Jem

In The End Only Three Things Matter

Dead Horse State Park, Clarkdale AZ. iphone 14 Pro Max iColorama app

In the end, only three things matter:

how much you loved,

how gently you lived,

and how gracefully you let go of things not meant for you.

— the Buddha

  • Let’s Be A Comfortable Couple And Take Care Of Each Other
    Let’s be a comfortable couple, and take care of each other! And if we should get deaf, or lame, or blind, or bed-ridden, how glad we shall be that we have somebody we are fond of, always to talk to and sit with! — Charles Dickens from Nicholas Nickleby
  • There Is Another Reality, The Genuine One
    There is another reality, the genuine one, which we lose sight of. This other reality is always sending us hints, which without art, we can’t receive. — Pablo Neruda
  • The Way In Is The Only Way Out
    If one desires clear sight One cannot place one’s trust in reflections. The way in is The only way out. — Wu Hsin
  • All That You Touch, You Change
    All that you touch, you change. All that you change, changes you. — science fiction author Octavia E. Butler from book Parable of the Sower
  • I Wanted My Life To Close
     I wanted the past to go away, I wanted to leave it, like another country; I wanted my life to close… — Mary Oliver