20 Seconds of Courage

"I just thought it was so romantic—the idea that you don’t need to be loved in return in order to..."

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:19:15 -0700

“I just thought it was so romantic—the idea that you don’t need to be loved in return in order to love something or someone. Love can come from you. It doesn’t have to be reciprocal. People love their cars. People love all kinds of things, and they really love them. And we don’t really value that kind of love because it’s not a real, reciprocal kind of love, but it’s real love to them…”

- Ryan Gosling (via imfantasyparade)

"I had this bad ass professor in med school. She seemed invincible. And then, one day, she needed her..."

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:17:12 -0700

“I had this bad ass professor in med school. She seemed invincible. And then, one day, she needed her gallbladder out. And the surgery killed her. Her platelets stopped clotting. She bled out on the table. Everything that could have gone wrong – did go wrong. The surgeons have a name for it. We call it a perfect storm. Funny, I never thought it would happen to me.”

- (via greysanatomy)

"There’s an end to every storm. Once all the trees have been uprooted, once all the houses have been..."

Fri, 17 May 2013 12:17:11 -0700

“There’s an end to every storm. Once all the trees have been uprooted, once all the houses have been ripped apart, the wind will hush. The clouds will part. The rain will stop. The sky will clear in an instant. And only then, in those quiet moments after the storm, do we learn who was strong enough to survive it.”

- Grey’s Anatomy (via anditslove)

"I don’t know the secret to success, but the secret to failure is trying to please everyone."

Tue, 14 May 2013 18:26:51 -0700

“I don’t know the secret to success, but the secret to failure is trying to please everyone.”

- Bill Cosby (via quote-book)

"They hit you out of nowhere. When bad things come, they come suddenly, without warning. We rarely..."

Mon, 13 May 2013 18:01:58 -0700

“They hit you out of nowhere. When bad things come, they come suddenly, without warning. We rarely get to see the catastrophe coming, no matter how well we try to prepare for it.”

- (via greysanatomy)

"We do our very best, but sometimes it’s just not good enough.We buckle our seat belts, we wear a..."

Fri, 10 May 2013 20:57:49 -0700

“We do our very best, but sometimes it’s just not good enough.We buckle our seat belts, we wear a helmet, and we stick to the lighted paths. We try to be safe, we try so hard to protect ourselves but it doesn’t make a damn bit of difference, ‘cos when the bad things come, they come out of nowhere. The bad things come suddenly with no warning. But we forget that sometimes, that’s how the good things come too.”

- (via greysanatomy)

"They hit you out of nowhere. When bad things come, they come suddenly, without warning. We rarely..."

Fri, 10 May 2013 07:11:16 -0700

“They hit you out of nowhere. When bad things come, they come suddenly, without warning. We rarely get to see the catastrophe coming, no matter how well we try to prepare for it.”

- Grey’s Anatomy (via anditslove)

"Look at the sky: that is for you. Look at each person’s face as you pass on the street: those faces..."

Thu, 09 May 2013 22:44:41 -0700

“Look at the sky: that is for you. Look at each person’s face as you pass on the street: those faces are for you. And the street itself, and the ground under the street, and the ball of fire underneath the ground: all these things are for you. They are as much for you as they are for other people. Remember this when you wake up in the morning and think you have nothing.”

- Miranda July, No One Belongs Here More Than You (via paradoxicalsentiments)

"You tried to change, didn’t you? Closed your mouth more, tried to be softer, prettier, less..."

Thu, 09 May 2013 19:34:20 -0700

“You tried to change, didn’t you? Closed your mouth more, tried to be softer, prettier, less volatile, less awake…You can’t make homes out of human beings. Someone should have already told you that.”

- For Women Who Are Difficult to Love, Warsan Shire (via whatyoushare)

"Why Society Still Needs Feminism Because to men, a key is a device to open something. For women,..."

Wed, 08 May 2013 18:53:36 -0700

“

Why Society Still Needs Feminism

Because to men, a key is a device to open something. For women, it’s a weapon we hold between our fingers when we’re walking alone at night.

Because the biggest insult for a guy is to be called a “pussy,” a “little bitch” or a “girl.” From here on out, being called a “pussy” is an effing badge of honor.

Because last month, my politics professor asked the class if women should have equal representation in the Supreme Court, and only three out of 42 people raised their hands.

Because rape jokes are still a thing.

Because despite being equally broke college kids, guys are still expected to pay for dates, drinks and flowers.

Because as a legit student group, Campus Fellowship does not allow women to lead anything involving men. Look, I know Eve was dumb about the whole apple and snake thing, but I think we can agree having a vagina does not directly impact your ability to lead a
college organization.

