Elusive Happiness
When someone tells me they don’t drink coffee
When I think about my grades this semester
…And with her whole spirit she prayed that, for a single moment, she might satisfy his highest and deepest conception.
Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Birthmark 
The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new.
Socrates  (via blua)
chanelbagsandcigarettedrags:

ayetah:

Should of, could of, didn’t. #true #quote (Taken with instagram)

this.

chanelbagsandcigarettedrags:

ayetah:

Should of, could of, didn’t. #true #quote (Taken with instagram)

this.

fuckyeahtattoos:

“be present”
Done at No Ka Oi Tiki Tattoo in Philadelphia.
Just a beautiful little reminder for myself (:
Seeing as I’m always dwelling in the past I think this would be a great tattoo idea for me. 

fuckyeahtattoos:

“be present”

Done at No Ka Oi Tiki Tattoo in Philadelphia.

Just a beautiful little reminder for myself (:

Seeing as I’m always dwelling in the past I think this would be a great tattoo idea for me. 

I need to remember that “forgive and forget” also means forgiving yourself. 

i was being totally sarcastic about the oh jeez, ouch thing just fyi. don't want you to feel bad :)
Anonymous

Haha that’s good, I didn’t mean to offend! 

I always forget to reply to these things…

I started going through my wardrobe and packing today prior to the end of the year. 

It’s always an interesting experience because I get to see how my style has changed over the course of eight months, or more specifically, how I’ve tried to change it. 

I probably attempt to overhaul my closet at least twice a year and implement an entirely different way of dressing, usually because I think it’s how people (mostly guys) want me to look, or in spite of that. 

But I always end up falling back to the same old look, or some variation of it. 

There are no words.

There are no words.

If these boots share my name, buying them is justified, right?

rawcharge:

Raw Charge: What kind of message do you want to send to fans that use words like ‘gay’ to dismiss or criticize something they simply don’t like?

Patrick Burke: The same thing that we tell players. What most people who use those words will say is “I don’t mean it in that way” and…