Quotes đź’—
The past is beautiful because one never realises an emotion at the time. It expands later, & thus we don’t have complete emotions about the present, only about the past. - Virginia Wolf
As you prepare your breakfast, think of others
(do not forget the pigeon’s food).
As you conduct your wars, think of others
(do not forget those who seek peace).
As you pay your water bill, think of others
(those who are nursed by clouds).
As you return home, to your home, think of others
(do not forget the people of the camps).
As you sleep
... See morevia David Cabrera on Banyan Together
“People are trying to guess about your future potential, based on your past trajectory. […] If you don’t provide your own chronicle of who you are, one will be given to you. You’ll assume whatever description the other party gives you, dictated by their biases, perceptions and attributions. Don’t passively let others dictate your narrative, write
... See moreWe thought of life by analogy with a journey, a pilgrimage, which had a serious purpose at the end, and the thing was to get to that end... But we missed the point the whole way along. It was a musical thing and you were supposed to sing or to dance while the music was being played". Alan watts
“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.”
—Maya Angelou
“As someone looks up at the night sky, they hold the stars in their eyes. Whatever is shared between shining pupils and stellar flames is a reflective dialogue, exemplifying the interrelatedness of the cosmos.”
~ author Rachel Capurso, Submission for The American Academy of Religion, March 2014
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Love this from Yancey Strickler:
An artist is a self-employed self-expressor.
A creator is a self-employed commercial expressor.