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Saharan Eyes

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“People think intimacy is about sex. But intimacy is about truth. When you realize you can tell someone your truth, when you can show yourself to them, when you stand in front of them bare and their response is ‘You’re safe with me’ - that’s intimacy.”

— Taylor Jenkins Reid, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

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Excerpt from A Beautiful Struggle by @dafeoboro

A Beautiful Struggle is a fashionable portrait following a small-town man’s pursuit of stardom against a vibrant, psychedelic backdrop of Lagos city where music is his passion.

A Beautiful Struggle will be playing among other films in the Volume 2 line up of our anthology project, ‘As Told By Us’.

Catch ‘As Told By Us’ livestream on Oct 16th and the replay on Oct 18th. Link below to reserve tickets

https://bit.ly/atbutumblr

'As Told By Us' is an anthology of visual projects from Black creators around the world curated by For Africans + Afriquette, in partnership with Melanin Unscripted

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In line with our mission to amplify diverse Black narratives, we've teamed up with Afriquette + Melanin Unscripted to bring you 'As Told By Us'––an anthology of visual projects by Black creators from around the world–livestreaming on Oct 16th & 18th.

To watch, reserve your spots here: http://bit.ly/atbutumblr

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“But sometimes you gotta lose the life you have if you ever gonna find the one you want. That’s called being brave.”

— Daniel Bernstrom, Big Papa and the Time Machine (via listentothestories)

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Gonna work on that #33.

Today is my 34th birthday. Last year, I shared 33 lessons I learned over 33 years; this year, I’m sharing with you 34 lessons I learned, or was harshly reminded of, this year alone because 2020 has been a shitshow and, simultaneously, an opportunity to grow: (1) Setbacks do not measure self-worth. (2) Regression will intensify realizations. (3) Moving away won’t take away the pain, but you have to keep moving if you seek healing. (4) Too often, critical thinking is critically missing. (5) The first step toward feeling like less of a shitpile is to stop living in denial. (6) Authenticity is a priceless commodity when individuality is a rarity. (7) Your connections can only go as deep as your conversations. (8) Hell is unrealized potential. (9) Mindfulness is mutiny against mass media. (10) Every obsession is a lesson in patience. (11) An apology does not erase a memory. (12) Your routine becomes your reputation. (13) FOMO is a form of self-betrayal because it denies the importance of your own reality. (14) Dogs are cats without an ego. (15) If you refuse to open up, get use to fucking things up. (16) Hate is dead weight. (17) Bad timing doesn’t mean stop trying. (18) Small pleasures deliver vital reminders. (19) Mother Nature tolerates us. (20) Your mood determines how much you let the world get to you. (21) Shame is a stupid game, played by people who want you to doubt yourself. (22) Few sentiments are deserving of permanence. (23) Personal space is more than physical. (24) Could-have-beens will construct your mental prison. (25) Believing “there’s always tomorrow” will someday let you down. (26) Nothing you learn is useless, but you can easily waste something useful. (27) Fear is like beer: too much of it and you lose all logic. (28) There’s no purpose to living a life that’s impersonal. (29) Financial success will never eclipse sincere friendship. (30) Your life plan is only as attainable as your attention span. (31) Nobody wants to be a nobody, but not everybody is willing to be somebody. (32) Pickles prove that being salty can sometimes be delicious. (33) Skepticism is an underrated form of flirtation. (34) You can’t live to 100 without being 34 for a while.

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The Safari Collection | Giraffe Manor. 

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“There is no more important homework than reading. Recently, the largest-ever international study of reading found that the single most important predictor of academic success is the amount of time children spend reading books, more important even than economic or social status. And one of the few predictors of high achievement in math and science is the amount of time children devote to pleasure reading.”

— Nancie Atwell, The Reading Zone: How to Help Kids Become Skilled, Passionate, Habitual, Critical Readers

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wnq-writers

“I refuse to limit my potential because there are people who don’t believe I’m capable of extraordinary things.”

― Ekta Somera

Submitted by writerinapoem

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Richmond, UK

Chiswick, UK

Chelsea, UK

Bridport, UK

Norwich, UK

Lincoln, UK

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“I am coming, toward something

I cannot name but still own.”

— Julian Randall, from “The Zero Country“

Source:weltenwellen

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qvotable

“You must write, and read, as if your life depended on it.”

—  Adrienne Rich

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Alpine Paintbrush (by Artur Stanisz) British Columbia, Canada

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