J. Redel

Finding Means Being Free

Rooftop garden on a rainy day in Buffalo NY
Rooftops in Buffalo NY. iphone 12 Pro iColorama app

Seeking means: having a goal.

But finding means: being free, being open, having no goal.

— Herman Hesse

  • We Loved With A Love That Was More Than Love
    We loved with a love that was more than love. — Edgar Allan Poe, Annabel Lee 
  • Instead Of Focusing On What If, Ground Yourself In What Is
    you cannot build a deep connection with someone who is disconnected from themselves. — Yung Pueblo from Clarity & Connection  it is easy to get lost in the infinite space of hypotheticals instead of focusing too much on what if ground yourself in what is — Yung Pueblo from The Way Forward 
  • If You Can Fall In Love Again And Again, You’ve Got It Half Licked
    If you can fall in love again and again, if you can forgive as well as forget, if you can keep from growing sour, surly, bitter and cynical… you’ve got it half licked.  — Henry Miller
  • Because Anger Too Is Weakness
    Because anger too is weakness, as much as breaking down and giving up the struggle. Both are deserters: the man who breaks and runs, and the one who lets himself be alienated from his fellow humans. — Marcus Aurelius from Meditations 11.9 (Hays)
  • We Do Not Choose Each Other Randomly
    We do not choose each other randomly. We meet only those who already exist in our subconscious. — Sigmund Freud