“As you read a book word by word and page by page, you participate in its creation, just as a cellist playing a Bach suite participates, note by note, in the creation, the coming-to-be, the existence, of the music. And, as you read and re-read, the book of course participates in the creation of you, your thoughts and feelings, the size and temper of your soul.”
— Ursula K. Le Guin (via excessivebookshelf)
The version of you right now is deserving of love. Not you two years ago when you had more of your shit together, or the five years later version where you’ll surely be thriving. The version of you right now. The one that might just be okay, or is really struggling, or is bored and unproductive. That version deserves love. Having trouble accepting this is fine, but actively denying it is not. Your value is intrinsic, and finding confidence in that is mandatory.
I’ve never seen more effective use of fantasy animation to promote tourism [x]
Rebecca Lindenberg | Interview in The Believer | March 27 2012
Sometimes you just need to go off the grid and get your soul right.
(via aquietcottagelife)
without spite my heart may actually stop
As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Faust (via wordsnquotes)
tuesday / background practice pieces (ii)