Often, when we have a crush, when we lust for a person, we see only a small percentage of who they really are. The rest we make up for ourselves. Rather than listen, or learn, we smother them in who we imagine them to be, what we desire for ourselves, we create little fantasies of people and let them grow in our hearts. And this is where the relationship fails. In time, the fiction we scribble onto a person falls away, the lies we tell ourselves unravel and soon the person standing in front of you is almost unrecognizable, you are now complete strangers in your own love. And what a terrible shame it is. My advice: pay attention to the small details of people, you will learn that the universe is far more spectacular an author than we could ever hope to be.”

Beau Taplin, “The Fiction of People” (via wordsnquotes)

Bluebonnet landscapes painted by Juliun Onderdonk

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Aboriginal elders held a traditional cleansing smoking ceremony outside the Lindt Cafe today (19/12/14)

Cadigal elder Max Eulo, 72, known as Uncle Max, brought a piece of bark carrying smoking gum leaves to ward off the evil which found itself in Martin Place on Monday.

A man beating clapsticks followed Uncle Max as he made his way around the floral tribute and spread smoke over mourners and the cafe.

“We’re the Aboriginal elders of this area, the Cadigal people, and we don’t like the atrocity that happened to those wonderful people on our lands,” Uncle Max said.

"This is a traditional cleansing smoking ceremony to clean evil spirits away and to take everyone here that gets in the smoke on a safe journey home.”

Cultural healing. This warms my heart.

IT’S ALWAYS TEA TIME!

Andrew Scott and Benedict Cumberbatch attend an after party celebrating The Moet British Independent Film Awards 2014 (x)

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