The Curbside Prophet

Okay, so, this might be weird, but I'm looking for a poem you posted a long time ago. I thought I had liked it, but I can't find it. I can't even remember what exactly it was about. I do remember you saying that there was a copy in your house when you were growing up and it held a lot of significance for you. Unless I'm remembering wrong. Anyway, it'd be really cool if you could link me to it. Thank you!

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:59:00 -0400

Hi Anon, You’re looking for the Desiderata. Here is a link to everything I have tagged Des, which...

lyssamae: Desiderata- Max Ehrmann Go placidly amid the noise...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:56:44 -0400

Desiderata- Max Ehrmann

Go placidly amid the noise and haste,
and remember what peace there may be in silence.

As far as possible without surrender
be on good terms with all persons.
Speak your truth quietly and clearly;
and listen to others,
even the dull and the ignorant;
they too have their story.
Avoid loud and aggressive persons,
they are vexatious to the spirit.

If you compare yourself with others,
you may become vain or bitter;
for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.

Enjoy your achievements as well as your plans.
Keep interested in your own career, however humble;
it is a real possession in the changing fortunes of time.
Exercise caution in your business affairs;
for the world is full of trickery.
But let this not blind you to what virtue there is;
many persons strive for high ideals;
and everywhere life is full of heroism.

Be yourself.
Especially, do not feign affection.
Neither be cynical about love;
for in the face of all aridity and disenchantment
it is as perennial as the grass.

Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Nurture strength of spirit to shield you in sudden misfortune.
But do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.
Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.

Beyond a wholesome discipline,
be gentle with yourself.
You are a child of the universe,
no less than the trees and the stars;
you have a right to be here.
And whether or not it is clear to you,
no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.

Therefore be at peace with God,
whatever you conceive Him to be,
and whatever your labors and aspirations,
in the noisy confusion of life keep peace with your soul.

With all its sham, drudgery, and broken dreams,
it is still a beautiful world.
Be cheerful.
Strive to be happy.

thesmithian: …up to 200,000 people angry with high costs and...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:49:25 -0400

thesmithian:

…up to 200,000 people angry with high costs and poor public services took to the streets. Protesters in Rio de Janeiro burned cars and looted buildings as police attempted to disperse them with teargas and rubber bullets. Aerial images showed thousands of people attempting to storm the congress building in Brasilia. The rallies…are some of the biggest ever seen in the country…

more.

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dear-monday: Repeat after me: I am a goddess. My spirit is towering, my soul is mighty, my breasts...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:27:42 -0400

dear-monday: Repeat after me: I am a goddess. My spirit is towering, my soul is mighty, my breasts...

zenjamaican: topsidepress: DONATE HERE Cathy Brennan, radical...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 16:10:22 -0400

zenjamaican:

topsidepress:

DONATE HERE

Cathy Brennan, radical “feminist” terrorist, has set her sights on a young black activist in Baltimore County, MD. Phylicia Sampson is being taken to court by Brennan, a notorious harasser of trans women and their supporters. Sampson is a recent college grad with few resources, no car and no way to fight back without your help.

As a community, we’ve suffered Brennan’s assaults for a long time—her blog is the best known for outing trans women’s personal information. She believes trans women are men who are infiltrating the feminist community and expends her resources fighting them. The idea that she is now taking her harassment to a legal venue is horrifying. That she has selected a young black woman with few resources to fight back is repugnant.

We can’t let Cathy Brennan get away with this! Share Phylicia’s campaign on Facebook, twitter, tumblr and instagram. Here are some things you can do TODAY to help:

Tell your friends why it is important that they donate to this campaign.

Donate what you can.

Write to your favorite feminist blog and ask them to cover this campaign

DONATE HERE

This is downright appalling.

Fatanarchy: bearstrich: You know why women often say “nothing’s wrong” when...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:58:56 -0400

Fatanarchy: bearstrich: You know why women often say “nothing’s wrong” when...: bearstrich: You...

When Allies Aren’t Allies- My Experience With I'd Tap That

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:39:29 -0400

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Knit Me A Pony: Status Message Here: In case you missed the part where Kickstarter helped fund an instruction manual on sexual assault

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:25:23 -0400

Knit Me A Pony: Status Message Here: In case you missed the part where Kickstarter helped fund an...

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Wed, 19 Jun 2013 15:16:39 -0400

roachpatrol:

ellenkushner:

elkacloke:

narrativepriorities:

justamus:

A rare vintage photograph of an onna-bugeisha, one of the female warriors of the upper social classes in feudal Japan.

Often mistakenly referred to as “female samurai”, female warriors have a long history in Japan, beginning long before samurai emerged as a warrior class.

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Super cool lady!

Hot babe in armor - be still, my heart.

women have always fought

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Wed, 19 Jun 2013 14:57:00 -0400

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"The Church says: The body is a sin. Science says: The body is a machine. Advertising says: The..."

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:05:37 -0400

“The Church says: The body is a sin. Science says: The body is a machine. Advertising says:...

Things I have done today:

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:43:59 -0400

Ate a Reeses Klondike. Emailed the SERV advocate for Camden county to register for the sexual...

soulbrotherv2: This date marks the Juneteenth National Freedom...

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:22:27 -0400

soulbrotherv2:

This date marks the Juneteenth National Freedom Day. Celebrated on June 19, Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. It is the name given to Emancipation Day (or Freedam Day)_by African-Americans in in Galveston, Texas, in 1865, when Union Major General Gordon Granger arrived in town and read General Order #3 to the people of Galveston.

It stated, “The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free. This involves an absolute equality of personal rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves, and the connection heretofore existing between them becomes that between employer and hired labor. The freedmen are advised to remain quietly at their present homes and work for wages. They are informed that they will not be allowed to collect at military posts and that they will not be supported in idleness either there or elsewhere.” [Continue reading at the African American Registry.]

For further reading and research, see also:

Juneteenth Texas: Essays in African-American Folklore (Publications of the Texas Folklore Society) edited by Francis Edward Abernethy, Patrick B. Mullen, and Alan B. Govenar. [book link]

Freedom’s Daughters: A Juneteenth Story by by Lynne Olson. [book link]

Juneteenth: A Novel by Ralph Ellison. [book link]

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rollerderbynerd: ohthatgirlyouknow: Praise Derby. That’s some...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:27:46 -0400

rollerderbynerd:

ohthatgirlyouknow:

Praise Derby.

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abgron: dear every guy in my class at college

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:16:33 -0400

abgron:

dear every guy in my class at college

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