Sasha Lane as Star in American Honey (2016) dir. Andrea Arnold
“It was my mom’s idea. She said we’re all made from stars. From Death Stars.”
One of my favorite films of the 2010s. Absolutely loved Sasha Lane as Star.
Temptation is always there, but so is the God who helps me to stay strong and not fall.
(via faith-n-dreamz)
Anonymous asked:
Can I have a prayer? Nothing really specific is wrong in my life. I'm just in a foggy state, if that makes sense. Tired and sad all the time.
No problem love. :) Father in Heaven, You give us joy when when our spirits are awake in You. I lift up my friend to You who is struggling to find this joy. I ask that You revive them with Your loving kindness by reminding them how precious and important their life is to You. God You made us for Your purpose. You love us so much You gave up Your Son Jesus who paid it all on the Cross that we may have freedom through surrender and acknowledging we are nothing without You. Thank You for Your grace. I ask that You penetrate my dear friend with Your truths and promises when they pray to You for strength, energy, peace, and joy, that as they receive these blessings, they may continue with consistency to seek Your face in worship and gratitude for leading them and guiding them to a better state than they were before. I pray that You knock powerfully at their heart early every morning and rise to recognize their strength is Yours and not theirs, so they begin to praise You for Your goodness. And when their heart is filled with gladness and contentment in You, show them Lord how awesome You are to change their surroundings to benefit them. Let my tired and weary friend lay down their life and learn this peace in You everyday, help them to focus on Your presence so that every minute of their day is not wasted. And when they are reminded of their purpose in You, give them the endurance and perseverance to do it all again for You, who ultimately gives us rest knowing every effort we put into work is seen and rewarded by You. Father God You put Your Spirit in those who are desperate for change, I ask that You transform those who genuinely search for You. I pray that You make their health such an importance to them so that they sense their oneness with You when they give their best at respecting Your temple. Be with them in mind right now that when they realize this life must be lived in You they give themselves over to a heart and spirit filled with You. In Jesus’ name I pray, amen.
Romans 8:26-28 “In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us through wordless groans. And he who searches our hearts knows the mind of the Spirit, because the Spirit intercedes for God’s people in accordance with the will of God. And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.”
Matthew 11:28-29 “Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls.”
Isaiah 40:31-1 “But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.”
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“Being humble is good. It brings you to places that has your mind and heart expecting peace...not expecting in a way that you think you deserve it, but instead expecting in a way that it’s just there and it’s free. And not many know this or is even aware it’s there, but you feel special cause you see it and understand it. At that point, it’s more of a gift than it is free. The peace of God is joy and love, and in it there is freedom. You have to help people understand this. There’s much peace by meeting Him halfway, by approaching Him in humility, by surrendering completely. But don’t waste this gift of knowledge and not tell a soul.”
By His Grace, Sheela
We shouldn’t seek answers as much as we should seek God. If you seek answers you won’t find them, but if you seek God, the answers will find you.
Mark Batterson (via jesusislovej)
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The heavier you are, the harder you are to kidnap!
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I’m telling you, if you struggle with sexuality, Jesus loves you. If you struggle with chronic lying, Jesus loves you. If you struggle with laziness, Jesus loves you. If struggle with gossip, Jesus still loves you. If struggle with bag language, Jesus still loves you. If struggle with anger, Jesus still loves you. If struggle with respect, Jesus still loves you. If struggle with modesty, Jesus still loves you. If struggle with lust, Jesus still loves you. If struggle with addiction, Jesus still loves you. If struggle with pride, Jesus still loves you.
He can get you past it, but He’s going to love you all the way through it.
I needed to hear this.
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Great Moments in Black History
Redman’s cousin sleeping on the floor during his MTV Cribs segment.
When Gucci Mane was asked if he was inebriated in court and answered with “Bitch I might be”
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when ODB went on stage during the GRAMMYS and said “Wu tang is for the children”
Nicki Minaj calling out Miley Cyrus on national television giving us the iconic “ Miley, what’s good ”
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When Kanye took the mic from Taylor Swift
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When Destiny’s Child announced they were getting back together on Oprah
When Snoop Dogg asked the East coast about love for the West Coast
When Dave Chapelle shot a slavemaster on cable television.
when common called drake Canada Dry
When Diana Ross jiggled lil Kim tit …
To all you artists out there, who don’t wanna be on a record label where the executive producer’s…all up in the videos, all on the records, dancin’…then come to Death Row!
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When ODB rolled up to the welfare office in a limousine
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When Rick James told that white bitch from backstage who he was on TV
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When YG showed up in a bulletproof vest and cut off pants
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Whitney Houston trolling Diane Sawyer about her personal life for two solid hours “I ain’t telling you”
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When “Bobby Bitch” dropped
Kanye saying George Bush doesn’t care about black people on live tv
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When Jesse Williams got on the BET Awards and dragged every white person by their follicles and some black people too.
