douceurs:

tender truisms

  • it is in your self-interest to find a way to be very tender (jenny holzer)
  • incorporate tenderness into everyday language (gashii)
  • attention is the beginning of devotion (mary oliver)
  • consciously study how to be tender to each other until it becomes a habit (audre lorde)
  • tenderness is in the hands (carolyn forché)

(via cosmog)

bakwaaas:

when I was younger, I used to think true love was tumultuous and intense. but now, I feel like real love is gentle. passionate in a soft, sweet way. not fireworks and drama, but a love that’s like coming home, the breeze on a still summer day. a balm to the aches of the world.

(via lilllbean)

thebookongoodbye:

“You must view the world as yours. Move with conviction. Know that anything you desire is within an arm’s reach. Make it happen. For you.”

— you got this

(via lilllbean)

Scientists Have Discovered A Mushroom That Eats Plastic, And It Could Clean Our Landfills

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Scientists Have Discovered A Mushroom That Eats Plastic, And It Could Clean Our Landfills

It looks like George Carlin is right again, even more than ten years after his death. In his famous “Saving the Planet” standup comedy act, he takes the piss out…

rewind-on-purpose:

This is actually pretty exciting. They’ve found a way to turn plastic into food.

Mushrooms are such amazing things. Most are decomposers, meaning they break stuff down into its original components. Some break down dead wood, or animals, others can break down toxic waste, and apparently this one can break down plastic. How cool is that?

(via parkiing)


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