
I never painted dreams.
I painted my own reality.
I paint self-portraits
because I am so often alone,
because I am the person
I know best.
So absurd and fleeting is our step through this world, that only leaves me at peace knowing that I have been authentic, that I have managed to be the most similar to myself.
— Frida Kahlo
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- When You Rise, Kiss The Tombstone Of Your PastWhen you rise, kiss the tombstone of your past and step barefoot into the garden of the future, the garden of infinitely forking paths — Maria Popova from poem How to… Read more: When You Rise, Kiss The Tombstone Of Your Past
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- Never Feel Guilty For Starting AgainNever feel guilty for starting again. — Rupi Kaur from The Sun and Her Flowers
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- You Only Got So Many DaysYou only got so many days. Don’t think about death; when you’re ready, death will think about you. Go out tonight with your friends… — D. A. Powell from poem Positivity
- It’s All About My Own DeathIt’s all about my own “death” Everything is visible I don’t want to see it. — Aase Berg from poem Feminist Depression
- The Creative Process Is A Process Of SurrenderThe creative process is a process of surrender, not control. ― Julia Cameron The creative adult is the child who survived. ― Ursula Leguin Creativity doesn’t wait for that perfect moment. It… Read more: The Creative Process Is A Process Of Surrender
- The Individual Can Stop Being What Others Want And Become Who He Truly IsBy honestly confronting the characteristics of our personalities that have gone off course — habits, identifications, manias, vices; narcissistic, antisocial, schizoid, and paranoid disorders; personal delusions, crazy ideas, depressive feelings, emotional… Read more: The Individual Can Stop Being What Others Want And Become Who He Truly Is
- You Need To Grab Whatever Chance You Have Of Happiness Where You Find ItBut who can say what’s best? That’s why you need to grab whatever chance you have of happiness where you find it, and not worry about other people too much. My… Read more: You Need To Grab Whatever Chance You Have Of Happiness Where You Find It
- Once Upon A Time, Is How Stories BeginOnce upon a time, is how stories begin… — N’Zuri Za Austin Read to live the life you want. Embrace every page and start over again. — Shaa Zainol The courage… Read more: Once Upon A Time, Is How Stories Begin