1. You Look At A Map Of A City You’ve Never Been To. You See Patterns And Street Names And They Tell
1. You look at a map of a city you’ve never been to. You see patterns and street names and they tell you nothing. The map remains dead, the city unknown. 2. You go to the city you’ve never been to. It becomes a city you know. 3. You look at a map of a city you’ve been to, but have left behind. As you look at the map, you remember. You are looking at nostalgia. You walk through street names and remember the taste of cake in the café whose name you forgot, but you remember its yellow walls and comfy chairs. A square is no longer four lines on a map, but an open space with people and statues and laughter and a fountain in the center. The monotonous, two-dimensional blue that indicates an ocean turns into postcard memories, so many shades of blue and green and the smell of salt and fish. The famous building with the famous name that everyone knows is now a personal experience, it is yours and yours alone in a way that will never make it anyone else’s. A billion feet have walked these (now familiar) paths and two of them were yours. You can trace the steps you have taken and you remember feelings and colours and strangers who offered you a smile. There is the hostel you slept in, there is the river you crossed so many times, there is the corner where you listened to the most amazing street musician. You fondly whisper street names that you had trouble pronouncing when you first spoke them, clumsily. You connect dots, and they turn to images in your head. The map is alive, the city an old friend. 4. The map you look at is always the same; the perception is different. It is you who has changed.
p.s. // every time i look at a map I have a feeling that is hard to put into words (via sleevesofgrass)
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Girls like her were born in a storm. They have lightning in their souls. Thunder in their hearts. And chaos in their bones.
Nikita Gill (via quotethat)
Happy National Dog day!! 🐕
Black Cat Appreciation Day | 17 August
10 Reasons Why Black Cats Should Be Appreciated Today and Every Other Day of the Year
1. Black Cats are less likely to be adopted from animal shelters for a variety of reasons.
2. They have beautiful eyes. Black cats have high melanin levels causing their eyes to be golden in colour.
3. In Japan, it is believed that a woman who owns a black cat will have many suitors.
4. They always look silky and clean as dirt is camouflaged.
5. Contrary to popular belief, in many countries black cats are considered good luck.
6. They match with everything!
7. They’re fantastic hunters so your rat population will always be under control.
8. They’re just like Toothless from How to Train Your Dragon.
9. Black kittens are adorable!
10. They absolutely deserve to be loved just as much as the next cat!
Your name makes my head hurt
the fact that vincent van gogh was deeply sad and yet he still found the courage to paint the most beautiful, richly colored paintings never fails to amaze me. it reminds me that despite the sadness in our hearts and the weight of the world, there is beauty and life too.
30 Reasons Not to Kill Yourself
- Suicide is final. Once you take your life, that’s it. You only have one life. End it and you’re done. You will never ever get a second chance. - That special person. The one who keeps you strong when nobody else does. The one who stands by you when everyone walks out. Imagine the pain, the sadness, the grief they would feel when you’re gone. Even if you don’t think you have a special person worth living for, you do. You just don’t know it yet. - Death wont relieve the pain. Killing yourself will not be a relief to the suffering. When you’re dead, you’re nothing. You no longer exist. If you want relief from your suffering, you have to choose to live. You have to reach out and find the courage to make tomorrow better than today. Remember, there is light at the end of the tunnel. There is hope and things will get better. You’re a strong person for living, and you give me hope. - It will get better, I promise. Remember, even your darkest days only have 24 hours. Don’t focus on the negatives, instead, look for the positive things in life. Do you have amazing friends? Are you good at an instrument? Are you a good problem solver? Remember, you’re here because a lady cared enough to bring you into this world. So embrace that, with both hands. - All the memories, the laughs, the smiles and the hugs. What if you end up being the one that finds the cure for cancer? Or the one that discovers life on Mars? Or the one that ends up with the most amazing spouse and family? How will you ever know your true potential if you’re not there to experience it? All the people you will never meet, all the lives you wont touch, all the souls you wont inspire. The future is a mystery; don’t you want to discover its secrets? - Sunrise. Imagine never seeing bright yellow rays light up the dark sky again. Never feeling the warmth of the sun. Never feeling the beauty of the way the sky illuminates as it grows brighter and brighter until the whole heavenly expanse is enlightened. - Dancing in the rain. And seeing the rainbow when it stops. - Smiles. A smiles is a curve that sets things straight. Without you, the world will have one less smile. - Music is a beautiful creation. - Hearing children laugh. - You are beautiful. - Your courage to live inspires me. - Look at children in Africa who are starving. Look at natural disaster victims who have lost everything. Look at the person next to you. Doesn’t their courage to live inspire you to do the same? - Lying beneath the stars at night and hearing the crickets sing. - Waking up every morning and realizing that it’s a new day. - Bubble baths. - Giving and receiving random compliments from strangers. - You are not alone in life. Even if you feel you are, there is always someone who would do anything to help you. - Nature is a beautiful thing. - Singing in the shower. - Feeling cold air on your face after you get out of the shower. - Laying in the grass on a beautiful day and hearing the birds sing. - Looking out of the window and seeing the gentle breeze sway the trees. - Friends. - You are special, you are strong, you are precious. You still have so much to give. - This is your story. Don’t end it too soon. Live it to the max, be a fighter. - The taste of chocolate melting in your mouth. - Make a difference in the world. - All those words you still haven’t said yet. - Feeling the rain on your skin.
- Fresh baked cookies.
- The smell of freshly mowed grass.
- All the books that are waiting for you to read them.
- Hearing the beat of your heart.
- Warm summer air.
- Walking your dog in the crisp evening breeze.
- Sipping coffee and reading the morning newspaper.
- You’ve lived this long. That gives me hope.
- Concerts.
- Stick around, and help someone in the future that struggles to keep living. Save someone else by saving yourself.
No one really knows what I’m up to & I love it
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