February 2012
198 posts
me when i go out: i should've stayed home
me when i stay home: i should've gone out
me when i'm around people: i want to be alone
me when i'm alone: i want to be around people
me when i'm mean to people: i need to be nicer
me when i'm nice to people: i need to be meaner
Metamorphose: Embodied Cognition →
whatsustainsus:
“Recent advances in understanding what psychologists call “embodied cognition” indicate a surprisingly direct link between mind and body. It turns out that people draw on their bodily experiences in constructing their social reality. Studies show, for example, that someone holding a warm cup…
Maybe this is why we feel so connected to people in coffee shops
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“Screw that. We shouldn’t be embarrassed. Sharing what we’re truly interested in attracts people who love us for who we really are. Why surround yourself with people who don’t get what excites you? No, you don’t need to be overtly confrontational by sharing every hate piece about the demopublican party, but be willing to say something controversial if you believe in it. You’ll spark...
All I want right now
is coffee. and a hug.
[Guilt is] this mechanism we use to control people. It’s an illusion. It’s a...
– ~Ted Bundy. (via howeyeonethewritetoothink)
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People who lack emotions have great difficulty adjusting to life and making...
– ~Psychology textbook. (via howeyeonethewritetoothink)
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I spend way too much time on the internet
itsgnatyo:
mooshrum:
I will never understand the logic of “hey, I really like you but I don’t want to get in a relationship with you just yet because I need to figure out myself but I’m going to hook up with other girls in the meantime, so wait for me while I get my shit together xoxoxo”
Or how about the “hey I like you and wanna spend time with you” then you dint hear from them for almost 2...
The first thing I think to ask any potential lover is: “But do you understand the significance of a coffee shop?”
It’s delicious to have people adore you, but it’s exhausting, too. Particularly...
– Tasha Alexander, A Fatal Waltz (via psychotherapy)
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I don't love you, but I always will.
But if it came too easy it wouldn’t be worth all the time that it took.
– Things Just Getting Good by The Promise Ring (via theyllbeupinarms)
I started sending you a note on how I hope that you’re happy. I hear you’re...
– “Oceans” by The Format (via itsgnatyo)
I like people with depth, I like people with emotion, I like people with a...
– Abbey Lee Kershaw (via gentlemanlypursuits)