greencarnations:

tupacabra:

this is so cute i love family

i reblog this every time, every damn time, because every time i tear up thinking about how excited that person was to be able to make that sign, and how they couldn’t even just put “closed mon-tues.” no, they were PSYCHED. TELL EVERYBODY!!! I’M SEEING MY SISTERS AGAIN!!!

shit, i’m crying again

please give me a reason to live

flowerais:

  • all the beautiful colours of the skies – pink, gold, blue, orange, sometimes all at once
  • new films and your favourite actors and actresses
  • new songs from your favourite artists
  • new seasons of your favourite tv shows
  • new video games and books and scientific discoveries
  • the crunch of autumn leaves under your feet 
  • the feeling of warmth when you walk in to a warm room in the middle of winter
  • climbing into your nice soft bed after a long tiring day
  • watching the clouds drifting 
  • the chance to see what will happen in the future
  • listening to amazing music which you can feel in your heart
  • your favourite songs, artists, films,books, foods, smells
  • a chance to see all the beautiful places 
  • poetry and literature 
  • making a difference, no matter how small 
  • the feeling of accomplishment after getting through something
  • the feeling of a soft breeze on your face
  • driving in a car with the window down
  • nice coffee shops
  • strangers who you can smile at and brighten the day of
  • people who you can be around and brighten the day of
  • flowers and their different colours and aromas
  • you’re helping all the plants by breathing
  • you can bake cookies and cakes for yourself and others
  • so many people love you
  • journalling and writing 
  • the moon glowing, never leaving, to help you feel less alone
  • the stars illuminating the night. their ancestors created you
  • rainbows after a storm
  • lying in bed at night while there’s thunder and rain all around
  • you can inspire and help so many people
  • all the people who can inspire and help you
  • feeling the sun’s warmth on your face
  • soft warm sand and sparkling oceans
  • delicious food
  • the first bite of food after being hungry
  • writing with a brand new pen
  • beautiful hairstyles, make up and clothes you could wear
  • you can learn anything you want, any language, subject or instrument
  • travelling to all the pretty places
  • fragrant tea, coffee and hot chocolate
  • chocolate !!! 
  • the aroma of freshly baked bread and pastries 
  • soft fuzzy animals who you could cuddle and take care of
  • all shells, postcards, flowers, train tickets, and anything else you love that you can collect
  • all the memories that you can preserve
  • all the art you can create
  • all the atoms and cells in your body who all work really hard to keep you alive
  • doughnuts and pizza and birthday cakes
  • fireworks and all the exploding colours in the night sky
  • you can take so many beautiful photographs
  • writing letters and sending gifts
  • receiving handwritten letters and gifts
  • somewhere out there so many people care about you
  • bird songs in the early morning
  • lifelong friendships
  • internet friendships
  • libraries and the smell of books
  • smiles, laughs, hugs and kisses
  • all the meaningful conversations, friendships and relationships you’ll have in the future
  • gardens, ladybirds, butterflies and bees
  • the chance to prove everyone wrong
  • you impact on other people so much more than you realise
  • being able to laugh and smile and feel alive
  • sadness and sunsets
  • happiness, fresh starts and sunrises
  • dreams and wishes
  • a chance to be happy again 
  • a chance to be stronger and wiser and kinder than ever
  • oversized sweaters and hot water bottles
  • running free in flower fields
  • all the little things which mean so much
  • long walks with someone you love
  • the euphoria of finally understanding something
  • all the kind people who are out there 
  • all the kind people who you will meet
  • exploring forests and special places where there’s no one else apart from you to enjoy
  • the ability to move, run, walk, bike-ride, swim, jump, dance, sing, hear, taste, see, feel
  • you are loveable and you are beautiful 
  • you matter and you’re important and you deserve to live 

+ thousands more 💛  

There are so many beautiful things out there. This will all pass. You can get through this. Please don’t kill yourself.

Because we all need to hear this sometimes.

fishcustardandclintbarton:

I’ve been having a bad couple of weeks and I just really needed to hear these:

  • You are NOT a burden
  • You are valued 
  • You are NOT a shitty friend, even when you think you are
  • You don’t need to have it all figured out yet
  • It’s OK to have bad days
  • And it’s OK to hide from the world if you’re having a bad day
  • Because sometimes you just need to have some time to yourself
  • And that’s OK
  • You don’t have to do anything that you don’t want to
  • What happened to you in the past is NOT your fault
  • Don’t feel guilty for not being productive
  • It’s going to be OK
  • Breathe
  • Relax
  • Recharge
  • YOU ARE WANTED
  • YOU ARE LOVED
  • YOU CAN DO THIS
  • I BELIEVE IN YOU

Out gay Imam creates online school for LGBT-friendly Islamic study

gaywrites:

Daayiee Abdullah, the first openly gay Imam in the United States, has created an online school that teaches LGBT-friendly Islamic studies. 

The MECCA Institute is available to students around the world, and it’s open to Muslims and non-Muslims alike. Classes include “early Islamic history, comparative Quran, Arabic and gender and sexual variance in Islamic texts.”

As well as acceptance and tolerance, the Institute aims to deconstruct ideas of rigid ideologies promoted by fundamentalist groups such as ISIS.

Classes at MECCA are to include early Islamic history, comparative Quran, Arabic and gender and sexual variance in Islamic texts.

The school was set up with a $60,000 grant, which enabled Abdullah to found it.

“Five years from now I want to see 100 new imams who’ve been trained in an inclusive Muslim ideology,” he said.

Incredible. Cannot wait to see what good this brings to the world. 

Out gay Imam creates online school for LGBT-friendly Islamic study

neverland-isnt-far:

yackalope:

if you ever feel like you are stuck with whatever choices you make when you’re young, please remember that:

  • van Gogh didn’t start painting until his 20′s
  • Alan Rickman got his first movie role at age 46
  • kentucky fried chicken was launched when colonel sanders was 65
  • Charles Darwin was going to be a Preacher
  • Mick Jagger studied accounting and finance.
  • J. K Rowling was 32 when Harry Potter and the philosopher’s Stone was published

I needed this today