALLY GRANT YOUR DOG A SOUL.

 WOW. EPIC CATHOLIC WIN.

I LOVE THIS.

(Source: XO)

 ernby: Yes.  Yes, I am. This is so, so true. -BD

ernby:

Yes.  Yes, I am.

This is so, so true. -BD

(Source: kimmieeco)

 imathome: I know…

imathome:

I know…

(Source: vintageisjustlovely)

 yup imathome: Never tried to do it… Got to. Maybe in History’s class…

yup

imathome:

Never tried to do it… Got to. Maybe in History’s class…

(Source: lettucefetish)

 Ooooh! imathome: My God… *.*

Ooooh!

imathome:

My God… *.*

(Source: sunflower-and-daisies)

 Cool!

Cool!

I have a tendency not only to see the best in everyone, but to assume that everyone is emotionally capable of reaching his highest potential. I have fallen in love more times than I care to count with the highest potential of a man, rather than with the man himself, and I have hung on to the relationship for a long time (sometimes far too long) waiting for the man to ascend to his own greatness. Many times in romance I have been a victim of my own optimism.
— Elizabeth Gilbert-  Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia (via quote-book)
I like living. I have sometimes been wildly, despairingly, acutely miserable, racked with sorrow, but through it all, I still know quite certainly that just to be alive is a grand thing.
— Agatha Christie (via quote-book)
 Summer toes

Summer toes

Lessons From Life, by 90-year-old Regina Brett →

quote-book:

julie911:

  1. Life isn’t fair, but it’s still good.
  2. When in doubt, just take the next small step.
  3. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone.
  4. Your job won’t take care of you when you are sick. Your friends and parents will. Stay in touch!
  5. Pay off your credit cards every month.
  6. You don’t have to win every argument. Agree to disagree.
  7. Cry with someone. It’s more healing than crying alone.
  8. It’s OK to get angry with God. He can take it.
  9. Save for retirement starting with your first paycheck.
  10. When it comes to chocolate, resistance is futile.
  11. Make peace with your past so it won’t screw up the present.
  12. It’s OK to let your children see you cry.
  13. Don’t compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.
  14. If a relationship has to be a secret, you shouldn’t be in it.
  15. Everything can change in the blink of an eye. But don’t worry; God never blinks.
  16. Take a deep breath. It calms the mind.
  17. Get rid of anything that isn’t useful, beautiful or joyful.
  18. Whatever doesn’t kill you really does make you stronger.
  19. It’s never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.
  20. When it comes to going after what you love in life, don’t take no for an answer.
  21. Burn the candles, use the nice sheets, wear the fancy lingerie. Don’t save it for a special occasion. Today is special.
  22. Over-prepare, then go with the flow.
  23. Be eccentric now. Don’t wait for old age to wear purple.
  24. The most important sex organ is the brain.
  25. No one is in charge of your happiness but you.
  26. Frame every so-called disaster with these words ‘In five years, will this matter?’
  27. Always choose life.
  28. Forgive everyone everything.
  29. What other people think of you is none of your business.
  30. Time heals almost everything. Give time time.
  31. However good or bad a situation is, it will change.
  32. Don’t take yourself so seriously. No one else does.
  33. Believe in miracles.
  34. God loves you because of who God is, not because of anything you did or didn’t do.
  35. Don’t audit life. Show up and make the most of it now.
  36. Growing old beats the alternative — dying young.
  37. Your children get only one childhood.
  38. All that truly matters in the end is that you loved.
  39. Get outside every day. Miracles are waiting everywhere.
  40. If we all threw our problems in a pile and saw everyone else’s, we’d grab ours back.
  41. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need.
  42. The best is yet to come.
  43. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.
  44. Yield.
  45. Life isn’t tied with a bow, but it’s still a gift.