Letters
this is a collection of inspiration in words, sights, and sounds.
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This is a shout out to goats. Don’t goats just rock?
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Photoset reblogged from waddup, bitches
Says photographer Jaime Moore:
“So my amazing daughter, Emma, turned 5 last month, and I had been searching everywhere for new-creative inspiration for her 5yr pictures. I noticed quite a pattern of so many young girls dressing up as beautiful Disney Princesses, no matter where I looked 95% of the “ideas” were the “How to’s” of how to dress your little girl like a Disney Princess…We chose 5 women (five amazing and strong women), as it was her 5th birthday but there are thousands of unbelievable women (and girls) who have beat the odds and fought (and still fight) for their equal rights all over the world.”As a kid, I can safely tell you that this would have been a dream come true. I remember growing up reading a picture book that featured women like Sacagawea, Amelia Earhart, and Wilma Rudolph as girls getting up to crazy shenanigans and just generally being awesome.
I also had a portrait of Sojourner Truth (my namesake) hanging in my living room with an excerpt of her “Ain’t I a Woman” speech that I could quote word-for-word from a pretty young age.
I grew up with my favorite stories starring Tahirih and Susan B. Anthony, the American Girl dolls books, Laura Ingalls Wilder, and Lizzie and Jane Bennett.
So, not only is this an incredible thing to do for your daughter, it’s also totally plausible and inspiring.
I never grew up thinking that I couldn’t do whatever it is I wanted to do just because I’m a girl and it’s in-part because of the stories of these women that I was exposed to.
I’m not bashing Disney Princesses either—their stories have their own merit, too. It’s just important to impart to your daughters that there’s more than one way to be a girl, and there’s more than one way to be a woman.
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Photo reblogged from five years TOO MANY
Tübingen, Germany
part of a campaign to raise awareness of the persecution of the Bahá’ís in Iran.
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Comfort thy mother and
endeavor to do what is
conducive to the happiness
of her heart.~ Baha’i World Faith - ‘Abdu’l-Bahá Section, p. 361 -
Love the creatures for the sake of God and not for themselves. You will never become angry or impatient if you love them for the sake of God. Humanity is not perfect. There are imperfections in every human being, and you will always become unhappy if you look toward the people themselves. But if you look toward God, you will love them and be kind to them, for the world of God is the world of perfection and complete mercy. Therefore, do not look at the shortcomings of anybody; see with the sight of forgiveness. The imperfect eye beholds imperfections. The eye that covers faults looks toward the Creator of souls. He created them, trains and provides for them, endows them with capacity and life, sight and hearing; therefore, they are the signs of His grandeur. You must love and be kind to everybody, care for the poor, protect the weak, heal the sick, teach and educate the ignorant.
‘Abdu’l-Baha
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A spiritual man took it upon himself to visit a certain holy spot. This holy spot had certain rites and rituals associated with it, one of which was to never face away from its center. This man sat down to pray, though not facing the center. After a minute or so another man came up to him and said, “You must face the center sir.” He responded saying. “Sir, point me in the direction that God is not.unknown
(Source: youtube.com)
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Photo reblogged from Humans of New York
“It’s a landscape archtitect’s job to pay attention to the things nobody else notices: the placement of benches, the way a rail curves around a tree, everything…”
“Why are those things important if nobody notices?”
“Because there’s an intrinsic feeling to being in balance.”
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Photo reblogged from rivers and roads
Use a lemon, orange or a grapefruit to start your seedlings. Plant the entire thing in the ground and the peels will compost directly into the soil to nourish the plants as they grow.
genious
(Source: your-maj3sty)
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Photo reblogged from Humans of New York
“I teach music.”
“Tell me something about music that also applies to life.”
“It’s good to vary your tempo.”
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Photoset reblogged from We Are The Sun's Shadows.
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When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.’ To this day, especially in times of ‘disaster,’ I remember my mother’s words, and I am always comforted by realizing that there are still so many helpers – so many caring people in this world.Fred Rogers
