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"I have found that some of the simplest things have given me the most pleasure. They didn’t cost me a..."

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:21:32 -0400

“I have found that some of the simplest things have given me the most pleasure. They didn’t cost me a lot of money either. They just worked on my senses. Did you ever pick very large blueberries after a summer rain Walk through a grove of cottonwoods, open like a park, and see the blue sky beyond the shimmering gold of the leaves? Pull on dry woolen socks after you’ve peeled off the wet ones? Come in out of the subzero and shiver yourself warm in front of a wood fire? The world is full of such things.”

- Dick Proenneke (via thatkindofwoman)

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Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:47:41 -0400

brainsofbeauty: starseedthoughts: thegodmolecule: here is a...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 01:10:24 -0400

brainsofbeauty:

starseedthoughts:

thegodmolecule:

here is a tribe in Africa where the birth date of a child is counted not from when they were born, nor from when they are conceived but from the day that the child was a thought in its mother’s mind. And when a woman decides that she will have a child, she goes off and sits under a tree, by herself, and she listens until she can hear the song of the child that wants to come. And after she’s heard the song of this child, she comes back to the man who will be the child’s father, and teaches it to him. And then, when they make love to physically conceive the child, some of that time they sing the song of the child, as a way to invite it.

And then, when the mother is pregnant, the mother teaches that child’s song to the midwives and the old women of the village, so that when the child is born, the old women and the people around her sing the child’s song to welcome it. And then, as the child grows up, the other villagers are taught the child’s song. If the child falls, or hurts its knee, someone picks it up and sings its song to it. Or perhaps the child does something wonderful, or goes through the rites of puberty, then as a way of honoring this person, the people of the village sing his or her song.

In the African tribe there is one other occasion upon which the villagers sing to the child. If at any time during his or her life, the person commits a crime or aberrant social act, the individual is called to the center of the village and the people in the community form a circle around them. Then they sing their song to them.

The tribe recognizes that the correction for antisocial behavior is not punishment; it is love and the remembrance of identity. When you recognize your own song, you have no desire or need to do anything that would hurt another.

And it goes this way through their life. In marriage, the songs are sung, together. And finally, when this child is lying in bed, ready to die, all the villagers know his or her song, and they sing—for the last time—the song to that person.

You may not have grown up in an African tribe that sings your song to you at crucial life transitions, but life is always reminding you when you are in tune with yourself and when you are not. When you feel good, what you are doing matches your song, and when you feel awful, it doesn’t. In the end, we shall all recognize our song and sing it well. You may feel a little warbly at the moment, but so have all the great singers. Just keep singing and you’ll find your way home.

fuckyeahstellapeach: kwamezulushabazz: “The bloody US conquest...

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:52:28 -0400

fuckyeahstellapeach:

kwamezulushabazz:

“The bloody US conquest of Hawaii: days that will live in infamy.”

gukkies-n-cream:

zuky:

blog-andeol:

… ‘Hawaii Before Statehood, 1959’ image series from Life magazine

The bloody US conquest of Hawaii: days that will live in infamy.

After the overthrow of Queen Liliʻuokalani and the Kingdom of Hawaii in 1893, US President Grover Cleveland commissioned the Blount Report to investigate the US role in those events. The report concluded that the US had illegally supported the toppling of a sovereign nation, including the deployment of US Marines, against the wishes of the majority of the Hawaiian population. Nevertheless, Hawaii was annexed as a US territory in 1898, essentially becoming a plantation colony and a military base for US power projection across the Pacific into Asia, then turned into a US state in 1959.

this is why we dont like America at fucking all we dont even consider ourselves a damn state

Very timely post. I was just talking about this yesterday.

Much of the intense pressure to attack and colonize Hawaii was put on the US government by the Dole Company, who wanted to capitalize on Hawaii’s pineapples. Which they did, obviously, very successfully. Capitalism at work!

Faces and other things- Chicago, IL (mainly Pilsen)

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:42:03 -0400

Faces and other things- Chicago, IL (mainly Pilsen)

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Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:33:34 -0400

"Virtue and wisdom are sublime things, but if they create pride and a consciousness of separateness..."

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:30:54 -0400

“Virtue and wisdom are sublime things, but if they create pride and a consciousness of separateness from the rest of humanity, they are only the snakes of self reappearing in a finer form.”

- H.P Blavatsky, Practical Occultism (via lucifelle)

junkshoporanges: Evolutionary Intimacy and Astrological Cycles...

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:29:23 -0400

junkshoporanges:

Evolutionary Intimacy and Astrological Cycles (by VerDarluz CelestiOwl)

Wow I actually really enjoyed this! I can feeeeeel it

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Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:16:08 -0400

officialkylieminoguedragqueen: why is it spelled “jessica...

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:12:54 -0400

officialkylieminoguedragqueen:

why is it spelled “jessica langer” talk about a buzz kill

AHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!

leahwinehouse: If I had a pennyfor every timesomeone thoughtI was a wishing well,something they...

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:12:32 -0400

leahwinehouse:

If I had a penny
for every time
someone thought
I was a wishing well,
something they could
look into and see a better
self waiting on my surface,
I’d have drowned tasting metal.
The bad habits I’ve collected
or how I’ve learned to keep them
at a distance- it doesn’t make me
anyone’s exit. Recognize that no
one- not even Almighty Me- can fully
detour you from your own damned truths.

nprmusic: Produced by Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy, One True Vine...

