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"Until we have met the monsters in ourselves, we keep trying to slay them in the outer world. And we find that we cannot. For all darkness in the world stems from darkness in the heart. And it is there that we must do our work."

- Marianne Williamson (via creatingaquietmind)

(Source: the-healing-nest, via creatingaquietmind)

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jayparkinsonmd:

“How often do you feel close to people?” As many as 30 percent of Americans don’t feel close to people at a given time…
Natural selection favored people who needed people. Humans are vastly more social than most other mammals, even most primates, and to develop what neuroscientists call our social brain, we had to be good at cooperating. To raise our children, with their slow-maturing cerebral cortexes, we needed help from the tribe. To stoke the fires that cooked the meat that gave us the protein that sustained our calorically greedy gray matter, we had to organize night watches. But compared with our predators, we were small and weak. They came after us with swift strides. We ran in a comparative waddle.
So what would happen if one of us wandered off from her little band, or got kicked out of it because she’d slacked off or been caught stealing? She’d find herself alone on the savanna, a fine treat for a bunch of lions. She’d be exposed to attacks from marauders. If her nervous system went into overdrive at perceiving her isolation, well, that would have just sent her scurrying home. Cacioppo thinks we’re hardwired to find life unpleasant outside the safety of trusted friends and family, just as we’re pre-programmed to find certain foods disgusting.
via The Lethality of Loneliness

(Source: elmonstruodelafama, via jensenmarie)

inaudible-loser:

Polish painter Zdzisław Beksiński was not a very lucky man.

Wife died young due to becoming ill.

His son committed suicide and he himself was stabbed 17 times and died in 2005.

Zdzisław Beksiński got a lot of inspiration from his nightmares. He would often wake up from a dreams and start to paint.

will always reblog

(via asweeterlight)

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luke-i-am-your-transparent:

transparent Kinder Surprise Eggfor you,american kids

"I was born lost and take no pleasure in being found."

- John Steinbeck (via quote-book)

theinevitablezombieapocalypse:

Essential Zombie Apocalypse Survival Guides

(Source: zombiepreps)

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monodream:

Sculpture by Sukhi Barber

Insane sculpture by Sukhi Barber.