AΞΔ - Iota Mu and Gamma Delta chapters forever. Life is a constant battle, but a battle worth fighting. Never give up.
Nescient Alcatotes
Happiness consisteth of two kinds: physical and spiritual. The physical happiness is limited; its utmost duration is one day, one month, one year. It hath no result. Spiritual happiness is eternal and unfathomable. This kind of happiness appeareth in one’s soul with the love of God and suffereth one to attain to the virtues and perfections of the world of humanity. Therefore, endeavour as much as thou art able in order to illumine the lamp of thy heart by the light of love. - ‘Abdu’l Baha
True happiness is an attitude we foster rather than something we possess. It is about a condition of being rather than of having.
The more we search for ourselves, the less likely we are to find ourselves; and the more we search for God, and to serve our fellow-men, the more profoundly will we become acquainted with ourselves, and the more inwardly assured. This is one of the great spiritual laws of life. - Shoghi Effendi
True happiness goes hand in hand with attaining the “virtues and perfections of the world of humanity”
The key, it would seem, to happiness – true happiness – is constant effort: effort in our path of service, effort in the development of our character, and effort in becoming detached from our ego and in recognizing our true spiritual natures. Pursuing happiness as the sole object of our lives can only ever be a formula for frustration and disappointment – we will always find our lives, at some point, to be lacking in one way or another. By pursuing spiritual happiness instead, and focusing our efforts on service to others and acquiring spiritual growth, our eyes will be opened to the countless blessings in our lives.
These quotes and thoughts are just what I needed this week, as I have been struggling with just about everything, I need to just step back and start looking at everything differently. Growing up in a very non-religious household, I was never truly able to see the benefits of having a faith. I have been slowly learning over the last couple years how great it feels to develop your spirituality and to always have faith in something.
I joined a sorority because of the girl’s imperfections.
They weren’t fake and blonde and perfect.
They were loud and different shapes and sizes.
They were actually REAL people.I value Alpha Xi Delta and everything that it stands for.
Every girl, no matter WHAT they look like, sound like, sexual orientation;
Is my sister and will be until the day that I die.TFJ.
(via flylikeaxichick)
I changed my iPod's name to Titanic. It's syncing now.
When chemists die, they barium.
Jokes about German sausage are the wurst.
I know a guy who's addicted to brake fluid. He says he can stop any time.
I stayed up all night to see where the sun went. Then it dawned on me.
This girl said she recognized me from the vegetarian club, but I'd never met herbivore.
I'm reading a book about anti-gravity. I just can't put it down.
I did a theatrical performance about puns. It was a play on words.
They told me I had type-A blood, but it was a Type-O.
We’re going on a class trip to the Coca-Cola factory. I hope there's no pop quiz.
Did you hear about the cross-eyed teacher who lost her job because she couldn't control her pupils?
Broken pencils are pointless.
I tried to catch some fog, but I mist.
What do you call a dinosaur with an extensive vocabulary? A thesaurus.
I used to be a banker, but then I lost interest.
All the toilets in New York’s police stations have been stolen. The police have nothing to go on.
I got a job at a bakery because I kneaded dough.
Haunted French pancakes give me the crêpes.
A cartoonist was found dead in his home. Details are sketchy.
The earthquake in Washington obviously was the Government's fault.
Be kind to your dentist. He has fillings, too.
My dad lost his court case against my mother. He was trying to get the courts to allow my sister to come live here until she is 18 because my mother’s home is seriously detrimental emotionally to my sister. Not only did my mother win the case, but she also got the judge/commissioner to say that my father should pay her attorney fees.
This just adds to my hatred of her. The place I once called home (for 20years I might add) is now a place that I only want/need to visit because I still have a bunch of stuff to get from there… and hopefully when I want to visit my friends someone can give me a place to stay because I don’t want to step foot into that house if my mother is there.
this happens EVERY semester. I start drinking caffeine even though my body has serious problems handling it and I get real addicted. but since school is out, bring on the caffeine withdrawal migraines, it will be a fun week or two!
PSA of the Day: Although some U.S. states are starting to crack down on texting while driving, Belgium is making SMSing while operating a motor vehicle part of the test for a drivers’ license.
Well, no, it’s not. But thanks to this PSA from Belgian org RYD (Responsible Young Drivers), you can see what it would be like if it did.
Yes, it’s as scary as you’d expect.
[ufunk.]
(via xirose)
Why is my mother so manipulative and horrible? I’m tired of her always twisting things so that she looks like she is never at fault, because nothing is ever her fault. She just knows the way to make some of her children hate her forever. I’m so glad that I don’t have to rely on her for food, money, or anything ever.
Today is my mother’s birthday. In the past I’ve made her five course meals and spent almost all the money I had saved up on presents for her. This year I only made it as far as sending her a happy birthday text message and I was even reluctant to send the text message.
Is it wrong that I don’t want to speak to her, even on her birthday, because just thinking about talking to her makes me incredibly unhappy? For the first time since I was 12 I am truly happy and most of that reason is because I moved in with my dad. From 12-21 I was incredibly unhappy, gaining weight until I reached over 200, self-injuring, thinking about and wishing to die almost everyday and every time I was home with my mother all of it just intensified even though I loved being home with the friends I’ve known the longest.
The last time she called me was in March, and the last time I talked to her on the phone was probably in January. She keeps thinking everything will be all hunky-dory because she is being nice to me currently. She doesn’t realize that what she is doing now doesn’t make up for all the years of psychological and emotional abuse that she put me through and the fact that she continues to put my younger sister through it. I don’t want anything to happen to my sister and just knowing my youngest sister is going through the same issues as I did when I lived at home, just makes me even more upset.
So if I am a horrible person for not calling her on her birthday, and for not ever wanting to speak to or see her (or my grandparents on her side, that’s a whole different story) again, then so be it.