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:19:12 -0400

nprmusic:

Produced by Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy, One True Vine radiates reverence while summoning a slow burn well-suited to Mavis Staples’ rich, dusky voice.

Stream One True Vine now.

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Mon, 17 Jun 2013 01:17:38 -0400

csizkek: velvetlovepocket: “If You Know Someone Who Doesn’t...

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 01:09:21 -0400

csizkek:

velvetlovepocket:

“If You Know Someone Who Doesn’t Believe Sexism Exists, Show Them This”
Link here: [x]

So awesome! Such situations are far, far, FAR too common/”normal”

rematiration: sikssaapo-p: october-eightyeight: labmunky: UPD...

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 00:25:11 -0400

rematiration:

sikssaapo-p:

october-eightyeight:

labmunky:

UPDATE: 6/16/2013

highwaysunset:

labmunky:

UPDATE: 6/14/2013

highwaysunset:

black-footed:

labmunky:

Ohmygahd guys! My Facebook page This should be the Blackhawks Logo! caught the eye of one of the major newspapers here The Chicago Tribune! I just finished a phone interview with them about mascots and the Chicago Native Community! I’ll keep y’all updated :D

This is awesome! Props, homie.

That’s awesome! I hope it gets some real attention :D

Hey everybody! So first of all thanks you all for the shares <3! Secondly, here is the update! The Chicago Tribune is going to run a full article this Monday on Cultural Appropriation, the Chicago Blackhawks and the Chicago Native Community! They are coming over later today or Sunday to do a photo shoot :D

Holy cow Anthony, this is huge!! Can’t wait to see this come out :D

Hey Everybody! The Chicago Tribune IS running an article on the Facebook page I manage, it’s going to be in this Monday’s paper! Check it out guys!
I’ll provided a link to the online article when it gets posted :D

Anthonyyyyyy
This is awesome!

Still appropriating Native cultures, I do believe the Chicago Blackhawks have connection to any indigenous communities, I could be wrong on that? But a redesigning still using Native motiff…

i’m in support of this logo change.

queerfabulousmermaid: pocproblems: n4di4: freshmouthgoddess: ...

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 23:49:48 -0400

queerfabulousmermaid:

pocproblems:

n4di4:

freshmouthgoddess:

Good Secret Bad Secret - Girls Handclapping Song! (by createfuturegood)

Protect girls against abuse

Get it girls! Let em know.

Go on girls. If this ain’t revolutionary then idk what is!

*Cries* my heart

This is so heartwarming!!!

I really liked the way Rachel Maddow explained her support for...

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 23:41:18 -0400

I really liked the way Rachel Maddow explained her support for affirmative action, and I thought it might be useful for some people. (Full Video)

thatkindofwoman: What is happening in this video makes me ache...

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 23:40:44 -0400

thatkindofwoman:

What is happening in this video makes me ache for any talent singing to happen for me one day. I am so unremarkable as a singer, and crave this sort of beautiful talent. This is so good.

The Staves.

midwestcomplex: meattothewolves: itssallhappening: cats-miaou:...

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 20:14:40 -0400

midwestcomplex:

meattothewolves:

itssallhappening:

cats-miaou:

seeseesaw:

ANGEL OLSEN - Some Things Cosmic

be still my heart

Her range…

this was pretty magical.

"Don’t be afraid of your fears. They’re not there to scare you. They’re there to let you know that..."

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 13:23:38 -0400

“Don’t be afraid of your fears. They’re not there to scare you. They’re there to let you know that something is worth it.”

- C. JoyBell C (via thatkindofwoman)

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"I have found that some of the simplest things have given me the most pleasure. They didn’t cost me a..."

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brainsofbeauty: starseedthoughts: thegodmolecule: here is a...

fuckyeahstellapeach: kwamezulushabazz: “The bloody US conquest...

Faces and other things- Chicago, IL (mainly Pilsen)

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"Virtue and wisdom are sublime things, but if they create pride and a consciousness of separateness..."

junkshoporanges: Evolutionary Intimacy and Astrological Cycles...

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officialkylieminoguedragqueen: why is it spelled “jessica...

leahwinehouse: If I had a pennyfor every timesomeone thoughtI was a wishing well,something they...

nprmusic: Produced by Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy, One True Vine...

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csizkek: velvetlovepocket: “If You Know Someone Who Doesn’t...

rematiration: sikssaapo-p: october-eightyeight: labmunky: UPD...

Hey Everybody! The Chicago Tribune IS running an article on the Facebook page I manage, it’s going to be in this Monday’s paper! Check it out guys! I’ll provided a link to the online article when it gets posted :D

queerfabulousmermaid: pocproblems: n4di4: freshmouthgoddess: ...

I really liked the way Rachel Maddow explained her support for...

thatkindofwoman: What is happening in this video makes me ache...

midwestcomplex: meattothewolves: itssallhappening: cats-miaou:...

"Don’t be afraid of your fears. They’re not there to scare you. They’re there to let you know that..."

Hey Everybody! The Chicago Tribune IS running an article on the Facebook page I manage, it’s going to be in this Monday’s paper! Check it out guys!
I’ll provided a link to the online article when it gets posted :D