“The world, Govinda, is not imperfect or slowly evolving along a path to perfection. No, it is perfect at every moment; every sin already carries grace within it, all small children are potential old men, all sucklings have death within them, all dying people — eternal life.”

—	Hermann Hesse, Siddhartha

“I am not a fool. I am wise. I will run from my fear, I will outdistance my fear, then I will hide from my fear, I will wait for my fear, I will let my fear run past me then I will follow my fear, I will track my fear until I can approach my fear in complete silence, then I will strike at my fear, I will charge my fear, I will grab hold of my fear, I will sink my fingers into my fear, then I will bite my fear, I will tear the throat of my fear, I will break the neck of my fear, I will drink the blood of my fear, I will gulp the flesh of my fear, I will crush the bones of my fear and I will savor my fear, I will swallow my fear, all of it, and then I will digest my fear until I can do nothing else but shit out my fear. In this I will be made stronger.”

—	Hak-Kin-Dak mantra

Important Lesson

Lifes a Cabaret, Old Chum

“Let jealously be your teacher. Jealously can lead you to the very places where you most need healing. It can be your guide into your own dark side and show you the way to total self-realization. Jealously can teach you how to live in peace with yourself and with the whole world if you let it.”

—	Deborah Anapol, Love without Limits (via nirvikalpa)

I’m just human. I have weaknesses, I make mistakes, and I experience sadness; but I learn from all these things and they make me a better person.

Whenever you find yourself doubting how far you can go, just remember how far you have come. Remember everything you have faced, all the battles you have won, and all the fears you have overcome.

A Positive Reality

If you choose to cause harm, then you will be harmed by it as well. If you choose to create value, then you will benefit from that value.
If you direct your efforts against the interests of others, those efforts will also work to oppose your own true interests. When you work to support others, you also end up supporting and advancing your own life.
Negativity is universally destructive, regardless of the direction in which it is focused. Genuine love is universally creative and beneficial, and goes far beyond its intended object.
Don’t bring your whole world down by obsessing over who or what you are against. Lift your world higher by supporting and advancing the values and visions you are for.
Let go of the fears that hold you back. Grab hold of your most treasured dreams, for they will bring out your highest levels of effectiveness and creativity.
Put your energy and efforts into what you favor. The way to experience a positive reality is to constantly keep your focus on a positive vision.
— Ralph Marston

Read more: http://greatday.com/#ixzz1uUunniCi

Things to Remember

Reasons to Stay Alive

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The Punk World Gets a Reality Check

In one of the most interesting/unexpected turns ever...Against Me! frontman Tom Gable has come out to Rolling Stone as transgender. She will be going under hormone therapy and reassignment surgery, eventually taking the name Laura Jane Grace. I cant imagine the amount of courage it takes to do this, much less as the head of an extremely popular punk band. While in an ideal world, the Punk community is as diverse and as accepting as it often thinks itself to be, i think in reality that this is going to be a difficult adjustment for many in the punk world.

personally? i think its pretty damn awesome that she has the courage to do this. Against Me! is one of my favorite bands, so i will be sad to see their sound change, but super interested to see what happens from here on out. Show your support!

check it out: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/tom-gabel-of-against-me-comes-out-as-transgender-201205

UPDATE: after some internet searching, the vast majority of people are coming out SO hard in support of Laura Grace and its fucking awesome. I have very seldom been more proud of my community than i am right now. I'm a punk and right now really fucking proud of it.

“Be, and it is.” — Qur’an 36:82

“It is good to be solitary, for solitude is difficult; that something is difficult must be a reason the more for us to do it.”

—	Rainer Maria Rilke

Turn Tomorrow Into Yesterday

Your Daily dose of Pratchett Wisdoms

“His philosophy was a mixture of three famous schools -- the Cynics, the Stoics and the Epicureans -- and summed up all three of them in his famous phrase, 'You can't trust any bugger further than you can throw him, and there's nothing you can do about it, so let's have a drink.”
― Terry Pratchett, Small Gods 

 “He'd noticed that sex bore some resemblance to cookery: it fascinated people, they sometimes bought books full of complicated recipes and interesting pictures, and sometimes when they were really hungry they created vast banquets in their imagination - but at the end of the day they'd settle quite happily for egg and chips. If it was well done and maybe had a slice of tomato.”
― Terry Pratchett, The Fifth Elephant 
 

“What have I always believed?
That on the whole, and by and large, if a man lived properly, not according to what any priests said, but according to what seemed decent and honest inside, then it would, at the end, more or less, turn out all right.”
― Terry Pratchett, Small Gods 

 

 “Death: 'Human beings make life so interesting. Do you know, that in a universe so full of wonders, they have managed to invent boredom.'”
― Terry Pratchett, Hogfather

 

  “Of course I'm sane, when trees start talking to me, I don't talk back.”
― Terry Pratchett, The Light Fantastic

 

  “Sometimes the truth is arrived at by adding all the little lies together and deducting them from the totality of what is known.”
― Terry Pratchett, Going Postal

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What saves a man is to take a step. Then another step.

— Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Through the Difficulties

One of life’s greatest gifts is the fact that life is difficult. Because in dealing with life’s difficulties, you build priceless skills.
Those skills enable you to successfully fulfill your deepest, most meaningful purposes. It is precisely because life is difficult that you are able to make it great.
It is because life is difficult that you are able to rise above the difficulties. You are able to make a difference and you are able to truly matter.
The burdens you carry can set the stage for your greatest triumphs. The challenges you work through challenge you to become stronger and more capable.
Life’s difficulties provide the resistance to strengthen your life muscles. Though it is painful to feel the burn, it is also immensely satisfying to feel those muscles growing ever more powerful.
Accept and acknowledge life’s difficulties, and you connect yourself with life’s great opportunities. Work your way through the difficulties, and you arrive at sweet, satisfying fulfillment.
— Ralph Marston

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Depression is SERIOUS

Depression is serious.

Depression may be described as feeling sad, blue, unhappy, miserable, or down in the dumps. Most of us feel this way at one time or another for short periods.
True clinical depression is a mood disorder in which feelings of sadness, loss, anger, or frustration interfere with everyday life for weeks or longer.
It’s difficult sometimes to reach out for help, how do you even know if you’re actually depressed and not just exaggerating? If you’re not willing to reach for a therapist yet, then perhaps taking a quiz from a respectable psychology website will help you. Click here to take the quiz.
Common causes and Risk Factors of Depression
The exact cause of depression is not known. Many researchers believe it is caused by chemical changes in the brain. This may be due to a problem with genes, or triggered by certain stressful events. More likely, it’s a combination of both.
Some types of depression run in families. But depression can also occur if you have no family history of the illness. Anyone can develop depression, even kids.
The following may play a role in depression:

• Alcohol or drug abuse
  
• Certain medical conditions, including under active thyroid, cancer, or long-term pain
  
• Certain medications such as steroids
  
• Sleeping problems
  
• Stressful life events, such as:
  
  • Breaking up with a boyfriend or girlfriend
    
  • Failing a class
    
  • Death or illness of someone close to you
    
  • Divorce
    
  • Childhood abuse or neglect
    
  • Job loss
    
• Social isolation 

an orgasm a day...

An orgasm a day keeps the doctor away.

It’s May, so you should know the truth about orgasms.
Orgasm is the sudden discharge of accumulated sexual tension resulting in rhythmic muscular contractions in the pelvic region that produce intensely pleasurable sensations followed by rapid relaxation. Orgasm is also in part a psychological experience of pleasure and abandon, when the mind is focused solely on the personal experience. It is sometimes called climaxing or coming. Sex is really fun, but did you know about the benefits of it?
Health benefits of an orgasm:

1. Cut your risk of heart attack in half.
2. Prevent cervical infections and helps relieve urinary tract infections.
3. Lower your risk of type-2 diabetes.
4. Cure you from insomnia.
5. Relieves strength.
6. Improves self-esteem.
7. Helps us understand our partner.

Read more.
Technically, this means that if you’re having bad sex, you’re going to live less.

You Only Live Once So Go Fucking Nuts

Brace your eardrums:

Suicide Silence--You Only Live Once
"Push your care, push your burdens aside.
Erase everything inside and leave just one thing on your mind.
You only live once so just go fucking nuts.

Muah.. Go!

Live life hard! (x2)

You only get one shot, so shoot!

With every breath you take, you’re dying.
With every step we take we’re falling apart.
If we only had one chance we'd breathe,
So let’s take this chance right now and scream.

You only live one life, for a very short time.
So make every second divine.

Go!

Live life hard! (x2)

Are you still breathing?
It's your heart that’s beating inside that keeps us alive.
And for the very first time we’re pushing aside.
To surrender everything that I see in my eyes,
Except for the one thing on my mind,
That I am alive! For the very first time!

For the first time, pushing worry aside. (x2)

Erase everything inside (x2)
And leave just one thing!

You only get one shot!
You only live once so just go fucking nuts (x4)

Live life hard! (x4)"