Specs and Inkblots

"Wisdom means to choose now what will make sense later. I am learning everyday to allow the space..."

Tue, 21 May 2013 13:07:09 +0800

“Wisdom means to choose now what will make sense later. I am learning everyday to allow the space between where I am and where I want to be, to inspire me and not terrify me.”

- Tracee Eliis Ross (via creatingaquietmind)

Blues

Tue, 21 May 2013 11:42:15 +0800

Once again, I’m getting into these long stretches of period with blue-mood when I’d love nothing more than to stay in my room and just stare into space, or read, or write in my journal.

And when I’m out into the world, I always feel like I’m suffocating, like I can’t even breathe half the time. It is so hard to focus on a lot of stuff going on outside—like work and people— because it’s so chaotic inside. Full of turmoil. Never making sense.

All strings in my head are basically tangled, one into another. And no matter how much writing I do to clear these cobwebs in my mind, they just won’t get out.

I’m in a bad place right now. I’d ask for prayers.

"You’ll be fine. You’re 25. Feeling unsure and lost is part of your path. Don’t avoid it. See what..."

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:15:47 +0800

“You’ll be fine. You’re 25. Feeling unsure and lost is part of your path. Don’t avoid it. See what those feelings are showing you and use it. Take a breath. You’ll be okay. Even if you don’t feel okay all the time.”

- Louis CK (via the-healing-nest)

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Mon, 20 May 2013 13:42:40 +0800

myownequilibrium: awkwardsituationist: 98 year old dobri...

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:27:29 +0800

myownequilibrium:

awkwardsituationist:

98 year old dobri dobrev, a man who lost his hearing in the second world war, walks 10 kilometers from his village in his homemade clothes and leather shoes to the city of sofia, where he spends the day begging for money.

though a well recognized fixture around several of the city’s chruches, known for his prostrations of thanks to all donors, it was only recently discovered that he has donated every penny he has collected — over 40,000 euros — towards the restoration of decaying bulgarian monasteries and churches and the utility bills of orphanages, living entirely off his monthly state pension of 80 euros and the kindness of others.

Wow.

"They say there is a young lady who is beloved of that Great Being who made and rules the world. They..."

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:03:35 +0800

“They say there is a young lady who is beloved of that Great Being who made and rules the world. They say that He fills her mind with exceeding sweet delight, and that she hardly cares for anything except to meditate on Him. She possesses a wonderful sweetness, calmness, and kindness to those around her. She will sometimes go about from place to place, singing sweetly. She seems to be always full of joy and pleasure, and no one knows exactly why. She loves to be alone, walking in the fields and groves, and seems to have Someone invisible always conversing with her.”

- Jonathan Edwards (via itsallaboutchrist)

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Mon, 20 May 2013 12:18:59 +0800

"Life is pleasant. Life is good. The mere process of life is satisfactory. Take the ordinary man in..."

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:12:40 +0800

“Life is pleasant. Life is good. The mere process of life is satisfactory. Take the ordinary man in good health. He likes eating and sleeping. He likes the snuff of fresh air and walking at a brisk pace down the Strand. Or in the country there’s a cock crowing on a gate; there’s a foal galloping round a field. Something always has to be done next. Tuesday follows Monday; Wednesday Tuesday. Each spreads the same ripple of well-being, repeats the same curve of rhythm; covers fresh sand with a chill or ebbs a little slackly without. So the being grows rings; identity becomes robust. What was fiery and furtive like a fling of grain cast into the air and blown hither and thither by wild gusts of life from every quarter is now methodical and orderly and flung with a purpose - so it seems.”

- Virginia Woolf, The Waves (via bookmania)

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Mon, 20 May 2013 12:08:04 +0800

"The world needs Christians who don’t tolerate the complacency of their own lives."

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:52:22 +0800

““The world needs Christians who don’t tolerate the complacency of their own lives.””

- Francis Chan, Crazy Love: Overwhelmed by a Relentless God (via littlethingsaboutgod)

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Mon, 20 May 2013 11:51:53 +0800

"I notice you, I want to say. Even when no one else does, I do. I will."

Sat, 18 May 2013 08:53:21 +0800

“I notice you, I want to say. Even when no one else does, I do. I will.”

- David Levithan, Every Day (via creatingaquietmind)

"Within the souls of the awkward and the overlooked often burns something radiant."

Sat, 18 May 2013 08:36:57 +0800

“Within the souls of the awkward and the overlooked often burns something radiant.”

- Jo Ann Beard (via jaded-mandarin)

"The opportunity of a lifetime is to pick yourself. Quit waiting to get picked; quit waiting for..."

Wed, 15 May 2013 19:52:27 +0800

“The opportunity of a lifetime is to pick yourself. Quit waiting to get picked; quit waiting for someone to give you permission; quit waiting for someone to say you are officially qualified and pick yourself. It doesn’t mean you have to be an entrepreneur or a freelancer, but it does mean you stand up and say, “I have something to say. I know how to do something. I’m doing it. If you want me to do it with you, raise your hand.””

- Seth Godin (via guactruck)

Hello, guys!

Wed, 15 May 2013 19:22:00 +0800

Nick Vujicic is coming to speak in our country in the next few days and as part of my work in Christian radio, I am being given the chance to assist in one of our interviews with him.

I just want/need some help and insight.

So, if you have the chance to talk to Nick, what would you ask him? I’d really love to hear your thoughts!?

bookmania: “A comfortable chair is no use to anyone without a...

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:12:36 +0800

bookmania:

“A comfortable chair is no use to anyone without a good book.” (via minga2glo)

blugi: “The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the...

Wed, 15 May 2013 15:01:04 +0800

blugi:

“The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.”

-Psalm 34:18

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Wed, 15 May 2013 14:19:39 +0800

"Mental pain is less dramatic than physical pain, but it is more common and also more hard to bear...."

Wed, 15 May 2013 13:03:13 +0800

“Mental pain is less dramatic than physical pain, but it is more common and also more hard to bear. The frequent attempt to conceal mental pain increases the burden: it is easier to say “My tooth is aching” than to say “My heart is broken.””

- C.S. Lewis (via seabois)

"Grace is when you finally stop keeping score and when you realize that God never was, that his game..."

Mon, 06 May 2013 15:02:48 +0800

“Grace is when you finally stop keeping score and when you realize that God never was, that his game is a different one entirely. Grace is when the silence is so complete that you can hear your own heartbeat, and right within your ribs, God’s beating heart, too.”

- Shauna Niequist, Bittersweet (via littlethingsaboutgod)