The Whole-Hearted.

THE WHOLE-HEARTED IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION.

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 12:16:00 -0500

We’re revamping as a blog and a company to bring you all goodies of love, compassion, connection and creativity.

We’ll be back shortly. Love you and promise it’s worth the wait,

-TWHD.

#repost from @judithprays - I’m totallyyy anticipating the...

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 10:28:10 -0500

#repost from @judithprays - I’m totallyyy anticipating the release of this project. Until then I can’t utter a word. But this: this woman is brilliant and I wish her so much success in her future endeavors. And yes, she’s whole-hearted as fuck. #TWHD

My name in Somali means “lucky” but “I’m...

Thu, 10 Jan 2013 05:42:21 -0500

My name in Somali means “lucky” but “I’m not lucky, I’m blessed, yes!”

TOMORROW NIGHT, come out. No cover but plenty of ❤TEA infused...

Wed, 26 Dec 2012 13:18:23 -0500

TOMORROW NIGHT, come out. No cover but plenty of ❤TEA infused drinks! #twhd #famo #shade #space2 (at Space2)

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Sat, 22 Dec 2012 11:15:12 -0500

e.e.cummings + mimosa. (at French Meadow Bakery)

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 14:29:16 -0500

e.e.cummings + mimosa. (at French Meadow Bakery)

#tibetancard #dalailama #truth via #TWHD (at TIBET ARTS &...

Wed, 19 Dec 2012 13:27:05 -0500

#tibetancard #dalailama #truth via #TWHD (at TIBET ARTS & GIFTS)

"The critical ingredient is getting off your butt and doing something. It’s as simple as that...."

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 10:07:44 -0500

““The critical ingredient is getting off your butt and doing something. It’s as simple as that. A lot of people have ideas, but there are few who decide to do something about them now. Not tomorrow. Not next week. But today. The true entrepreneur is a doer, not a dreamer.””

- - Nolan Bushnell, founder of Atari and Chuck E. Cheese’s.

***THEWHOLE-HEARTED.COM will be down for renovation. Will be back January 2013.***

I find this so whole-hearted of Vashtie. Everyone, lets honor...

Mon, 17 Dec 2012 11:05:07 -0500

I find this so whole-hearted of Vashtie. Everyone, lets honor those 27 beautiful lives lost by performing 27 Acts of Kindness today.

coolchicksfromhistory: flagonthemoon: My good friend Vicki...

Sun, 16 Dec 2012 11:47:40 -0500

coolchicksfromhistory:

flagonthemoon:

My good friend Vicki Soto passed away in todays tragic shooting. I first met her freshman year of college and our relationship grew stronger even after we had graduated. We were very close and always stayed in touch talking about our teaching jobs. I talked to Vicki Tuesday and she told me that she loved her 16 angels and never wanted to let them go. Today when the shooting started Vicki hid her kids in closets and shielded them when the gunman came into her room. She was then murdered. Words can not express how heartbreaking and tragic this is. I will miss you dearly.

Vicki Soto: The Teacher That Took Action (Daily Beast)

First-grade teacher Victoria Soto, 27, died saving her students (New Haven Register)

I’m still shook by the Connecticut school shooting....

Sun, 16 Dec 2012 11:35:50 -0500

I’m still shook by the Connecticut school shooting. I’m still sick to my stomach imagining a man coming into an elementary school classroom pointing a gun at beautiful little five to ten year old kids, frozen in shock, and pulling the trigger. And shooting this innocent kids. Several times. The whole thing makes me sick, still. And disgusted. Repulsed at the idea of what our world is really like. I spent last night watching the CURRENT TV show, Vanguard, and watching these episodes back to back on injustices in the world, like the reciprocal smuggling of guns for drugs from the US to Mexico or the cocaine trafficking from South America through West Africa to Europe and how Africa is a transit continent for both cocaine and African drug and sex workers in Europe by both the Italian and Nigerian mafia. And it was all truly terrifying. I didn’t know if I was terrified more about these things actually happening or if it was that this wasn’t even mentioned on any of the popular media outlets.

The one positive thought that I had was realizing that we are all united by this overwhelming grief that we share for our country, those families that have suffered the loss, and the loss of these beautiful and bright children - our future - that have not come to see personal fruition. And this moment of unity, in all acceptance of its sadness is whole-hearted. Brothers and sisters of America, we have all suffered from this national tragedy. This photo reminds me that we are not mourning alone. Let us all connect in this cause and not pass it over like yesterday’s news. Compassion is omnipresent. Let us unite in compassion, then.

There is also the common thought of “what do we do about this?”/”how do we solve this?” circulating. And to be honest, I don’t know. Clearly we can point fingers at gun laws because they’re ridiculous but as a psychology grad I think something needs to be said for mental health care institutions in the US as well.

Here’s something I read that gave me some relief. Words by Morgan Freeman:

“You want to know why. This may sound cynical, but here’s why.

