December 2009
144 posts
Study: Experiences make us happier than... →
psychotherapy:
…Another reason for increased happiness in experiences, the researchers found, was that people felt a greater sense of vitality or “being alive” during the experience and in reflection, Howell said.
“As nice as your new computer is, it’s not going to make you feel alive,” he said.
Most psychologists who study the phenomenon say people adapt to a new purchase in six to eight...
How To Pick Yourself Up Off The Floor
la-douleur-exquise:
♥ Immerse yourself in something positive. Volunteer at a no kill animal shelter. Read to the elderly. Start an art project. Do something to create a positive influence for yourself. Negative thoughts and places are dangerous when you’re down. ♥ Stop letting yourself only see the negatives when you look in the mirror. I used to always think “I’d be acceptable looking if I lost...
Tumblr.com '09: What I've learned.
papercranes:
auricachan:
drinkingwater:
eatyourdinner:
margaritaqueen:
chiksilog:
dearmary:
1. This is the best site that I have ever spent a part of my life on.
2. There are actual bloggers on this website. But shh, they’re supposed to be a secret.
3. Photos get more reblogs and likes than Text posts. Forever.
4. When you reblog, saying “THIS.” and “Oh My God” are two appropriate...
“Will you come home and stop this pain tonight
Stop this pain tonight”
– I Miss You - Blink 182 (via holycrapihavetumblr) (via avajean) (via lovebot)
this sucks. T_T
(RED)EEM
themorninglight:
happythings:
472239364:
Here’s the real secret: there is nothing - absolutely nothing - that can’t be stitched up, cleaned up, bound up, or brought back together. With enough faith, strength, and love, there is nothing - and no one - beyond saving.
[via.]
“I’m afraid of not having enough time. Not enough time to understand people, how...”
– The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (via poeticheartache) (via themorninglight)
I NEED MORE TIME.
“I never thought I’d hear myself saying this, but thank you. Because if you...”
– (via poeticheartache) (via spontaneous-sublimation)
#556
achoiceinthematter:
Someone who’s the opposite of me but fits me perfectly anyway.
I LOST MY PHONE LAST NIGHT! ERRR :|
starsinice:
jodtwo:
starsinice:
That makes it two phones this year. WTH?! :((
same here! just last night. :(( merry christmas sa kanya.
Kainis talaga. Kung kelan malapit na ang Christmas ee. Errr :| Katangahan ko din feeling ko nalaglag lang sa FX. Tsk.
omg my phone just got snatched yesterday too! damn.
“I think I’m afraid to be happy, because whenever I get happy, something bad...”
– Charlie Brown (via tsokolatengtunaw)
right on the dot.
“With every moment we share, every smile, every touch, I become more certain that...”
– (via eletheowl) (via spontaneous-sublimation)
it is more than enough.:)
Why do we SHOUT when we are ANGRY?
tsokolatengtunaw:
followandreblog:
happythings:
mistikos: believemelove: snowflakeskiss:
One day, a professor asked his students ‘Why do we SHOUT instead of speak when we are ANGRY?’ All the students thought for a while. One answered ‘Because we lost our cool. That’s why we SHOUT.’ Asked the professor again, ‘But the person is just right next to you, why can’t we talk softly but have to...