To be alive is to read good books, drink good coffee, wear good shoes, and feel no guilt for doing no work. It's as simple as that.
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Purging
For those who have been on a spiritual path, the "Dark night of the Soul" is a term that they might not only be familiar with but also an experience that has defined the rest of their lives and the way they relate to the world and themselves. The most challenging and demanding energetically, emotionally, … Continue reading Purging
Just Be
Give yourself away to everything that crashes into you. All the pain, the bad, the shame, the quilt, and the insecurity.You mustn't forget that while the ego does not accept all the things you went through or still go through, you are part of a bigger plan. Accept the things you can not change knowing … Continue reading Just Be
November Thought
The awakened being is a complete stranger to the world.An upsetting force that creates controversies, falls over the edge in almost everyone's eyes but its own.Here to be swallowed up. To break and fall and live with all the misery and love that a soul can take.To run wild towards dreams; to be sometimes, careless … Continue reading November Thought
Cheers to Life, to Love, to Joy!
I remember my 11th birthday.Or at least, parts of it.Surely, my mind deformed the memories, delivering altered, blurred moments. However, some emotions are bound to stay with me and carry themselves around as a secret identity that I only make available to myself. I was skinny and deeply tanned. Summer break, which always arrived in … Continue reading Cheers to Life, to Love, to Joy!
Life is Now!
 Yesterday, while I was ruminating on the real value of wealth, my mind introduced me to scenes from my childhood. Glimpses of a life where I was constantly overflowing with joy and prosperity. And mind you, as a child born immediately after the communism fall, I had a very late exposure to the colorful … Continue reading Life is Now!
How to release old pain
"If you could say it in words, there would be no reasons to paint. " - Edward Hopper One thing I've noticed during some painting sessions is the avalanche of thoughts. Good ones too, but most of them are deeply disturbing. Memories, conversations, and circumstances that have affected me more or less. They resurface as … Continue reading How to release old pain
The Freedom to Be
What I am clumsily trying to paint here is the easiness we found in trading a meaningful, sunrise-watching, grass-scented life, for an automated lifestyle with perks like getting things done faster but not necessarily better.
Important questions to ask yourself
Kindness to please people or kindness to be kind? Am I kind because I am seeking approval or am I kind because I can, want, and have all the resources to respond to a request? How much can I sacrifice for something worth sacrificing for? Have I judged someone for actions/ thoughts that I would … Continue reading Important questions to ask yourself
You are for yourself
What are you, my dearest friend? What do you want to be? What brings you joy? What makes you weak? What did they tell you about who you are? What did they try to make you believe? How did they do that? Who allowed them? No matter what you may hear about yourself, no matter … Continue reading You are for yourself