powerful

this is such an incredible and powerful photo.

Chinese doctors bowing down to an 11 year old boy diagnosed with brain cancer who managed to save several lives by donating his organs.

wow.

Maya Angelou

the world lost an incredible woman yesterday, 

but she will live on in her incredibly wonderful and inspiration words. 

20 inspirational quotes by Maya Angelou

live a kick-ass life

because sometimes we need a reminder...

Charles Bukowski's top 10 tips for living a kick-ass life!

read the full article here

1. Don’t settle.

2. Love yourself.  

3. Live life to its fullest.

4. Don’t fear pain, without it, you can’t experience happiness.

5. Be your own unique self and shamelessly express it in all you do.

6. You’re stronger than you think.

7. Don’t fear death.

8. Have confidence in yourself.

9. There are much worse things than loneliness.

10. Life happens, don’t always take it so seriously.

don't let this happen to you

seeing the world differently

this is a wonderful video, proving that you are never too old to see the world differently. 

never too old to try new things. I hope you watch it to the end, I guarantee you will smile, 

their laughter infectious, their excitement uplifting. I loved every sec of it!

wow

check out  16 children and their bedrooms, 

now if that doesn't put things into perspective!

I guess I can stop stressing about having those perfectly decorated rooms 

for my kids that I see on pintrest...

Alex, 9, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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on a tuesday

(that feels like Monday)

and because sometimes we need to be more like Tim...

funnies

a little Tuesday birth humour

20 things we should say more often

love this. 

truth

"the reason we struggle with insecurity is because we compare our behind-the-scenes with everyone else's highlight reel"

  - steven furtick

a mother's prayer

how amazing is this?

I love Tina Fey- this is hysterical and oh so true....

A Mother’s Prayer for Her Child By Tina Fey

“First, Lord: No tattoos. May neither Chinese symbol for truth nor Winnie-the-Pooh holding the FSU logo stain her tender haunches.May she be Beautiful but not Damaged, for it’s the Damage that draws the creepy soccer coach’s eye, not the Beauty. When the Crystal Meth is offered, may she remember the parents who cut her grapes in half And stick with Beer.

 Guide her, protect her when crossing the street, stepping onto boats, swimming in the ocean, swimming in pools, walking near pools, standing on the subway platform, crossing 86th Street, stepping off of boats, using mall restrooms, getting on and off escalators, driving on country roads while arguing, leaning on large windows, walking in parking lots, riding Ferris wheels, roller-coasters, log flumes, or anything called “Hell Drop,” “Tower of Torture,” or “The Death Spiral Rock ‘N Zero G Roll featuring Aerosmith,” and standing on any kind of balcony ever, anywhere, at any age.Lead her away from Acting but not all the way to Finance. Something where she can make her own hours but still feel intellectually fulfilled and get outside sometimes And not have to wear high heels. What would that be, Lord? Architecture? Midwifery? Golf course design? I’m asking You, because if I knew, I’d be doing it, Youdammit.

May she play the Drums to the fiery rhythm of her Own Heart with the sinewy strength of her Own Arms, so she need Not Lie With Drummers.Grant her a Rough Patch from twelve to seventeen. Let her draw horses and be interested in Barbies for much too long, For childhood is short – a Tiger Flower blooming Magenta for one day – And adulthood is long and dry-humping in cars will wait.

O Lord, break the Internet forever, that she may be spared the misspelled invective of her peers And the online marketing campaign for Rape Hostel V: Girls Just Wanna Get Stabbed. And when she one day turns on me and calls me a Bitch in front of Hollister, Give me the strength, Lord, to yank her directly into a cab in front of her friends, For I will not have that Shit. I will not have it.

And should she choose to be a Mother one day, be my eyes, Lord, that I may see her, lying on a blanket on the floor at 4:50 A.M., all-at-once exhausted, bored, and in love with the little creature whose poop is leaking up its back. “My mother did this for me once,” she will realize as she cleans feces off her baby’s neck. “My mother did this for me.” And the delayed gratitude will wash over her as it does each generation and she will make a Mental Note to call me. And she will forget. But I’ll know, because I peeped it with Your God eyes.

Amen.”

-Tina Fey

wisdom

I'd say this lady looks like she knows what she's talking about...

"Don’t tell me what to do, and I won’t tell you what to do. That’s my motto. I have a lot of feelings about the decisions of my family members, but I don’t ever offer my opinion unless I’m asked. And that’s why I’m still invited to parties."

 HONY