It’s because of the way the media reports it. Flip on the news and watch how we treat the Batman theater shooter and the Oregon mall shooter like celebrities. Dylan Klebold and Eric Harris are household names, but do you know the name of a single victim of Columbine? Disturbed

people who would otherwise just off themselves in their basements see the news and want to top it by doing something worse, and going out in a memorable way. Why a grade school? Why children? Because he’ll be remembered as a horrible monster, instead of a sad nobody.

CNN’s article says that if the body count “holds up”, this will rank as the second deadliest shooting behind Virginia Tech, as if statistics somehow make one shooting worse than another. Then they post a video interview of third-graders for all the details of what they saw and heard while the shootings were happening. Fox News has plastered the killer’s face on all their reports for hours. Any articles or news stories yet that focus on the victims and ignore the killer’s identity? None that I’ve seen yet. Because they don’t sell. So congratulations, sensationalist media, you’ve just lit the fire for someone to top this and knock off a day care center or a maternity ward next.

You can help by forgetting you ever read this man’s name, and remembering the name of at least one victim. You can help by donating to mental health research instead of pointing to gun control as the problem. You can help by turning off the news.”

My dear friend, Sean Fahie (@seanfahie) on...

Sat, 15 Dec 2012 22:38:31 -0500

My dear friend, Sean Fahie (@seanfahie) on whole-heartedness.

He has released his e-book, a publication I’ve had the honor of hearing portions of and it’s truly his whole-heartedness in script. He’s incredible and I’m so proud of him for manifesting his vision.

Check him out at seanfahiebook.com

thesmithian: …those up-tight, locked in people who resent and...

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 10:48:57 -0500

thesmithian:

…those up-tight, locked in people who resent and desire us, who fear us, and are bewildered by us, will one day come to realize that we possess rare and magical secrets, and more—love.

a letter from Frank Sinatra to his daughter, Nancy. full text, plus more, here.

Frank Sinatra, writing a thought to his daughter on whole-heartedness.

Super Soul Sunday. (at Temple Of God Holiness Church)

Sun, 09 Dec 2012 14:10:43 -0500

Super Soul Sunday. (at Temple Of God Holiness Church)

"If life is not an offering to one another, then what are we doing here? To me, friendship is a..."

Sun, 09 Dec 2012 11:58:17 -0500

“

If life is not an offering to one another, then what are we doing here?

To me, friendship is a religion. We cannot live without out it. Love, yes sometimes, but friendship no.

”

- Elie Wiesel

Think higher…feel deeper. - Elie Wiesel.

Sun, 09 Dec 2012 11:35:00 -0500

Think higher…feel deeper. - Elie Wiesel.

this is the 21st century and we need to redefine r/evolution....

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 02:38:47 -0500

this is the 21st century and we need to redefine r/evolution. this planet needs a people’s r/evolution. a humanist r/evolution. r/evolution is not about bloodshed or about going to the mountains and fighting. we will fight if we are forced to but the fundamental goal of r/evolution must be peace.

we need a r/evolution of the mind. we need a r/evolution of the heart. we need a r/evolution of the spirit. the power of the people is stronger than any weapon. a people’s r/evolution can’t be stopped. we need to be weapons of mass construction. weapons of mass love. it’s not enough just to change the system. we need to change ourselves. we have got to make this world user friendly. user friendly.

are you ready to sacrifice to end world hunger. to sacrifice to end colonialism. to end neo-colonialism. to end racism. to end sexism.

r/evolution means the end of exploitation. r/evolution means respecting people from other cultures. r/evolution is creative.

r/evolution means treating your mate as a friend and an equal. r/evolution is sexy.

r/evolution means respecting and learning from your children. r/evolution is beautiful.

r/evolution means protecting the people. the plants. the animals. the air. the water. r/evolution means saving this planet.

r/evolution is love.

-assata shakur

You have some of THE most beautiful hair i've seen.

Wed, 28 Nov 2012 22:46:07 -0500

thank youuuu. you got some lovely locks yourself! i got a chance to peep before you changed it to Frylock lol.

"This is one more piece of advice I have for you: don’t get impatient. Even if things are so tangled..."

Sat, 24 Nov 2012 17:47:37 -0500

“This is one more piece of advice I have for you: don’t get impatient. Even if things are so tangled up you can’t do anything, don’t get desperate or blow a fuse and start yanking on one particular thread before it’s ready to come undone. You have to figure it’s going to be a long process and that you’ll work on things slowly, one at a time.”

- Haruki Murakami, Norwegian Wood (via cosmofilius)

If my life can tell any truth, it would be this. And I have yet to really embody it all.

terrysdiary: Be thankful for what you have and you will end up...

Fri, 23 Nov 2012 18:59:04 -0500

terrysdiary:

Be thankful for what you have and you will end up having more. But if you concentrate on what you don’t have, you’ll never ever have enough. Oprah Winfrey

Oprah via Terry Richardson on whole-heartedness.