“I realize that if I were stable, prudent and static; I’d live in death. Therefore I accept confusion, uncertainty, fear and emotional ups and downs, because that’s the price I’m willing to pay for a fluid, perplexed and exciting life.”

— Carl Rogers (via fyp-psychology)

🇧🇸 (at Nassau Bahamas) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxTpXDkhJO9/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=cuhtckujd3bj

Nothing to do and all day to do it. > The glorification of busy— what’s it costing you? The time to relax is actually when you “don’t have time for it”. Take a vacation. The chaos will still be there when you get back. Trust me. 🙃 #hammocklife (at Cococay, Bahamas) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxTccokB3XRAFtmVjuhuqVdrslOZo1pOOlDa1w0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=180iiwp2dqwyk

Weekend Pleasantries: The Scott Wedding on board the @royalcarribeancruise was such a memorable occasion. Thank you for inviting us all to be apart of your special day, as you set sail together on this new adventure as husband & wife. Sis, I love you! And I’m so relieved I made it on the ship...😅 May your union forever remain anchored in faith, love + commitment. ⚓️ #ScottsTiedTheKnot (at Royal Caribbean Navigator of the Seas) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxPPRtFh0U7/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1a1eusr7uun21

underneath the palm trees you can leave your worries, listen to the waves... (at Cococay, Bahamas) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxPOPIMBzmz/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1khusk83jmxhh

• “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.”🌿 (at Miami Beach, Florida) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxA0bIGnfqf/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=126x0u5fxxser

at CityCenterDC https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw0ru9dBzAeNrMPaSCE9_-gfAZt56ZcGCwEQsI0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1m5cu0l7fw2zt

DC area is unplugged. Yet, so are many other cities enticed by the desire to rebuild/rebrand by any means necessary. My career purpose stems from community preservation with the use of tactical urbanism, policy and good ol’ EMPATHY. I’m working diligently to grasp the fundamentals + technologies to network across and instill activism in others. Perhaps consulting on best practices lies in my future. Education is critical if we are to improve our cities. Thanks for coming to my TED Talk. #shanwiththeplan #landbased #urbanplanning #purposedriven (at Moxy Washington, DC Downtown) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwvsJAih-v8/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=6gxr2mrlvda4

S3 forever. It’s a CELEBRATION every time we link up! Long awaited quality time with the bride to be. Two weeks until #ScottTiesTheKnot 💗 #dcwinefest (at Long View Gallery) https://www.instagram.com/p/BwPtFUjhGjb/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1eauntl3fnrmk

Baltimore’s “Cathedral of Books” est.1878. Widely recognized as one of the most beautiful library spaces in the world. I’m here for it. • • • #georgepeabodylibrary #edmundlind #architecture #librarylove #bibliophile #baltimore #theliterarydistrict (at George Peabody Library) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bv60GwZhdgV/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=a999mj9s5l3v

"It's a new dawn It's a new day It's a new life For me And I'm feeling good" (at Baltimore, Maryland) https://www.instagram.com/p/BvpNDl1BMjJ68ud430W0EoQSfN08x33eUC-vy40/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1suathmxduoas

me: wants a boyfriend

me: talks to a boy

me: nevermind

The business of books is the business of life.

George Whitman (via thefearsarepapertigers)

New Zealand banned semi-automatic rifles less than 24 hours after the New Zealand mosque shooting. They addressed the horror guns create and decided to choose their public’s safety. America, take notes.

types of readers

THE CONSUMER - you devour the book lucky enough to deserve your dedication. no spare moment is too short to read just another sentence, and each word has your undivided attention in the seconds or hours you spend reading. often, the love affair is over too soon. 

THE SAVOURER - books are paper treasures, and you want time to explore and learn. sometimes, just a handful of pages is enough. after that, you want to relish the new information or emotions before you move on. 

THE JUGGLER - you  love many at once. it can be a fine balancing act, and sometimes storylines cross, but that just opens up more worlds to imagine. you let your mood decide where to travel next and you can never be disappointed then. 

THE FAITHFUL - old friends never lose that place in your heart. they are familiar and comforting; you know where they will take you, but there is a different excitement in retracing the same steps and you still learn new things revisiting bent spines and curled pages. 

THE EXPERIMENTER - you are never tied down to just one genre or type. books are for exploring and learning, and you will experience as much as possible in the words that authors give you. 

THE BINGER - once you begin a journey, you will follow those characters step by step until the very end. other quests will have to wait, because whether the author takes you into a trilogy or a saga, you cannot start another adventure before you have conquered the first. 

THE MULTI-TASKER - reading fills every second that is not filled by something else, and if you can read at the same time, then your day is just more exciting. you are the child that was warned that walking and reading at the same time was dangerous. now, you have refined your skills, but there are still times when the real world slips away.

THE HERMIT - your book deserves your total devotion, and even the background buzz of reality is too much. reading for you means a comfortable spot, good lighting and maybe a locked door. when you read, there is nothing but you and your pages. 

THE SENSITIVE - some people have to look away out of second-hand embarassment, but you feel second-hand everything. you become immersed in your books and emerge with a touch of emotional exhaustion. some books bear physical markers  - a few smudges from tears, or dented covers from an anger-filled toss at a wall.

THE BOUNCER - you are the one bent over a different book every time someone sees you. the books are a feast and you are ravenous; once one course is finished, no-one can bring out the next fast enough. 

THE LINGERER - the last page might be finished, but you are certainly not. you have thoughts and questions, and maybe need to revisit that one moment where there was foreshadowing that you didn’t quite catch. for you, reading is not linear, and it is for you to decide when you are ‘finished’. 

Tammy Schild