January 2012
123 posts
“The quieter you become the more you can hear.”
– Ram Dass
December 2011
116 posts
“If you cannot be a poet, be the poem.”
– David Carradine
My someday daughter will not be impressed when...
She will know this title from birth. Your sons (or daughters) will have to try harder.
My 7yr old sister just said,"God tell her not to...
“That’s who you really like. The people you can think out loud in front of.”
– John Green
Anonymous asked: What program did you do that allowed you to study abroad? It seems really interesing that you got to visit all of those amazing places and experience all the cultural differences. Btw, your blog is dope!
As long as we’re human and prone to error, disappointment will exist.. But as long as my God reigns supreme, so will forgiveness.
“I’m a direct insult to what (the fxck) Satan invested time in.”
– CP Maze
“I think that all of the goodness of the world conspired to create you.”
– @KamoneFromPluto
“I am an endangered species, but I sing no victim songs.”
– Dianne Reeves
unicornsnglitt3r asked: Dear B, :D since i started following your blog, i can't seem to get off... it's really really good all your quotes and poems and day to day stories (fabulous!) anddddddddddddd i found kai through your blog *insert big smile here* lol i absolutely love her poems. and did i forget to mention that you are beautiful beyond words and your smile, that smile... don't even get me...
"How can you fairly assess something from the...
“Majority of the time you’ll be wrong.”
Jay
unicornsnglitt3r asked: typed "sometimes silence is the loudest kind of noise" in Google and your "old" blog was the first in the list with the full text of the poem, scrolled through your blog a little and ended up here on your tumblr... now following :)
"Wisdom without cynicism. Strength without...
“I bounce back better.”
Fatmah (Teema) told me so.
infatuated-eyes asked: My name is Fatmah. My friends call me Teema. I like Teema, you can call me that. I hope you have used my words as your twitter bio, I'd be honored. The times you feel you aren't strong believe me someone is deriving enough from the "little" you feel your giving out. I wish someone had been brave enough to share their pain, confusion and honesty when I needed it. You bring...
“Forget getting shot nine times, I bleed monthly. An original gangsta.”
– Elizabeth Acevedo, Language Lesson
30 Things To Stop Doing To Yourself →
Special attention goes to: 1. Stop spending time with the wrong people. 8. Stop berating yourself for old mistakes. 13. Stop getting in relationships for the wrong reasons. 30. Stop being ungrateful.
“My soul is from elsewhere, I’m sure of that, and I intend to end up there.”
– Rumi
“What is that you express in your eyes? It seems to me more than all the words I...”
– Walt Whitman
infatuated-eyes asked: Dear B (I feel like I can call you B, if not please let me know) as you know I'm an avid follower of yours. I've been reading on your 'Mourning' journal, thank you for sharing, thanks for being brave enough. Believe me when I say, You Bounce Back Better. Pep Talk: You’ve experienced trying and painful times, but you’re not jaded. I love that about you. You have...
“Whatever you lost through fate,
be certain that it saved you from pain.”
– Rumi (Or as the Bible says and I’m slowly learning, “All things work together for good to those who love God.” Romans 8:28)