Tumblr (3.0; @thistlesun)http://thistlesun.tumblr.com/““Water is the softest thing, yet it can penetrate mountains and earth. This shows clearly the principle of softness overcoming hardness.””<br/><br/> - <em>Lao Tzu (via <a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://larmoyante.com/">larmoyante</a>)</em>http://thistlesun.tumblr.com/post/53301424762http://thistlesun.tumblr.com/post/53301424762Tue, 18 Jun 2013 16:32:45 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ad043b112cad92a12259a2dd3d8e28c5/tumblr_mfgncmlc5X1r1bfd7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://artistandstudio.tumblr.com/post/53294717257/art-institute-of-chicago">artistandstudio</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Art Institute of Chicago</p> </blockquote>http://thistlesun.tumblr.com/post/53295911413http://thistlesun.tumblr.com/post/53295911413Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:18:31 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/db10a8acfe0a74fdbccdb65e5c645219/tumblr_moi374Sghu1st4s1ko1_500.gif"/><br/><br/>http://thistlesun.tumblr.com/post/53166400006http://thistlesun.tumblr.com/post/53166400006Sun, 16 Jun 2013 23:18:04 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/75582e34c7fdb7404772c151aee5268e/tumblr_moi9l7L4Ld1rzjq1ro1_500.gif"/><br/><br/>http://thistlesun.tumblr.com/post/53166374911http://thistlesun.tumblr.com/post/53166374911Sun, 16 Jun 2013 23:17:44 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/d09b2c6efe90c28e58e42547f2d3bbd0/tumblr_mmwkza3fzY1qbloa9o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://weissewiese.tumblr.com/post/51456589903">weissewiese</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://lauramakabresku.tumblr.com/post/50588662374/evening-letter-to-angelika">laura makabresku</a></p> </blockquote>http://thistlesun.tumblr.com/post/53157783742http://thistlesun.tumblr.com/post/53157783742Sun, 16 Jun 2013 21:21:40 -0400<iframe width="400" height="300" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/LOU_vQBsW2s?wmode=transparent&autohide=1&egm=0&hd=1&iv_load_policy=3&modestbranding=1&rel=0&showinfo=0&showsearch=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe><br/><br/>http://thistlesun.tumblr.com/post/53113194442http://thistlesun.tumblr.com/post/53113194442Sun, 16 Jun 2013 10:30:40 -0400<p>&#8220;<span>This is an utterly unglamorous moment.</span></p> <p>But it’s yours, Lord.</p> <p>You know my thirsts. For adventure, meaning, and beauty.</p> <p>And you’ve told me you never go backwards, with us, but only forwards.</p> <p>And this is always a story of becoming, and becoming more.</p> <p>We never run short of glory in this life, while it is held and led by You.</p> <p>I do believe this.</p> <p>So I wait. I wait to see just how you’ll out do my imagination. Again.&#8221;</p>http://thistlesun.tumblr.com/post/52921728317http://thistlesun.tumblr.com/post/52921728317Thu, 13 Jun 2013 23:48:00 -0400<p><a href="http://action.dreamactivist.org/california/karla/">http://action.dreamactivist.org/california/karla/</a></p>http://thistlesun.tumblr.com/post/52920761085http://thistlesun.tumblr.com/post/52920761085Thu, 13 Jun 2013 23:34:02 -0400<p>&#8220;<span>I&#8217;m there through your heart-ache</span></p> <p><span>I&#8217;m there in the storm</span><br/><span>My love I will keep you by my power alone </span><br/><br/><span>I don&#8217;t care where you&#8217;ve fallen or where you have been</span><br/><span>I&#8217;ll never forsake you</span><br/><span>My love never ends</span><br/><span>It never ends&#8221;</span></p>http://thistlesun.tumblr.com/post/52881515627http://thistlesun.tumblr.com/post/52881515627Thu, 13 Jun 2013 14:11:35 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/61ec82814b0a74705a9dc5fe63780ad2/tumblr_moadnc5iee1s3qa2no1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://thistlesun.tumblr.com/post/52793257393http://thistlesun.tumblr.com/post/52793257393Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:28:24 -0400<p>&#8221; I don&#8217;t feel beautiful today. <br/><br/>But I’m stunned by the vast gorgeousness of what surrounds me.</p> <p>So I think I’ll be a mirror today. I think I’ll point myself at the glorious wonder of this world and reflect the best of what I see&#8221;<br/><br/><br/>something like that. the sunset was best today</p>http://thistlesun.tumblr.com/post/52758901193http://thistlesun.tumblr.com/post/52758901193Tue, 11 Jun 2013 22:31:04 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/fa5d55f000350ab8d116216dcaa57138/tumblr_mo9dir7d041s3qa2no1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Glen Hansard photo</p>http://thistlesun.tumblr.com/post/52758681177http://thistlesun.tumblr.com/post/52758681177Tue, 11 Jun 2013 22:28:03 -0400<p><a href="http://m.chicagoreader.com/chicago/mayor-spends-tax-dollars-on-sports-arena/Content?oid=9769374">http://m.chicagoreader.com/chicago/mayor-spends-tax-dollars-on-sports-arena/Content?oid=9769374</a><br/><br/>&#8221;<span>Since the deal costs $55 million, we&#8217;ll have less money to spend on schools. Which means most of them will still go without music, art, drama, intramurals, or reduced class sizes.&#8221;</span></p>http://thistlesun.tumblr.com/post/52758526486http://thistlesun.tumblr.com/post/52758526486Tue, 11 Jun 2013 22:25:00 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/bc42090b37862e119a5ef65209ac6328/tumblr_mo5q4kDnr31s3qa2no1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://thistlesun.tumblr.com/post/52598659051http://thistlesun.tumblr.com/post/52598659051Sun, 09 Jun 2013 23:09:56 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f0ae1dc0df2ee02a930b94dadfd8806e/tumblr_mo5q26awqG1s3qa2no1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://thistlesun.tumblr.com/post/52598554981http://thistlesun.tumblr.com/post/52598554981Sun, 09 Jun 2013 23:08:30 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/b2eac9baff3599b4bf495bd2775c6482/tumblr_mo5pycYhpl1s3qa2no1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://thistlesun.tumblr.com/post/52598387188http://thistlesun.tumblr.com/post/52598387188Sun, 09 Jun 2013 23:06:12 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/cac1a982306559e11f07c912f6454b23/tumblr_mo5ptfpgD61s3qa2no1_500.png"/><br/><br/>http://thistlesun.tumblr.com/post/52598169098http://thistlesun.tumblr.com/post/52598169098Sun, 09 Jun 2013 23:03:15 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7645f88fe3a2a381cf024391ae69e89d/tumblr_mo5p7rXOxL1s3qa2no1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://thistlesun.tumblr.com/post/52597201805http://thistlesun.tumblr.com/post/52597201805Sun, 09 Jun 2013 22:50:15 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ef953f4a87df83a5137f54dc3e4223e9/tumblr_mo5p6pCNh61s3qa2no1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://thistlesun.tumblr.com/post/52597154749http://thistlesun.tumblr.com/post/52597154749Sun, 09 Jun 2013 22:49:37 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/7b038f14b3cf6111fec58bb1ff2787dc/tumblr_mo5izx6UtG1qe1xwho1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://yummygooey.tumblr.com/post/52587476171/teaminebriati-into-the-light">yummygooey</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>#teaminebriati into the light.</p> </blockquote>http://thistlesun.tumblr.com/post/52596689727http://thistlesun.tumblr.com/post/52596689727Sun, 09 Jun 2013 22:43:26 -0400