August 2012
“Some say the world will end in fire,
Some say in ice.
From what I’ve tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To know that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.” —Robert Frost
Some say in ice.
From what I’ve tasted of desire
I hold with those who favor fire.
But if it had to perish twice,
I think I know enough of hate
To know that for destruction ice
Is also great
And would suffice.” —Robert Frost
“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: It goes on.”
~Robert Frost
What is love?
“Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired.”
-Robert Frost
“When someone is crying, of course, the notable thing to do is to comfort them. But if someone is trying to hide their tears, it may also be noble to pretend you do not notice them.”
—Lemony Snicket
“The creative person is both more primitive and more cultured, more destructive and more constructive, crazier and saner, than the average person.”
—F. Barron, “The psychology of imagination”, Scientific American (September 1958)
“Maybe there’s something you’re afraid to say, or someone you’re afraid to love, or somewhere you’re afraid to go. It’s gonna hurt. It’s gonna hurt because it matters.”
—John Green
“If you want to awaken all of humanity, then awaken all of yourself. If you want to eliminate the suffering in the world, then eliminate all that is dark and negative in yourself. Truly, the greatest gift you have to give is that of your own self-transformation.”
—Lao Tzu
Separation
Your absence has gone through me
Like thread through a needle.
Everything I do is stitched with its color.-W.S. Merwin
“Everyone wants to go to paradise but no one wants to die”
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“See the light in others, and treat them as if that is all you see.”
—Wayne Dyer
