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
- There Is No Victory In The Mind But Desperate ValorThere is no victory in the mind, but desperate valor, shattering the four walls, disintegrating human love, until the iron-lidded mysterious eye (lowered carefully with the frail body under churchyard gardens) stares upward, luminous, inevitable, piercing solar magnitudes on a… Read more: There Is No Victory In The Mind But Desperate Valor
- It’s Not The Shattering Itself That Breaks YouThe loneliest moment in someone’s life is when they are watching their whole world fall apart, and all they can do is stare blankly. It’s not the shattering itself that breaks… Read more: It’s Not The Shattering Itself That Breaks You
- I Am Not The Whiskey You WantYou cannot travel the road until you yourself become the road. — Alan Watts I am not the whiskey you want. I am the water you need. — Rupi Kaur from… Read more: I Am Not The Whiskey You Want
- Life Is Too Short To Wake Up With RegretsLife is too short to wake up with regrets. So love the people who treat you right. Forget about those who don’t. Believe everything happens for a reason. If you get… Read more: Life Is Too Short To Wake Up With Regrets
- Make Love Your Lodestarwant to be happy? live the impossible life make love your lodestar for a life that’s more than dandelion wishes you must take action — Jason McBride from haiku on Medium
- There Is An Ocean Of Silence Between Us… And I Am Drowning In It… the sad part is, that I will probably end up loving you without you for much longer than I loved you when I knew you. Some people might find that… Read more: There Is An Ocean Of Silence Between Us… And I Am Drowning In It
- A Week Is More Than Enough Time For Us To Decide Whether Or Not To Accept Our DestinyWhen we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and willingness to change; at such a moment, there is no point in pretending that nothing has… Read more: A Week Is More Than Enough Time For Us To Decide Whether Or Not To Accept Our Destiny
- Not Knowing Is The First SurrenderWhen you admit you don’t know, you open the door to being known by something deeper. Not knowing is the first surrender. The first step into the current. The path doesn’t… Read more: Not Knowing Is The First Surrender
- The Truth Is, Everyone Is Going To Hurt YouThe truth is, everyone is going to hurt you. You just got to find the ones worth suffering for. – Bob Marley The most painful thing is losing yourself in the… Read more: The Truth Is, Everyone Is Going To Hurt You
- I Want To Be With YouI want to be with you, it is as simple, and as complicated as that. — Charles Bukowski
- I Suck At Mindfulness.I admire people who can sit with uncertainty in matters of life and death. I’m not one of them. I suck at mindfulness. — Amanda Peet