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2 weeks ago
don t spend too much trying to make today perfect, just make it real, just be you! your mother did make you, after all, the least we can do is just give her back our selves and i m willing to bet that you are more than your mother could have ever hoped or asked for
Mothers, remember, everything you do matters to us and everything you do makes a difference, i hope today brings you new strength and joy, to continue running, with perseverance the race marked out for you. you are very special and you will never hear thank you enough but what you do is so amazing and it may be selfish to say but it s worth it
with love,
bennyt
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my past Mothers Day blogs…
http://tearsareshootingstars.tumblr.com/post/5308605591/can-i-get-my-moms-out-there-to-holla-back
http://tearsareshootingstars.tumblr.com/post/584490472/where-are-all-my-moms-at
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Notes: 1 / 4 weeks ago
hi!
if you like my tumblr posts for some reason, follow me on twitter
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rock n roll!
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1 month ago"
Here’s the thing: harboring bitterness against someone else ultimately doesn’t affect them very much. But it could destroy you. That bitterness will seep into your thoughts, words, and actions, and it will affect your relationships with the people you love. So, forgive—if not for them, then for you.
In the end, no matter how your plans turn out, no matter how others treat you, you get to choose what your life looks like. I’m choosing fullness, joy, and forgiveness.
"- Emmi Scott -
Notes: 1 / 1 month ago
today is Holocaust Remembrance Day (Yom HaShoah)
i can t say for sure that i have been personally affected by this historic event but it sucks that people still kill people
a day like this, even with no notable Jewish ancestors of my own that i know off, makes me wonder if we as a species have learned at all
i hear that there are still genocides going on in countries in Africa and Eurasia, i hear of slavery and sex-trafficking and child soldiers in other continents as well as our own, i see stories on the news about terrorism and hate crimes, i read articles about murders and mass killings, i hear and think about the ties to religious and political organizations
all of this does indeed make me wonder
i do know some Jewish people and indeed i have discussed the Holocaust and the War in and outside of school before but…
have we learned? have we moved on? should we?
and then, all of this takes me here, to look at myself and ask am i making a difference?
we can t change what has happened but we can learn and we can change and we can become better but it does start with me and it does start with you
just some thoughts
bennyt
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Notes: 1 / 1 month ago"Death has an interesting way of simplifying life. Fears, worries, and pride seem to fall away. You get more courageous and more honest when you’re reminded that you’re going to die soon. It’s that clarity and honesty that helps you decide what you want to do with your life."- Duncan Penn (What Do You Want To Do Before You Die?;The Buried Life)
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Notes: 3 / 1 month ago
his scars are ours
Easter brunch isn t very rock n roll.
Jesus is very rock n roll. He is black and white in a sea of pastels, He is right and wrong, driving with let’s compromise on the left side of the road, He is dirty and worn-out jeans a midst dress pants and sun dresses, Jesus is making us breakfast while we make speeches, and blog posts.
The Church is supposed to be rock n roll, but church only on Resurrection Day is not.
a light in the dark is very rock n roll
We were meant to be very rock n roll. We are meant to be work boots and hammers, aprons and tongs, paint brushes and our voices, not church once a year, not christian radio once a week.
God is very rock n roll. God came back from Death, before zombies were popular. God was original before hipsters were popular.
In the beginning was a rock n roll sort-of idea, a Word, a Man, a Love, and He was meant to die.
We are meant to live, but only because our lives have been paid for.
You believe certain things, as do i; please don t live today without realizing that you have been bought, you belong, you are on purpose
Did Jesus Christ of Nazareth rise from the dead on this day exactly? i can t answer that correctly but every day we are to celebrate life, we are to celebrate the same power that rose Christ from the dead lives in us
want to see a Miracle? look in the mirror today, allow yourself to see what He saw when He died on a cross
Jesus wrote death on all hearts, just as he wrote life. my risen King is so very rock n roll
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Notes: 3 / 2 months ago"
You are beautiful. You are enough. The world we live in is twisted and broken and for your entire life you will be subjected to all kinds of lies that tell you that you are not enough. You are not thin enough. You are not tan enough. You are not smooth, soft, shiny, firm, tight, fit, silky, blonde, hairless enough. Your teeth are not white enough. Your legs are not long enough. Your clothes are not stylish enough. You are not educated enough. You don’t have enough experience. You are not creative enough.
