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I firmly believe in small gestures: pay for their coffee, hold the door for strangers, over tip, smile or try to be kind even when you don’t feel like it, pay compliments, chase the kid’s runaway ball down the sidewalk and throw it back to him, try to be larger than you are— particularly when it’s difficult. People do notice, people appreciate. I appreciate it when it’s done to (for) me. Small gestures can be an effort, or actually go against our grain (“I’m not a big one for paying compliments…”), but the irony is that almost every time you make them, you feel better about yourself. For a moment life suddenly feels lighter.Jonathan Carroll (via stephanietorno)
Some people have asked to read the commencement address I delivered this morning to the 2013 graduates of Butler University. So here it is.
My own commencement speaker, who shall remain nameless, began with a lame joke about how these speeches only come in two varieties: Short and bad. This…
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There are 7 billion people on this planet who I have not met, and 195 countries I have not visited. Yet I am stuck in this insignificant town, being pressured into making decisions about my future, when I barely even know who I am.
Title: Mirrors
Artist: Justin Timberlake
Album: The 20/20 Experience (Deluxe Version)
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Artist: Justin Timberlake
Album: The 20/20 Experience (Deluxe Version)
Plays: 362
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I don’t give two fucks that you didn’t get the greatest grades, cause I’m not the one making the decision to skip and have chit-chats all the damn time. At first, I held myself back because hey, you could be having troubles with the transition, but we can see that’s clearly not the case. With that being said, fuck you and your habits. I’m not letting anyone hindering my way to success.
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For the first time, I feel complete and it’s so weird to think that an academic club brought about these feelings.
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Fuck it if anyone thinks I’m being selfish right now. I think I have the right to be, because I work hard and sometimes, I feel like I deserve this more than anything. More than him at least. But then again, he was fed with a silver spoon from the very beginning, so I guess I should have seen this coming.
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Title: Miguel - How Many Drinks [Remix] feat. Kendrick Lamar
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Plays: 1157
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