Becca Kello

To my mind, faith is like being in the sun. When you are in the sun, can you avoid creating a shadow? Can you shake that area of darkness that clings to you, always shaped like you, as if constantly to remind you of yourself? You can’t. This shadow is doubt. And it goes whereverContinue reading

danielholter: cocknbull: fattiesinlove: cherokeeinjun: One of the reasons why I didn’t buy Tha Kate a diamond. I never would have thought I would reblog a still from the simpsons…but this is how I feel about engagement rings in western society summed up in a cartoon.

adventuresonearth: Tennessee orange(s) The view west from Clingmans Dome, looking towards Thunderhead and Cades Cove.

When I find your eyes where I am and who I’m with just stops mattering. Daily Haiku on Love by Tyler Knott Gregson (via tylerknott)

How to Successfully Establish a Shallow Relationship

It was fall of 2009, my grandmother had just passed away, and the family was all in the small town funeral home. I went out to the porch to sit for a while, because yes, the funeral home has a porch. It was a rare moment alone; as an introvert, these moments are precious andContinue reading “How to Successfully Establish a Shallow Relationship”

A kid’s perspective

Kid: Do you like my baby? Me: Yes! Is that an upside down crib that your baby is in? Kid: No. It’s….the thing….the thing where babies go if they aren’t brown enough yet. You know…. Me: …………. Me: Like in a hospital? Kid: Yeah! Me: You mean an incubator? Kid: Yes, that!

Home in Tennessee: Happiness [is] not real unless shared

homeintennessee: I go out by myself a lot. I’ve lost track of how many times I’ve been to the mountains since I started college here at Tennessee, but it doesn’t take any time at all to count how many times I’ve gone with someone else: zero. I love being out there on my own, independent,Continue reading “Home in Tennessee: Happiness [is] not real unless shared”

My experience is whatever I agree to attend to. William James The simplest and best way to put it, by one of the original founders of modern psychology. The things we choose to attend to in our minds – whether positive or negative – ultimately become how we create the story of our life. (via psychotherapy)