“So many people live within unhappy circumstances and yet will not take the initiative to change their situation because they are conditioned to a life of security, conformity, and conservatism, all of which may appear to give one peace of mind, but in reality nothing is more damaging to the adventurous spirit within a man than a secure future. The very basic core of a man’s living spirit is his passion for adventure. The joy of life comes from our encounters with new experiences, and hence there is no greater joy than to have an endlessly changing horizon, for each day to have a new and different sun.”
—Christopher Mccandless (via light-essence)
February 2012
“Everything you want is on the other side of fear.”
—Jack Canfield (via kari-shma)
“Minimalism is not a lack of something, it’s simply the perfect amount of something.”
—Nicholas Burroughs (via homedesigning)
January 2012
“Generally, by the time you are real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get loose in the joints and very shabby. But these things don’t matter at all, because once you are real you can’t be ugly, except to people who don’t understand.”
—“The Velveteen Rabbit” by Margery Williams (via julie911)
“When life is sweet, say thank you and celebrate. And when life is bitter, say thank you and grow.”
—Shauna Niequist (via thresca)
