How do you get a pen pal?

theperksofstayinggold:

Like a legit, sending letters type. I always liked the idea of sharing how life is lived in a different part of the world with someone.

[C]ompanies such as Facebook and Google may now face monetary fines if they refuse to share client data and consent to wiretaps requested by government agencies. In a world where people increasingly use the ample cloud-memory space afforded by services such as Gmail as a storage locker for information, the apparent belief on the part of government that individuals’ email accounts do not qualify as “private” is deeply troubling.

Murtaza Hussain, “An increasingly unchecked surveillance state

The whole article is definitely worth a read.

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You can’t go on like you’re going to start really living one day, like all this is some preamble to some great life that’s going to magically appear. I’m a firm believer that you have to create your own miracles. Don’t hold out that there’s something better waiting on the other side. It doesn’t work that way.
Perry Moore (via onlinecounsellingcollege)

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thoughtsofachristiangirl:

“The point of the storm isn’t to prove your faith, it’s to prove His faithfulness.”

s0-theres-this-b0y:

Hmm maybe I should take this advice…

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