New mix on 8tracks: SNELANDIA - all tracks by Icelandic artists.

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First Aid Kit - The Lions Roar (from their upcoming album)

→ this is me today...

I have no interest in lingering in my own sadness. Certain people might think that there is beauty in it, and they might be right, of course. There is an almost blinding beauty in sadness, cold and bright and hard like diamonds. It might appear precious and fragile, but it isn’t. Sadness is not fragile, it might make you more breakable, change you into glass, but it is only strength as it clings to you with metallic fingers, an iron grip. It is treacherous. It makes you believe that this state of being is familiar and comforting, it makes you want to stay. But sadness is a large pool of salted water, like tears, like the sea, and you can float and swim and dive all you want, but hurt yourself a bit, get a cramp, get too tired, and it will drown you.
People like fragile things. They appear so precious and valuable. Sadness is all blue, watery, glass and crystalline. You want to wrap it in gauze and silk and hold it close so it doesn’t bang on sharp corners and crack. It wants you to believe this.
It is lying.

I will try to hold on happiness instead. It is the elusive one, the fragile one that slips between your fingers so easily, slippery. It doesn’t cling to you like sadness does, it only wants to fly. You have to cling to it. You have to carry it in your chest, safe between your ribs, next to your heart. You have to avoid sharp corners. You have to let it burn slowly, brightly, your own little sun. And try to avoid swimming in pools of salted water for too long, lest they extinguish it.

Untitled-2 (by francesca daisy hill)

holly-snow-and-sage:

(by Elke Fiebig)

printed-ink:

The Shape of Water, by Anne Spollen

currently listening to the Cracks soundtrack. Absolutely loving it.

what is your favorite musical artist/band at the moment?

(looking for new music)

This is it. My first short story. Obviously needs more paragraph breaks.
But that will be for tomorrow. Tonight, I am just happy.

rebekahseok:

10.10.11

collecting bears
(picture by James Francis Hurley)

collecting bears
(pictures by James Francis Hurley)

holly-snow-and-sage:

little women (1994)

pada-viya:

The Moon Is Drowning While I Sleep

One of my favourite stories.  All of Charles de Lint’s stories about Sophie are amazing.  (via sosotheysay)

It is very good. I love Charles de Lint and if you haven’t read any of his work yet, I recommend reading this story and see if you like it (genre: mythic fiction, fantasy, urban fantasy).