Howl At The Moon

greattgatsby: There is a tribe in Africa where the birth...

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:23:12 -0400

There is a tribe in Africa where the birth date of a child is counted not from when they were born, nor from when they are conceived but from the day that the child was a thought in its mother’s mind. And when a woman decides that she will have a child, she goes off and sits under a tree, by herself, and she listens until she can hear the song of the child that wants to come. And after she’s heard the song of this child, she comes back to the man who will be the child’s father, and teaches it to him. And then, when they make love to physically conceive the child, some of that time they sing the song of the child, as a way to invite it.

And then, when the mother is pregnant, the mother teaches that child’s song to the midwives and the old women of the village, so that when the child is born, the old women and the people around her sing the child’s song to welcome it. And then, as the child grows up, the other villagers are taught the child’s song. If the child falls, or hurts its knee, someone picks it up and sings its song to it. Or perhaps the child does something wonderful, or goes through the rites of puberty, then as a way of honoring this person, the people of the village sing his or her song.

In the African tribe there is one other occasion upon which the villagers sing to the child. If at any time during his or her life, the person commits a crime or aberrant social act, the individual is called to the center of the village and the people in the community form a circle around them. Then they sing their song to them.

The tribe recognizes that the correction for antisocial behavior is not punishment; it is love and the remembrance of identity. When you recognize your own song, you have no desire or need to do anything that would hurt another.

And it goes this way through their life. In marriage, the songs are sung, together. And finally, when this child is lying in bed, ready to die, all the villagers know his or her song, and they sing—for the last time—the song to that person.

You may not have grown up in an African tribe that sings your song to you at crucial life transitions, but life is always reminding you when you are in tune with yourself and when you are not. When you feel good, what you are doing matches your song, and when you feel awful, it doesn’t. In the end, we shall all recognize our song and sing it well. You may feel a little warbly at the moment, but so have all the great singers. Just keep singing and you’ll find your way home.

I’m gonna go to sleep before I actually go through with taking this entire bottle of Zoloft.

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:20:35 -0400

I’m gonna go to sleep before I actually go through with taking this entire bottle of Zoloft.

poopflow: glitter is the herpes of arts and crafts

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:17:53 -0400

poopflow:

glitter is the herpes of arts and crafts

rabioheab: grandpa tell us some of your old battle stories from your internet fights

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:14:47 -0400

rabioheab:

grandpa tell us some of your old battle stories from your internet fights

bennyslegs: unfollowing someone who you thought was cool but turned out to be a massive cunt over...

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:12:57 -0400

bennyslegs:

unfollowing someone who you thought was cool but turned out to be a massive cunt over time

pau1y: Me and my mom text

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:11:41 -0400

pau1y:

Me and my mom text

detention: im following back tons!!

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:11:30 -0400

detention:

im following back tons!!

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Wed, 22 May 2013 22:08:46 -0400

somelovin: I’m never going to be good enough, ever.

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:08:39 -0400

somelovin:

I’m never going to be good enough, ever.

radiomaru: dumb tiny panel from scott pilgrim vol 4 that i...

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:05:09 -0400

radiomaru:

dumb tiny panel from scott pilgrim vol 4 that i always thought was kinda funny. but it’s not funny now, because it’s out of context.

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Wed, 22 May 2013 22:04:58 -0400

...Then maybe I was the cruel one.

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:03:37 -0400

...Then maybe I was the cruel one.

ozzyosborntodie: can Dora find you a sense of humor

Wed, 22 May 2013 22:03:32 -0400

ozzyosborntodie:

can Dora find you a sense of humor

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Wed, 22 May 2013 22:03:11 -0400

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Wed, 22 May 2013 22:03:03 -0400

scary-monsters-and-davesprite: mascfemme: jemmalep: horniess: ...

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:54:06 -0400

scary-monsters-and-davesprite:

mascfemme:

jemmalep:

horniess:

New Photos from my Witch Cosplay Aniba (Spirited Away)

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aaa Mero that’s amazing! *U* <3

OH. MY. GOD.

OH. I. I. OH.

I CAN’T EXPRESS

I CAN’T

OH MY GOD

OHMGGOOOOOOD

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Sun, 19 May 2013 20:51:30 -0400

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Sun, 19 May 2013 20:50:47 -0400

koreancrayons: Roxy Lalonde’s four eyed cat symbol thingy :3

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:50:15 -0400

koreancrayons:

Roxy Lalonde’s four eyed cat symbol thingy :3

volvata: when you had an appointment and got to leave during the middle of school it was always so...

Sun, 19 May 2013 20:49:47 -0400

volvata:

when you had an appointment and got to leave during the middle of school it was always so fucking triumphant like “haha bye you dumb sons a bitches, i’m gonna go get my teeth cleaned and then eat mcdonalds. where you at”