There is a beauty industry, a fashion industry, a television industry, (and most unfortunately) a pornography industry: and all of these have unique ways of communicating to bright young women: you are not beautiful, sexy, smart or valuable enough.
You must have the clarity and common sense to know that none of that is true. None of it.
You were created for a purpose, exactly so. You have innate value. You are loved more than you could ever comprehend; it is mind-boggling how much you are adored. There has never been, and there will never be another you. Therefore, you have unique thoughts to offer the world. They are only yours, and we all lose out if you are too fearful to share them.
You are beautiful. You are valuable. You are enough.
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Notes: 20 / 2 months ago
6 years ago tomorrow night, Jon Foreman, of Switchfoot fame, wore the first ever To Write Love On Her Arms t-shirt, so tomorrow, we celebrate, we decide, we wear a shirt that does more than keep us warm and comfortable, we wear a shirt that starts a conversation, a conversation full of light and lacking secrets and lies, a conversation full of honesty and compassion, a conversation about hope, about rescue, about life, about love
wear(e)TWLOHA!
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Notes: 2 / 2 months ago"
This life may bring you more pain than you know what to do with. Sometimes it might include carrying the pain of others. No matter what it looks like, use your voice. Speak up and out. Do you need help? Is there someone who needs your help? Whether it’s a push to get out of bed today, an encouragement to say no to those voices, or enough drive to reach out to someone, I hope you will. I hope you will fight. For them and for yourself.
You are part of this life for a reason. Your reason may look different than mine, but we are important. You are important. Never let yourself forget it.
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Notes: 42898 / 2 months ago from bel0ve (originally from invisible)
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2 months ago
let s make Kony famous!
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Notes: 1 / 2 months ago
basic instructions before leaving earth
“Make sure that nobody pays back wrong for wrong, but always try to be kind to each other and to everyone else. Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus. Do not put out the Spirit’s fire; do not treat prophecies with contempt. Test everything. Hold on to the good. Avoid every kind of evil.”
— 1 Thessalonians 5:15-22 NIV
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Notes: 1 / 3 months ago
messing around with lights/camera
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Notes: 1 / 3 months ago
words on a wall calendar
Happy Valentine’s Day friends!
don t concern yourself with what everyone else thinks about today; let the lovers love and let the haters hate, you don t have to be like them
live for today because there will never be a Tuesday, February 14, 2012 ever again, so live it up
if today means candy, flowers and teddy bears for you then make sure the chocolate is dark, the roses are fresh and the stuffed animals are huge!
don t half-ass today.
today does not have to suck; ’Valentine’s Day’ is just words on a wall calendar, unless you choose to make today mean something; love someone, be loved, love yourself even
since some of us will let ourselves loathe today i say this to you, if you are single, you are not alone, they are not the same thing, once February 14 starts then Valentine’s Day lasts only 24 hours, only 1440 minutes, only 86400 seconds: make these moments count
if you are working today, work hard, if you are at school today, respect your classmates and work hard, show some kindness no matter where you are because you have no idea what the people around you are going though
before i start rambling (or have i already started!?) or talking about how much i believe that Hallmark invented Valentine’s Day i want you to know that you matter very much and that you make a difference
live today. love today. give up something today. grow, move on from something today. let today be remarkable, let today be different, make yourself remember this day.
today, you are alive and that s gotta mean something. make it mean something.
don t half-ass today.
sending out as much love as one can,
bennyt
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Notes: 3 / 3 months ago
become you
you owe it to yourself to discover what makes you happy and to do that, because you owe it to this world to become you
the world doesn t need any more doctors, teachers, cops or lawyers, the world needs you. the world needs me.
you have something in you and you are like no one else on this planet. you love like no one else does and no one dreams the dreams you dream, the way you dream them.
you could wait for a sign, you could wait for a door to open back up, you could wait until tomorrow. but time will move on and you will get more opportunities but you will never get this one again
when you don t know where to go, when you are stuck, when you are down, get back up, and move forward, or at least keep moving, keep trying, keep fighting
the inhabitants of this world will never come to a consensus on matters of faith, or matters of science or matters of love, or even if you will, matters of magic. there s always a guy who believes in this and can prove it exists and there s also always the guy who knows it does not exist and can prove it
maybe i m just talking to myself here but that s okay with me; when you are feeling good, keep going, don t stop. when you feel lousy and miserable, keep going, don t stop.
you are what this world needs. become you
still wondering,
bennyt
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