(via exinecc)
"When the woman spoke English, the volunteers understood her story, and their brains synchronized. When she had activity in her insula, an emotional brain region, the listeners did too. When her frontal cortex lit up, so did theirs. By simply telling a story, the woman could plant ideas, thoughts and emotions into the listeners’ brains."
— The Science of Storytelling: Why Telling a Story is the Most Powerful Way to Activate Our Brains
This painting is on the wall of my home town church <3
Hugo Simberg: Wounded Angel
This has always been one of my favourite panitings
(via papillonland)





