“To live for results would be to sentence myself to continuous frustration. My only sure reward is in my actions and not from them.”—Hugh PratherMoved to Ottawa to go into politics. Moved back to get away from politics. Ironically still enjoys politics. Neo-hippie. Social liberal and economic moderate who listens to modern folk-rock and sips Starbucks (fair trade ftw). Into superhero movies. Youtuber. Passionate and opinionated. Family is everything. Dog person. Budding Buddhist. Mediation keeps me sane. Hiking is my favorite summer activity aside from going to the Farmer's Market. Want to do something with my life related to environment or politics or both. Worrywart with obsessive tendencies and a constant desire for self improvement. Only reads non-fiction or gothic short stories. On the constant hunt to expand my horizons externally and internally.
“NEVER GIVE UP
No matter what is going on
Never give up
Develop the heart
Too much energy in your country
Is spent developing the mind
Instead of the heart
Be compassionate
Not just to your friends
But to everyone
Be compassionate
Work for peace
In your heart and in the world
Work for peace
And I say again
Never give up
No matter what is going on around you
Never give up”
― Dalai Lama XIV
“When we are motivated by compassion and wisdom, the results of our actions benefit everyone, not just our individual selves or some immediate convenience. When we are able to recognize and forgive ignorant actions of the past, we gain strength to constructively solve the problems of the present.”
― Dalai Lama XIV
Internal Frontiers
Men Can Stop Rape’s new College Bystander Intervention campaign.
Actual good anti rape campaign posters! They don’t shame victims, they ask people to examine their own actions and inactions and protect their friends. And not in a gross excuse for chivalry either, just as people keeping people safe.
I like this.
Yep I agree. I also like how it’s not tying a man taking action around rape to some imaginary alpha male/hypermasculine sort of thing. Like a real man would do such and such.
Hey look! It’s an anti-rape campaign based on being a decent human being! In all seriousness, this is marvelous. I bolded the above for emphasis.
(via stfuconservatives)
I have this quote written on my mirror. It’s a reminder I need often.
I lovvvveeee this.
(Source: miafortunato, via stfuconservatives)
The year is 2392
Child: Mommy I can't sleep.
Mother: Don't worry child. lay down as i sing you this ancient lullaby, passed on through my family for generations,
Mother: PARTY ROCK IS IN THE HOUSE TONIGHT EVERYBODY JUST HAVE A GOOD TIME.
From the Department of Awesome Once-In-A-Lifetime Photo Ops come these incredible shots of a mighty Golden Eagle wielding a knife. Yep, that’s pretty freaking awesome.
“A forgetful photographer had the shock of his life when this soaring golden eagle made off with his knife. Dutch snapper Han Bouwmeester had been using the utensil, in Västerbotten, Sweden, to carve up chunks of meat in a bid to attract the birds of prey.
But, busy with the task in hand, the wildlife aficionado clumsily dropped it in the snow. He said: ‘Once it flew away in the sight of my camera I saw something red in his claws and made some shots of it. On the display from my camera I saw immediately that it was the knife we used to cut the meat. We surely left it in the snow.’
‘At such a moment we were firstly enraged with ourselves because this was a fault. But he soon dropped the knife after realising it was useless for him. I was happy with the absolutely cracking and unique picture. The eagle is holding it exactly as we should do with it. What a crazy once in a lifetime moment this was.’”
[via Dailymail.co.uk]
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