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goo  ·  3443 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Moon River, from Breakfast at Tiffany's

One of my favourite movies. I have a huge girl crush on Audrey Hepburn... Lucille Ball too! (Is that weird since they're no longer alive?)





user-inactivated  ·  3443 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I have been in love with Audrey Hepburn since the day I learned she existed, which was a good ten years after she died.

I can never love another human (I love my cat).

user-inactivated  ·  3443 days ago  ·  link  ·  

EDIT: so now I've looked at your profile, welcome to hubski, that Vonnegut quote has had a great impact on my life. When I read it, it occurred to me that I generally only acknowledge my lack of pain when I'm in pain, which is a surprisingly large amount of the time. Tooth problem, headache, stubbed toe, whatever. And it is a condition of the human mind that a lack of pain does not automatically cause us to think, golly gee what a day I'm having, whereas any bit of pain no matter how minor will occupy our attention interminably. This is among the many things the mind does by default that I do not like, so I resolved to change mine. Thus I literally say to myself, every few days, it's nice not to be in any pain right now.

It's a good way to stay grounded.

Anyway, you can ignore this.

goo  ·  3443 days ago  ·  link  ·  

It is, I think, an excellent way to begin reshaping your mind to think positively. Occasionally, I'll be sitting without thinking terribly hard, when a thought pops, "Huh. I don't have a horrible cold right now. What a lovely thing." It's small, but the nice feeling adds up surprisingly fast.

I wish you well on your journey in appreciating life!