There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.
— Nelson Mandela
For to be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.
— Nelson Mandela
- Days Are DamsDays are dams. Each week posts a sign above the water. This week: Goodbye. Last week: The Possible.… Read more: Days Are Dams
- We’re Not On Our Journey To Save The World But To Save OurselvesWe’re not on our journey to save the world but to save ourselves. But in doing that, you… Read more: We’re Not On Our Journey To Save The World But To Save Ourselves
- To Make Living Itself An Art, Is The GoalWhoever uses the spirit that is in him creatively is an artist.To make living itself an art, that… Read more: To Make Living Itself An Art, Is The Goal
- Every Heart BreaksEvery heart breaks, but not every heart breaks open. If my heart has to break, may it break open.… Read more: Every Heart Breaks
- I Myself Have Never Been Able To Find Out Precisely What Feminism IsI myself have never been able to find out precisely what feminism is: I only know that people… Read more: I Myself Have Never Been Able To Find Out Precisely What Feminism Is
- We Loved With A Love That Was More Than LoveWe loved with a love that was more than love. — Edgar Allan Poe, Annabel Lee
- Instead Of Focusing On What If, Ground Yourself In What Isyou cannot build a deep connection with someone who is disconnected from themselves. — Yung Pueblo from Clarity… Read more: Instead Of Focusing On What If, Ground Yourself In What Is
- If You Can Fall In Love Again And Again, You’ve Got It Half LickedIf you can fall in love again and again, if you can forgive as well as forget, if… Read more: If You Can Fall In Love Again And Again, You’ve Got It Half Licked
- Because Anger Too Is WeaknessBecause anger too is weakness, as much as breaking down and giving up the struggle. Both are deserters:… Read more: Because Anger Too Is Weakness
- We Do Not Choose Each Other RandomlyWe do not choose each other randomly. We meet only those who already exist in our subconscious. —… Read more: We Do Not Choose Each Other Randomly
- I Had Gone Somewhere Inside HimI had gone somewhere inside him. I couldn’t come out. — Afsar Mohammad from poem Evening with a… Read more: I Had Gone Somewhere Inside Him
- Let Everything Happen To YouLet everything happen to you Beauty and terror Just keep going No feeling is final — Rainer Marie… Read more: Let Everything Happen To You
- I, unasked and unheededI, an alarm, awaken as a rumor of war, lie stretching into dawn, unasked and unheeded. — Maya… Read more: I, unasked and unheeded
- My Former Lives Were DepartingOne after another my former lives were departing, like ships, together with their sorrow. — CZESLAW MILOSZ from… Read more: My Former Lives Were Departing
- There Are No Sacred And Unsacred PlacesThere are no sacred and unsacred places; there are only sacred and desecrated places. My belief is that… Read more: There Are No Sacred And Unsacred Places
- All Right, Every Day Ain’t Going To Be The Best Day Of Your LifeAll right, every day ain’t going to be the best day of your life, don’t worry about that.… Read more: All Right, Every Day Ain’t Going To Be The Best Day Of Your Life
- The Lord Gives Everything And Charges By Taking It BackThe Lord gives everything and charges by taking it back. What a bargain. Like being young for a… Read more: The Lord Gives Everything And Charges By Taking It Back