If you don't occasionally refer to yourself as an 'Oklahomo', I think you're missing out

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All day, erry day.

“Just as language has no longer anything in common with the thing it names, so the movements of most of the people who live in cities have lost their connection with the earth; they hang, as it were, in the air, hover in all directions, and find no place where they can settle.”

Rilke

“The question why I would LET Willow cut her hair. First the LET must be challenged. This is a world where women, girls are constantly reminded that they don’t belong to themselves; that their bodies are not their own, nor their power or self determination. I made a promise to endow my little girl with the power to always know that her body, spirit and her mind are HER domain. Willow cut her hair because her beauty, her value, her worth is not measured by the length of her hair. It’s also a statement that claims that even little girls have the RIGHT to own themselves and should not be a slave to even their mother’s deepest insecurities, hopes and desires. Even little girls should not be a slave to the preconceived ideas of what a culture believes a little girl should be.”

Jada Pinkett Smith  (via chubby-bunnies)

Always.

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lindsaur-gor:

There needs to be a code word or something that means “my brain is fighting me every step of the way today and I feel like I’m going to vibrate out of my skin, so I need you to forgive everything and go slowly and speak softly and lower your expectations.” And then we could all just be like, “I know I said we could go to a movie tonight but… tangerines.” And the other person would nod and squeeze your elbow or rub your head and you wouldn’t feel like a failure.

I vote for Sweet Potato.

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Stay Here With Me

My dear friends, Andrea Gibson and Kelsey Gibb, just launched an incredible project called Stay Here With Me: 

The Madness Vase, AKA – The Nutritionist

 let me say right now for the record,

I’m still gonna be here

asking this world to dance,

even if it keeps stepping on my holy feet.

You, you stay here with me, okay?

You stay here with me.

“For years, thoughts/attempts/completions of suicide have been present in both our personal and professional lives. Whether it’s struggles we have, difficulties our loved ones go through, or the experiences of those we work with – suicide has become an increasing presence in our lives and the lives of those around us.

The Madness Vase/Nutritionist  was written in part as a response to this and to the It Gets Better campaign. There are times when “it gets better” is exactly what we need to hear – it encourages and lifts us up, offering us hope  when we’re without. Conversely, there are times when it feels validating to hear that, yes, things are bad, and they might not get better for a while. Andrea had both messages in mind when writing the poem, in hopes of reaching people with what they needed to hear at that particular moment.

Conversations (at home, work, after shows) unearthed deep similarities in our stories and pain. We discovered a collective heartbreak and rage. We also found a shared desire to stay alive and to help others do the same – to want to do the same.

This site is how we’re working to prevent suicide, and you all inspired it. We will use this space to share stories of trauma, mental illness, of wanting to die, and of the art and other things that have kept/keep us here. We hope you’ll help us create a kind, judgment-free, safe place that will serve as a reminder for all of us that we are not alone.

You are not alone. Ever.

We are so glad you’re here; so thankful you’re alive. Please stay here with us.”

My son, Briam, likes to dance. He asked me to make a video of him and put it on Youtube. 

infinitejessie:

To me, this gifset is Oklahoma.

Wolf Blitzer comes in to cover people who have just lived through a horrible disaster, and he brings his preconceived notions about what Oklahomans are like, and he brings this notion into the interview in the most condescending possible way

And the lady who is confronted with his condescending, preconceived notion, while standing in front of her destroyed home

is NICE to him about it

Added a link to the video. My people.

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