When I was growing up in the burbs, my family grew exactly two things. Onion grass, which I was instructed to pull by hand on sweltering Saturday mornings and pile high into a rusty wheelbarrow, and mint, which grew in a huge bush beside the garage. And on warm summer nights, my dad would send me…
Boosting Walker’s signal because who doesn’t want to at least have the knowledge?
Jonathan Carroll (via browndresswithwhitedots)
I’ve been trying to give more compliments when I think them, and omg its so hard. I get so nervous and I feel so like creepy or something, but its always worth it.
(via onelikeyou)
One of the best things I learned during my years of retail was a sort of fearlessness when it comes to complimenting people and doing these little things for people. It really can make someone’s day and it never fails to pick you up as well. It makes you feel like some sort of superhero of joy. Learning to make a habit of doing little things for others infinitely upped the quality of my day-to-day life.
(via laughterkey)
There is that saying “if you can’t say something, say nothing at all.” I had an influential teacher who preached the inverse of that: if you have something nice to say, do say it. Do you like or appreciate something about someone? Tell them. Chances are they don’t know you feel that way, don’t hear it very often, and would really appreciate it. And they’ll probably thank you, and that will probably make you feel good. Think of a time you made someone smile…didn’t you then smile, too?
(via adventuresinblunderland)
Once a total stranger complimented my hair. It was early in the workday last July, so it was down and curly, and thanks to the humidity it was gigantic. I was on my way back into my office from a client meeting and was stressed and unhappy, hiding behind sunglasses and the “I’m busy” George Costanza frown that I default to during the workday. And while waiting for the elevator, a woman that I had never seen in the building before told me that I had beautiful hair. I am still coasting on that compliment.
(Source: jonathancarroll.com, via aspiringpolymath)
Hank Hill, Tina Belcher, Larry David.
Louise Belcher, Elaine Benes, Brenda Walsh
Gene Belcher, Artie the producer, Laura the receptionist.
leslie knope, alice (superjail), space ghost
linda belcher, audrey horne, mojo jojo
Dale Cooper, Manny Bianco, Reginald Barclay
Michael Bluth, Lisa Simpson, Tenth Doctor
Robin Scherbatzky, Lucille Bluth, Rachel Green
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