Home is disorganized, things tend to break, people let go, the choices in life that affect you the most should be your own.
— Rakishi, “so goes the smoke.” 1944. (via lylaandblu)
Train like you’re the worst. Perform like you’re the best.
— (via notsooprimaballerina)
Smile. If you can’t smile, you can’t be gracious. You aren’t some dopey English butler. You are you.
— Tom Chiarella: How To Be Gracious (via putthison)
The world needs heaping doses of encouragement
— Danielle LaPorte (via onherway)
There is some good in this world, and it’s worth fighting for.
— J.R.R. Tolkien. (via aprettypastiche)
When nobody else celebrates you, learn to celebrate yourself. When nobody else compliments you, then compliment yourself. It’s not up to other people to keep you encouraged. It’s up to you. Encouragement should come from the inside.
— Joel Osteen (via creatingaquietmind)
Ask her what she craved, and she’d get a little frantic about things like books, the woods, music. Plants and the seasons. Also freedom.
— Nightwoods - Charles Frazier (via llendaria)
