positively present picks: my weekly favorites

“So live your life that the fear of death can never enter your heart. Trouble no one about their religion; respect others in their view, & demand that they respect yours. Love your life, perfect your life, beautify all things in your life. Seek to make your life long & its purpose in the service of your people. Prepare a noble death song for the day when you go over the great divide. Always give a word or a sign of salute when meeting or passing a friend, even a stranger, when in a lonely place. Show respect to all people & grovel to none. When you arise in the morning give thanks for the food & for the joy of living. If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies only in yourself. Abuse no one & no thing, for abuse turns the wise ones to fools & robs the spirit of its vision. When it comes your time to die, be not like those whose hearts are filled with the fear of death, so that when their time comes they weep & pray for a little more time to live their lives over again in a different way. Sing your death song & die like a hero going home.”

Tecumseh

B*tches in Bookshops : so hilarious for you reader gals out there

Rabbit Hole Instagram : so wish I had created this!
(follow me @happilyeverafternow)

Double Standard : sometimes they can be quite hilarious

If You Run Out of Stars... : I heart Marc Johns. Period.

Jirka Väätäinen's Real-Life Disney Princesses : thanks for sending, Coral!

Chasing Charlie Pet Photography : such adorable pics

MDNA giveaway on Positively Present : enter to win now! :)

Son of a Sailor : my new favorite Etsy shop

#whatshouldwecallme : the funniest word/gif pairings ever

"Nothing to Remember" by Neko Case
"Give Your Heart a Break" by Demi Lovato
"Rules" by Jayme Dee
"End of the Line" by Sleigh Bells
"Turn Up the Radio" by Madonna
"River" by Civil Twilight
"Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepson
"Too Close" by Alex Clare
"Better Than I Used to Be" by Tim McGraw
"Cough Syrup" by Young the Giant
"Simple Song" by The Shins
"Skinny Love" by Bon Iver, performed by Birdy

Code to Joy:
The Four-Step Solution to Unlocking Your Natural State of Happiness
by Dr. George Pratt + Dr. Peter Lambrou

This Is Where I Leave You
by Jonathan Tropper