Miss Abbey

*dry food crunches*

“There will be dozens of people who will take your breath away, but the one who reminds you to breathe is the one you should keep.”

illiterate dairy maid in 1750, hundreds of years before germ theory was even thought of: because of my exposure to cowpox, im immune to smallpox. if we expose people to cowpox, they won’t die of smallpox

today my anthro professor said something kindof really beautiful:

I like it when posts like this are actually true

I’m beginning to recognise that real happiness isn’t something large and looming on the horizon ahead but something small, numerous and already here. The smile of someone you love. A decent breakfast. The warm sunset. Your little everyday joys all lined up in a row.

If your happiness only depends on positive happenings, you might not be happy that often, because a lot of shit happens as well. Better to base our happiness on more stable factors, such as the constant beauty of nature, the energy of positive vibes and being a good friend to ourselves and others.

Hard is try to rebuilt yourself, piece by piece, with no instruction book, and no clue as to where all the important bits are supposed to go.