Because it’s assumed that if you are nice to a girl, she owes you sex — therefore, if she turns you down, she’s a bitch who’s put you in the “friend zone.” Sorry, bro, women are not machines you put kindness coins into until sex falls out.

Because only 29 percent of American women identify as feminist, and in the words of author Caitlin Moran, “What part of ‘liberation for women’ is not for you? Is it freedom to vote? The right not to be owned by the man you marry? The campaign for equal pay? Did all that good shit get on your nerves? Or were you just drunk at the time
of the survey?”

Because when people hear the term feminist, they honestly think of women burning bras. Dude, have you ever bought a bra? No one would burn them because they’re freaking
expensive.

Because Rush Limbaugh.

Because we now have a record number of women in the Senate … which is a measly 20 out of 100. Congrats, USA, we’ve gone up to 78th place for women’s political representation, still below China, Rwanda and Iraq.

Because recently I had a discussion with a couple of well-meaning Drake University guys, and they literally could not fathom how catcalling a woman walking down University Avenue is creepy and sexist.
Could. Not. Fathom.

Because on average, the tenured male professors at Drake make more than the tenured female professors.

Because more people on campus complain about chalked statistics regarding sexual assault than complain about the existence of sexual assault. Priorities? Have them.

Because 138 House Republicans voted against the Violence Against Women Act. All 138 felt it shouldn’t provide support for Native women, LGBT people or immigrant women. I’m kind of confused by this, because I thought LGBT people and women of color were also human beings.
Weird, right?

Because a girl was roofied last semester at a local campus bar, and I heard someone say they think she should have been more careful. Being drugged is her fault, not the fault of the person who put drugs in her drink?

Because Chris Brown beat Rihanna so badly she was hospitalized, yet he still has fans and bestselling songs and a tattoo of an abused woman on his neck.

Because out of 7 billion people on the planet, more than 1 billion women will be raped or beaten in their lifetimes. Women and girls have their clitorises cut out, acid thrown on them and broken bottles shoved up them as an act of war. Every second of every day. Every corner of the Earth.

Because the other day, another friend of mine told me she was raped, and I can no longer count on both my hands the number of friends who have told me they’ve been sexually assaulted. Words can’t express how scared I am that I’m getting used to this.

Because a brief survey of reality will tell you that we do not live in a world that values all people equally and that sucks in real, very scary ways. Because you know we live in a sexist world when an awesome thing with the name “feminism” has a weird connotation. Because if I have kids someday, I want my son to be able to have emotions and play dress up, and I want my daughter to climb trees and care more about what’s in her head than what’s on it. Because I don’t want her to carry keys between her fingers at night to
protect herself.

Because feminism is for everybody, and this is your official invitation.

”

- Caitlin O’Donnell, Drake University. (via on-another-note)

"There’s no such thing as magic, as far as we know. And while as surgeons we study the secrets behind..."

Fri, 03 May 2013 14:23:57 -0700

“There’s no such thing as magic, as far as we know. And while as surgeons we study the secrets behind the human body’s intricate network of cells, tissues and organs, when things go wrong, horribly wrong – there are only so many tricks we have up our sleeves to put a body back together. But there is a kind of power, more of a spell really. And when we get it right, it can be pretty damn magical.”

- (via greysanatomy)

This week needs to end.

Thu, 02 May 2013 22:41:00 -0700

This week needs to end.

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Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:27:13 -0700

"In the end there doesn’t have to be anyone who understands you. There just has to be someone who..."

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 19:25:26 -0700

““In the end there doesn’t have to be anyone who understands you. There just has to be someone who wants to.””

- Robert Brault (via larmoyante)

"Infections are like sleeping monsters. You can’t see them. You can’t feel them. But you must do..."

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 19:25:21 -0700

“Infections are like sleeping monsters. You can’t see them. You can’t feel them. But you must do everything in your power to contain them, because when the monsters wake up, they’re out of control.”

- (via greysanatomy)

Phillip Phillips - Gone, Gone, Gone

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 23:12:10 -0700

Phillip Phillips - Gone, Gone, Gone

knowledge does not make us bulletproof. bones break the same way no matter the intention.

Sat, 20 Apr 2013 19:55:06 -0700

knowledge does not make us bulletproof. bones break the same way no matter the intention.

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Sat, 20 Apr 2013 19:44:05 -0700

What is happening right now? I haven’t even fully processed the bombings and now...

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:43:46 -0700

What is happening right now? I haven’t even fully processed the bombings and now this?

I’ve gotten more texts and emails from MIT Alerts in the past week than I have in my 2 years here. This is just not okay.

Dove hired a forensic artist to draw how women see themselves...

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 08:51:14 -0700

Dove hired a forensic artist to draw how women see themselves versus how others see them - the results are moving