I have been ending things beautifully for years.

"Whether we help change systems of privilege depends on how we handle the belief that nothing we can do makes a difference, that the system is too big and powerful for us to affect. The complaint is valid if we look at society as a whole, because we aren’t going to change it in our lifetime. But if changing the entire system through our own efforts is the standard against which we measure the ability to do something, then we’ve set ourselves up to feel powerless. It’s not unreasonable to want to make a difference, but if we have to see the final result of what we do, then we can’t be part of change that’s too gradual and long term to allow that. We also can’t be part of change that’s so complex that we can’t sort our contribution from countless others that combine in ways we can never grasp. The problem of privilege and oppression requires complex and long-term change coupled with short-term work to soften some of its worst consequences. This means that if we’re going to be part of the solution, we have to let go of the idea that change doesn’t happen unless we’re around to see it."

Allan G. Johnson (via wretchedoftheearth)

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humansofnewyork:

“I grew up in this house. I was actually standing right here when I first saw my husband. I was ten years old, and he came riding by on his bike, and I said: ‘I want to know that boy!’”
“Is he inside?”
“He passed away in 2000. But we had 37 good years together.”

— 23 hours ago with 2774 notes

nevver:

What we’re reading

— 23 hours ago with 1357 notes

likeafieldmouse:

Kim Keever

“Miniature topographies inside 200-gallon fish tanks, based on traditional landscape paintings. Keever fills the tanks with water once he’s sculpted and placed the miniatures, and colored lights and pigments create dense, atmospheric environments. He views his works as an evolution of the landscape tradition and deliberately acknowledges the conceptual artifice.”

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— 23 hours ago with 64833 notes

medacris:

thesanityclause:

gautree:

Felt like doing one of those anime redraws I’ve been seeing around! It’s been a while since I’ve watched any anime shows though, so I picked one from my childhood.

Too good not to reblog.

I’m loving this redraw, too.

Sakura in particular looks great— she has that classic grumpy little kid pout going on. It’s adorable and hilarious.

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— 23 hours ago with 9761 notes

klaustrofovia:

{Indian Couture} Part IV | Satya Paul

wow! ♥

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— 23 hours ago with 26920 notes

"We are sun and moon, dear friend; we are sea and land. It is not our purpose to become each other; it is to recognize each other, to learn to see the other and honor him for what he is: each the other’s opposite and complement."

Hermann Hesse (via flowing-air)

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— 23 hours ago with 6570 notes

eatsleepdraw:

Brianna Gilmartin Illustration

briannagilmartinillustration.com

buhbuhbrianna.tumblr.com

— 23 hours ago with 307 notes

theswinginsixties:

Mia Farrow, 1968.

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— 23 hours ago with 557 notes

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— 23 hours ago with 42596 notes