“It is an absolute human certainty that no one can know his own beauty or perceive a sense of his own worth until it has been reflected back to him in the mirror of another loving, caring human being.” ― John Joseph Powell, The Secret of Staying in Love It is from the seat of […]
“Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage” ~ Lao Tzu In life, love is the most unexplained. Causing madness and beauty. Chaos and empires. It lives in the sphere of heart and life. We are bound by it, born from it and to it we all may […]
“There are words in the soul of a newborn baby, wanting and waiting to be written.” ― Toba Beta, Betelgeuse Incident: Insiden Bait Al-Jauza As the darkness comes upon us, the light only brightens around us. When the world seems to be perfect, the worst seems to unfold. And when we are at peace, war […]
“As you begin to live according to your own guidance and your own daring everything changes completely.” – Leonard Willoughby Earthly life is much like a song. Beginning with mystery, not knowing where the interlude will lead us. Metered on by a steady beat, changing time and mixed with notes that hold us on key. […]
“Let us always meet each other with smile, for the smile is the beginning of love.” ~Mother Teresa Everything has a home; a place and a purpose. This life is no different. We all have a personal legend to fulfill, and a home. Love is no different either. This is the truth that pervades all […]
“What greater thing is there for two human souls than to feel that they are joined for life … to strengthen each other … to be at one with each other in silent unspeakable memories.” — George Eliot We all have many people in our lives whom we care for, love and cherish. Many of […]
“Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.” ― Søren Kierkegaard Tis the season for reversal, for appearing to move in a backward motion. These times come as reminders of our past and of our true desires, and most importantly, of who we really are. These are the moments where the […]
“Do not swear by the moon, for she changes constantly. Then your love would also change.” ― William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet It is said that the heavenly bodies exert powerful forces over us. The spheres of the heavens, hurtling through space in patterns somehow, throughout time, have caused men to understand their world, their […]
“But hurry, let’s entwine ourselves as one, our mouth broken, our soul bitten by love, so time discovers us safely destroyed.” ― Federico García Lorca If we may all look to our feet, to the ground that has held our knees against it during hard times, we may begin to see what has fallen. We […]
“Perhaps home is not a place but simply an irrevocable condition.” ― James Baldwin, Giovanni’s Room All travelers know a place speaks to them. In some small way, every place has something to tell us; to whisper a secret into our hearts when the moment is right. Some of us have traveled the world twice […]