silences

Humming your Nocturne on the Circle Line,
unlike the piano, running out of breath

I've been writing you out of my life
my loves (one out, one in).

I've pushed you out of the way to see
what the gaps in my life might look like,

how large they are,
how quickly I could write them in;

and not (at least till I've lost you both)
rewriting you only means

that the spaces I'm not writing in are where I live.

-·-mimi khalvati-·-

Worrying...

Worry often gives a small thing a great shadow.

This is a Swedish proverb with which I agree...

Drag your thoughts away from your troubles... 

by the ears, by the heels, or any other way you can manage it.  

~Mark Twain~

Today is the tomorrow we worried about yesterday.  

~Author Unknown~

Worry never robs tomorrow of its sorrow, it only saps today of its joy.  

~Leo Buscaglia~

Troubles are a lot like people - they grow bigger if you nurse them.  

~Author Unknown~

Nerves and butterflies are fine - they're a physical sign that you're mentally ready and eager.  You have to get the butterflies to fly in formation, that's the trick.  

~Steve Bull~

People gather bundles of sticks to build bridges they never cross.  

~Author Unknown~

You can't wring your hands and roll up your sleeves at the same time.  

~Pat Schroeder~

That the birds of worry and care fly over you head, this you cannot change, but that they build nests in your hair, this you can prevent.  

~Chinese Proverb~
  
 
 

dream, dream, dream...

• ”Yet it is in our idleness, in our dreams, that the submerged truth sometimes comes to the top.”Virginia Woolf”
• I slept and dreamt that life was Joy.I woke and saw that life was Service.I acted, and behold, Service was Joy.”Rabindranath Tagore”
• ”I dream my paintings and then I paint my dreams.” Vincent Van Gogh
• "A dream is a scripture, and many scriptures are nothing but dreams." Umberto Eco
• "Dreams are real as long as they last. Can we say more of life?" Ellis Havelock

about apologies...

• It's easier to apologize than ask for permission. -
•  True remorse is never just a regret over consequence; it is a regret over motive. -Mignon McLaughlin-
• Never ruin an apology with an excuse. -kimberly jonhson-
• It is a good rule in life never to apologize. The right sort of people do not want apologies, and the wrong sort take a mean advantage of them. - P.G. Wodehouse-
• Never make a defense or an apology until you are accused.
• The only good thing about punctuality is that it usually gets you an apology.
• Apology is a lovely perfume; it can transform the clumsiest moment into a gracious gift.

the only logical explanation...

bad and good news

“The bad news is time flies. The good news is you’re the pilot.”

— Michael Altshuler

be who you are...

“Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don’t matter and those who matter don’t mind.”

— Dr. Seuss

The works of Dr. Suess are well known to convey deep messages in a whimsical way. In today’s web 2.0 world we are inclined to censor and inhibit ourselves more than ever before. It’s foolish to do this because we might be blinding ourselves from a wonderful character trait or talent. This might lead to a feeling of unfulfillment. Sometimes we can’t help but overvalue the public opinion and discount our friends and family. That’s an unfortunate mismanagement of our priorities. In this powerful quote Seuss reminds us to be true to ourselves because the most valuable people will be there to support us. When we swallow our pride and embrace our strengths and weaknesses, we gain a sense of peace and freedom. Be free! Be yourself!

Speed Law

I'm permanent like tattoos and birth marks
Third degree burn marks
Driving on tracks like Dale Earnhardt
Stay on the low like the earth spot
Put a big loss on your earn chart
Nice since the nurse signed my birth chart

—Mos Def, "Speed Law"

an optimistic

“A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity;
an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.”

- Winston Churchill

it's not the end

everything will be okay in the end
if it is not okay
it's not the end

-unknown-

the power of love

"When the power of love becomes stronger than the love of power, we will have peace."
Jim Hendrix

If there is to be peace in the world,
There must be peace in the nations.
If there is to be peace in the nations,
There must be peace in the cities.
If there is to be peace in the cities,
There must be peace between neighbors.
If there is to be peace between neighbors,
There must be peace in the home.
If there is to be peace in the home,
There must be peace in the heart.
Lao Tzu

I'd rather...

"I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I am not."

"If you ever need anything please don't hesitate to ask someone else first."
(this is an ironic one...)

-Kurt Cobain-

life

one kind word

One kind word can warm three winter months.

courage

remembering...

In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies,
but the silence of our friends."

- Martin Luther King Jr.
(1929-1968)

courage....