Glory Box

Ask me anything   Alicia Carney, 20 (PETALUMA) - In high school, my favorite teacher shared with us this Tibetan word, bodhicitta, defined as the arising of spontaneous and limitless compassion for all sentient beings, and the falling away of the attachment to the illusion of an inherently existent "self."

Most days are spent working towards this-- finding my purpose through a lifelong process of cultural dilution and human contact. Simply, I am a product-- a picked apart and partitioned quotient of matter versus spirit, of touch and memory. Or some shit like that.

twitter.com/saabicia:

    katelucia:

Jada Pinkett-Smith is aware of the critics that frown up their noses at the way she raises her daughter, Willow. Willow cuts, dyes and styles her hair as she pleases, a fact that bothers many who feel girls shouldn’t have that much control over their appearance at such a young age.
Jada decided to address the criticism in a Facebook post:

“A letter to a friend…This subject is old but I have never answered it in its entirety. And even with this post it will remain incomplete. The question why I would LET Willow cut her hair. First the LET must be challenged. This is a world where women, girls are constantly reminded that they don’t belong to themselves; that their bodies are not their own, nor their power or self determination. I made a promise to endow my little girl with the power to always know that her body, spirit and her mind are HER domain. Willow cut her hair because her beauty, her value, her worth is not measured by the length of her hair. It’s also a statement that claims that even little girls have the RIGHT to own themselves and should not be a slave to even their mother’s deepest insecurities, hopes and desires. Even little girls should not be a slave to the preconceived ideas of what a culture believes a little girl should be.”

    katelucia:

    Jada Pinkett-Smith is aware of the critics that frown up their noses at the way she raises her daughter, Willow. Willow cuts, dyes and styles her hair as she pleases, a fact that bothers many who feel girls shouldn’t have that much control over their appearance at such a young age.

    Jada decided to address the criticism in a Facebook post:

    “A letter to a friend…This subject is old but I have never answered it in its entirety. And even with this post it will remain incomplete. The question why I would LET Willow cut her hair. First the LET must be challenged. This is a world where women, girls are constantly reminded that they don’t belong to themselves; that their bodies are not their own, nor their power or self determination. I made a promise to endow my little girl with the power to always know that her body, spirit and her mind are HER domain. Willow cut her hair because her beauty, her value, her worth is not measured by the length of her hair. It’s also a statement that claims that even little girls have the RIGHT to own themselves and should not be a slave to even their mother’s deepest insecurities, hopes and desires. Even little girls should not be a slave to the preconceived ideas of what a culture believes a little girl should be.”

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    — 6 months ago with 79982 notes

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    jackxvx:

    jesus christ.

    Hahahah holy FUCK.

    i spit my sPRITE EVERYWHERE

    LAUGHING SO HARD I’M CRYIN’. HOLY SHIT.

    I’m not even sorry. I had to.

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    — 7 months ago with 22740 notes
    e1m5m2y:

My graduation cap that no one understood. Whatever, I’m hilarious.  

Tumbling for inspiration regarding grad cap decoration, found this gem.

    e1m5m2y:

    My graduation cap that no one understood. 
    Whatever, I’m hilarious.  

    Tumbling for inspiration regarding grad cap decoration, found this gem.

    — 1 year ago with 35 notes
    Megan Amram: Anniversary →

    meganamram:

    One year ago today, I got in the driver’s seat of a car that my mother paid for and gave me and drove from Portland, Oregon to Los Angeles, California to (at most) flourish and (at least) not die. Ten years ago today, some normal-sized people hijacked some normal-sized planes and flew them into…

    — 1 year ago with 2206 notes