April 2012
“… It is unbearably painful
For the soul to love silently.”
– Anna Akhmatova, from The Complete Poems (translated by Judith Hemschemeyer)
tapwaterjackson asked: Where does your embrace of calm acceptance of being, and its gentle application to the absurdity of our lives come from -- especially in the way you interact with the world? And, can I have a pony?
tapwaterjackson asked: Can you make change for a $10 if I ask a question?
“Please always know that behind all of my human behaviors
behind the best of me...”
– Elizabeth Lesser as spoken by Ram Dass from Broken Open. Courtesy of The Beauty We Love. (via crashinglybeautiful)
“Be happy for no reason, like a child. If you are happy for a reason, you’re in...”
– Deepak Chopra (via mysticsoul)
“Beginnings are brutal, like this accident
of stars colliding, mute explosions...”
– Each Sound, Dorianne Laux
(via grammatolatry)
March 2012
“[Is this all I can say of these
delicate books, scythe-curved intentions,
you...”
– Adrienne Rich, from “On Edges”
Adrienne Rich died yesterday, 28th March 2012, at the age of 82. (via the-final-sentence) 