ToInfinityAndBeyond

It is in our nature to need stories. … Any story we tell of our species, any science of human nature, that leaves out much of what and how we feel is false. Nature shaped us to be ultra-social, and hence to be sharply attentive to character and plot. We are adapted to physiologically interact with stories. They are a key way in which our ruly culture configures our nature.

—Jag Bhalla discussing the evolution of storytelling

(Source: , via moth-stories)

Picture this:
I was born in San Francisco
and conceived during an earthquake 
I think that’s why I’m never steady
I have fault lines in my bones

-Clementine von Radics

let-me-write-it-out-for-you:

He told me not to become a poet,
because
instead of shrubs
I would see
green grass growing
from a branch reaching for the sky
and I would see
the sun giving us a warm hug
instead of a hot day.
He said it was a mistake
and the world would surround you
with adjectives
and punctuation
and metaphors that only
made sense in your little mind.
I think
this is the best mistake
I’ve ever made.

(via whatweatherwearehaving)

Stories are how we think. They are how we make meaning of life. Call them schemas, scripts, cognitive maps, mental models, metaphors, or narratives. Stories are how we explain how things work, how we make decisions, how we justify our decisions, how we persuade others, how we understand our place in the world, create our identities, and define and teach social values.

—Dr. Pamela Rutledge on the Psychological Power of Storytelling

Phil Kaye - Why we tell stories

90% of your body mass is, in fact, stardust, because all the elements except for hydrogen and helium are created in stars