The day has been long boxed in by glass and concrete deafening with sound, the mind lost among a thousand minds. Step into the scent of evening, the hush of the leaves, the touch of blossom. The garden gives you back your life.
Pam Brown 1928
There is, perhaps, no solitary sensation so exquisite as that of slumbering on the grss or hay, shaded from the hot sun by a tree, with the consciousness of a fresh light air running through the wide atmosphere and the sky stretching far overhead upon all sides
Leigh Hunt (1784-1859)
I want to be able to go on top of a mountain and scream to the world that I am yours.
But, it will only be possible if you accept me as yours.
I woke up at 3am ,
it was a really sad dream,
Filled with death and dispair.
Fell asleep again,
To dream a sadder one.
And the rhythm played,
Until it was time to rise from bed with the rhyme of morning alarm.
But my mind and body were unenthusiastic to conquer the world.
And I realised the reason for sadness which linger
Upon me all day.
Ethanol is famously bad for one's health both acutely and chronically - Zak
" 'It seems to me that you're getting anxious, thinking that you have to discover quickly what you enjoy or do well.' 'Is it so? Hmm... that's true.' Mincheol averted his gaze as he mumbled. He turned back to Seungwoo. 'It feels like I have to find it quickly.'
'Why are you in a rush? You don't have to hurry. If coming here isn't boring, just come over more often. Be who you are right now, and you will be fine.'"
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~ Page 221, Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop, Hwang Bo-Reum~
Image Credits: @spongecake on Tumblr
I may not have the wisest words to say but I do want to spread love. That’s the guttural calling I cannot ignore, despite the days when a safe, known life feels easy.
I do not know what adventure awaits but I can already feel the stirrings of something beginning. Something warm, something exciting, something to make me smile from the inside.
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Sometimes, the easiest way out is to cave in to what your heart already knows but what your mind is too afraid to take a leap for.
Today, more than ever, may we take that leap. 🌸
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~ Your positive thoughts from today are far more powerful than the negative thoughts from all the yesterdays ~🌼
I hope you have a very good morning.🌞
~ Lean into Grace. It will protect, nourish and set you free. ~ ✨
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~ notes from everyday ~
~ Often, I say things because it gets me to belong in a circle of people I like. Often, those things are quite contrary to my own truths, to my values. . Saying what you really want to say isn’t about being loud, but speaking clearly of what aligns with you. . For. e.g. “Hey, I know it’s cool to talk dirty with your friends, but I do not like to. For me, sex is sacred and I don’t want to condition my mind to downplay it.”
Or, “Hey, I know gossiping is fun, but it riles up a lot of negative emotions in me for someone, which I’d rather not feed.” . I am guessing we all talk of things we don’t whole-heartedly believe in sometimes, just to feel like we’re a part of people’s lives. But saying the things you really want to say is insanely powerful. It drops you back into your body, mind and heart thoroughly and when you say words which directly align with your energy, you feel beautifully grounded in who you really are. ~🌼
~ You can pour love into the world from where you are, here and now. ~ . Not needing to wait till you are 'perfect', till all of your ideas have fallen into place, you can breathe into your purpose, as you are today. . To fill yourself first before filling others, to love yourself first before loving others, to heal yourself first, before you heal others, that is all this journey asks.
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~ notes from everyday ~