Rebecca Lindenberg | Interview In The Believer | March 27 2012 

There’s no place like home. ✨

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There are clubs people can join to hang out and make their own coffins. New Zealand is home to at least a dozen coffin clubs, where elderly folks gather to build and decorate their own caskets. Participants say that, aside from saving money, the club also serves as a support group that brings people together and helps them face the inevitable. Source

In Poland’s ‘LGBT-free zones,’ existing is an act of defiance - CNN.com

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In Poland’s ‘LGBT-free zones,’ existing is an act of defiance

Hundreds of regions across Poland have declared themselves “LGBT-free” — and those inside the zones fear for their safety.

I understand Karolina's feeling of not being able to come home. I live in a society where often I can take my safety more for granted. But this mirrors the culture I was raised in... and that of my family then and now.

The version of you right now is deserving of love. Not you two years ago when you had more of your shit together, or the five years later version where you’ll surely be thriving. The version of you right now. The one that might just be okay, or is really struggling, or is bored and unproductive. That version deserves love. Having trouble accepting this is fine, but actively denying it is not. Your value is intrinsic, and finding confidence in that is mandatory.

The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.

W.B. Yeats (via emotional-algebra)