Monique letting Beyoncé know that big girls can “uh oh” too
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When Django blew up the candy land plantation
Beyoncé 2016 SuperBowl performance
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Annalise Keating getting a sew-in on national TV by Mary J. Blige is honestly the blackest thing I’ve ever seen…
Grace Jones being pulled by white dudes in her chariot in Boomerang.
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When A.I. stepped over Lue
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When Frozone was put in his place by his wife even though he needs to help save the world.
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Vince Carter dunk over Frédéric Weis in the Olympics
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When Eddie Murphy dropped RAW, currently the #1 box office stand-up of all times.
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When Michel Jackson said “he was not the father”
Reblog for the culture
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When Left Eye showed Andre who the fuck she was!
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When Cissy Houston was side eyeing the hell out of Aretha
When Ray J threatened Fabolous on Hot 97
I’m crying.
When Patti Labelle told that white woman on the Tyra banks show she doesn’t eat paper boo
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Hello yes I am here to impart some wisdom upon you all and tell you to stop stressing about how much you are or aren’t reading (I briefly touched on this in my “Things readers feel guilty about and why they should stop” post). Cause that’s a thing. I’m going to go on a limb here and say that it’s probably the number one source of stress/guilt when it comes to bookworms. The second someone sees their reading urges decline, it’s like a panic button suddenly activates somewhere inside their brain. Cue mayhem. Despair. Choirs of “nooooooooooo life why are you doing this to me I TRUSTED YOU“. Mentions of the dreaded Reading Slump.
However, my beautiful bookish friends, this is something normal and even expected at times. Navigating life means unfortunately dealing with its less pleasant components: responsibilities. Adulthood. School. Work. Shitty mental health at times. Social life. All of these, especially combined, can take a huge toll on you. This can manifest itself in a poor inclination to keep reading. Sometimes you just don’t have the energy to get invested in a book world. Sometimes it’s easier to Netflix and chill. Knit. Collect stamps. Go boat riding. Discover the next American top model. Experience other things that can be easier to do and get involved in. And, oh my gosh, my bookish bees, that is totally and completely okay!
Just because you’re not reading (as much) anymore, that doesn’t mean you’re not a bookworm anymore. Or that you’re a bad bookworm. Or that the world as we know it will end. It just means that you have other/more priorities, which cut into your reading time. But, you see, the really cool thing is that your books will be there for you when you feel like reading again. They’re not going anywhere. The stories, the characters, the bookish worlds – they’re infinite. And they’re forever. It may take you days or months or years, but one day, you’ll feel like going back to the pages and the words. And they’ll be there to welcome you home.
We put so much pressure on ourselves sometimes, to keep doing something out of habit, out of the need to prove to ourselves that we’re the same person, out of pressure (especially bloggers, bookstagrammers, booktubers fall into this category), that we don’t realise that it stops being enjoyable. We force ourselves to keep going and we lose the joy we have for it in the process. Reading can be a chore. It can be tedious. It can no longer be enjoyable. Which is why it’s 100% okay to say “I need/want a break; I need to not be reading as much”. We constantly change, evolve as individuals. What we enjoyed at one point in our lives may not be a reality a few years later. And it’s okay to admit that.
The way I see it, once a reader, always a reader. You don’t lose that badge. You earn it the second you read your first page out of a book and you have it for life. So stop stressing about this. Read when you feel like reading. The purpose is to be happy while you’re doing it. No matter how much or how little you do it. :)
I needed this thank you!
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When Google Earth turns 50 they should collate all of their images of a particular city and make a time lapse video of how that city has grown over the last half century
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When Adam blew it in the garden, God pursued him. When Israel turned on God again… and again… and again, God pursued them. And when we fail God… again… and again… and again, He doesn’t give up on us. We were created for Him… to have a relationship with Him.
Unshakable: Finding Faith to Weather the Storm (via godlywoman)
God has done so much for us, the least we could do is trust Him and love Him wholeheartedly.
It’s been a week since @we-all-have-a-storyyy went missing, that’s scary as hell… I keep thinking how did this happen, why did this happen…. She’s very active in the YouTube scene and known by many “fandoms”. She was one of the first supporters of Hannah, grace and mamrie that I followed on tumblr and twitter. We haven’t had a full on real convocation or anything like that but she has always been very kind and we’ve both been active on each other’s tumblr’s. And from following her for as long as I have I can tell she’s kind, warm hearted, full of life, talented, and many other things. I look at her tumblr and these photos and I can’t wrap my head around the fact she’s missing, it doesn’t seem real, I also can’t imagine how her family and friends are feeling during this time… Your friends, family and followers miss you like crazy, I pray for your safe return as soon as possible and my thoughts and prayers are with your family and friends🙏🏼. Everyone remember what she looks like and keep your eyes open, if you have any information please contact the police. And Everyone keep spreading her info and face around, the more to see it the better 🙏🏼
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Getting girls into STEM and helping their homeland at the same time. Amazing. (x) | follow @the-future-now
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