http://chicagolivingcalidreaming.tumblr.com/

i love that man more than anyone could ever imagine </3 :(

Mon, 20 May 2013 23:39:01 -0500

i love that man more than anyone could ever imagine </3 :(

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Mon, 20 May 2013 23:30:15 -0500

lordflacko91: staypozitive: THIS YEAR-OLD VIDEO OF A...

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:02:26 -0500

staypozitive:

THIS YEAR-OLD VIDEO OF A TEARY-EYED HOMELESS MAN IS GOING VIRAL — GOOD LUCK NOT GETTING EMOTIONAL WATCHING IT.

Sad 😞

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Mon, 20 May 2013 11:40:08 -0500

go-tenks: J.Cole | Born Sinner June 18th

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:30:48 -0500

go-tenks:

J.Cole | Born Sinner

June 18th

wyte-one-thousand: pleiadian-princess: radagastlovesyou: you-...

Sun, 19 May 2013 23:40:43 -0500

wyte-one-thousand:

pleiadian-princess:

radagastlovesyou:

you-are-another-me:

There is a tribe in Africa where the birth date of a child is counted not from when they were born, nor from when they are conceived but from the day that the child was a thought in its mother’s mind. And when a woman decides that she will have a child, she goes off and sits under a tree, by herself, and she listens until she can hear the song of the child that wants to come. And after she’s heard the song of this child, she comes back to the man who will be the child’s father, and teaches it to him. And then, when they make love to physically conceive the child, some of that time they sing the song of the child, as a way to invite it.

And then, when the mother is pregnant, the mother teaches that child’s song to the midwives and the old women of the village, so that when the child is born, the old women and the people around her sing the child’s song to welcome it. And then, as the child grows up, the other villagers are taught the child’s song. If the child falls, or hurts its knee, someone picks it up and sings its song to it. Or perhaps the child does something wonderful, or goes through the rites of puberty, then as a way of honoring this person, the people of the village sing his or her song.

In the African tribe there is one other occasion upon which the villagers sing to the child. If at any time during his or her life, the person commits a crime or aberrant social act, the individual is called to the center of the village and the people in the community form a circle around them. Then they sing their song to them.

The tribe recognizes that the correction for antisocial behavior is not punishment; it is love and the remembrance of identity. When you recognize your own song, you have no desire or need to do anything that would hurt another.

And it goes this way through their life. In marriage, the songs are sung, together. And finally, when this child is lying in bed, ready to die, all the villagers know his or her song, and they sing—for the last time—the song to that person.

You may not have grown up in an African tribe that sings your song to you at crucial life transitions, but life is always reminding you when you are in tune with yourself and when you are not. When you feel good, what you are doing matches your song, and when you feel awful, it doesn’t. In the end, we shall all recognize our song and sing it well. You may feel a little warbly at the moment, but so have all the great singers. Just keep singing and you’ll find your way home.

This is the most amazing thing I have ever read.

THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL IM ALMOST TEARING UP

Reblog for eternity.

coffeenuts: 24K by Gerrel Saunders (Gaks designs)

Sun, 19 May 2013 23:38:56 -0500

DESIRE

NO SIGNAL

NO WORRIES

coffeenuts:

24K by Gerrel Saunders (Gaks designs)

craytivemind: How can you get over us?The public won’t even let youI know to wake up with that fear...

Sun, 19 May 2013 11:06:12 -0500

craytivemind:

How can you get over us?
The public won’t even let you
I know to wake up with that fear is gross
Love me from far cause you scared to get close
But what are you fearing the most?
If happiness is the finish line I beat you there
I always thought that when you’d put the baggage down I’d meet you there

"You love something too much, guarantee it’ll kill ya, for real."

Sun, 19 May 2013 10:54:20 -0500

“You love something too much, guarantee it’ll kill ya, for real.”

- Joe Budden (via dementedinsomniac)

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Fri, 17 May 2013 10:28:45 -0500

drawing-bored: my good friend lorn had this...

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:28:27 -0500

drawing-bored:

my good friend lorn had this ridiculous/fantastic idea to mix together “No Church in the Wild” and “Clint Eastwood” so i did it and you can listen to that now and it’s called

Jay-Z & Kanye West vs. Gorillaz - No Clint in the Eastwood

this might just be my new jam. alert the media.

lulz-time: This post has been featured on a 1000notes.com blog.

Fri, 17 May 2013 10:07:25 -0500

lulz-time:

This post has been featured on a 1000notes.com blog.

toopnotch: preach

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:52:42 -0500

toopnotch:

preach

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Thu, 16 May 2013 12:52:35 -0500

lordflacko91: makavelliscolonel: MTV News Interview with...

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:52:22 -0500

lordflacko91:

makavelliscolonel:

MTV News Interview with Tabitha Soren, December 5, 1995

2pac always had a good side but yet everybody always saw the bad side. Miss the man’s music

forbiddenluxuries: beyondhighh: 2 hit combo king.

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:12:23 -0500

forbiddenluxuries:

beyondhighh:

2 hit combo

king.

lordflacko91: Respect

Thu, 16 May 2013 12:07:32 -0500

lordflacko91:

Respect

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Thu, 16 May 2013 10:57:09 -0500

teerschwarz: wenn man nur alles so leicht verstecken könnte…

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:52:21 -0500

teerschwarz:

wenn man nur alles so leicht verstecken könnte…

mercurialme: I knew y’all would have a gif set of this by...

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:25:05 -0500

mercurialme:

I knew y’all would have a gif set of this by morning.