Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time 

He may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on Him, because He cares for you.

 Be sober-minded; be watchful. 

Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. 

Resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same kinds of suffering are being experienced 

by your brotherhood throughout the world. 

And after you have suffered a little while, the God of all grace, 

who has called you to His eternal glory, will Himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you. To Him be the dominion forever and ever. 

1 Peter 5:6-11

"there are moments that mark your life, moments when you realize nothing will ever be the same again, and time is divided into two parts, before this and after this. now sometimes you can feel such a moment coming, that's the test, or so i tell myself at times like these: strong people keep moving forward anyway, no matter what they're gonna find"

"Life isn't supposed to be an all or nothing battle between misery and bliss. Life isn't supposed to be a battle at all. And when it comes to happiness, well, sometimes life is just okay, sometimes it's comfortable, sometimes wonderful, sometimes boring, sometimes unpleasant. When your day's not perfect, it's not a failure or a terrible loss. It's just another day"

- barbara sher

"there is a time for departure, even when there's no certain place to go"

-tennessee williams

shot by Byning on flickr

very pretty photo by tray ratcliff

"the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn, like fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars..."

-jack kerouac

Gorgeous picture by Nikoline

"i hope someday, somebody wants to hold you for twenty minutes straight and that's all they do. they don't pull away, they don't look away, they don't try to kiss you. all they do is wrap you up in their arms and hold on tight without an ounce of selfishness to it." 

- waitress

Beautiful underwater photos by Elana Kalis

“Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. 

For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow. 

But woe to him who is alone when he falls and has not another to pick him up! 

Again, if two lie together, they keep warm, but how can one keep warm alone?”

Ecclesiastes 4: 9-11

by abbytrysagain on flickr

"A room without books is like a body without a soul" 
marcus tullius cicero

If I ever got a tattoo, it would be something like one of these. So pretty!

"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."

mark twain