I have done nothing all summer but wait for myself to be myself again.
Georgia O'Keeffe
Wonder is a word to wonder about. It contains a mixture of messages: something marvelous and miraculous, surprising, raising unanswerable questions about itself, making the observer wonder, even raising skeptical questions like, 'I wonder about that'. Miraculous and marvelous are clues; both words come from an ancient Indo-European root meaning... See more
“It’s no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.”
Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
Gentleness has become such a rare thing that when you’re in the presence of someone gentle it feels “undeserved”. Gentleness is the temperature of the human soul. Harshness or detachment are easy to do, which is why many don’t bother cultivating the strength needed for softness.