"And if you are to love, Love as the moon loves. It doesn't steal the night, It only unveils the beauty of the dark.
And if you are to love, Love as the rain loves. It doesn't wet the bodies, It only washes the sad dirt of the souls.
And if you are to love, Love as the wind loves. It doesn't drift away, It only cleanses you to the core by invading through each pore.
And if you are to love, Love as the sun loves. It doesn't radiate heat, It only pours its warmth on you to enlighten your way.
And if you are to love, Love as the star loves. It doesn't delightfully twinkle, It only reminds you that not even death can separate two hearts.
And so forth, if you are to love Love as the whole universe and not just as part of it.
✨🌙✨ Jasleen kalra, And if You are to Love
~ Sunset Snuggles
“The only difference between genius and insanity is that genius has its limits.”
― Albert Einstein
It's hard to want to quit in the early going, since that's when It's typically the hardest but the trick is, if you stay with it, you will learn how to get better at it , more efficient, more effective and then you'll become proficient at it. It's the process of learning through doing and if you quit too soon, you never get to the point where you've mastered it. Think back to times in your life, when you weren't good at something first, but eventually got better as you went along even the act of tying your shoe was typically a challenge, but you dont even think about steps involved.
Lovecraft passed away March 15, 1937
"Regarding the question of liberty - it seems to me that most of the existing unrest comes simply from the transitional nature of the present age. It is not that the amount of personal latitude in the age just closing had an especial sacredness, but simply that we always cling blindly and irrationally to what we have been used to. Man has never - since he has been man - had perfect liberty…. The next generation will be used to the new state of things and will harbour a new norm of liberty based upon them… nor will this be intrinsically any less logical than the older norm. It is simply a matter of point of view…"
Lovecraft to Robert E Howard, July 31, 1933
“I’ve noticed something about people who make a difference in the world: They hold the unshakable conviction that individuals are extremely important, that every life matters.
They get excited over one smile. They are willing to feed one stomach, educate one mind, and treat one wound. They aren’t determined to revolutionize the world all at once; they’re satisfied with small changes. Over time, though, the small changes add up. Sometimes they even transform cities and nations, and yes, the world." Beth Clark
Dame Laura Knight - The Flower, 1912.
Norma Jeane Baker photographed with her beloved Aunt Ana in 1939. Ana Lower was actually, Norma Jeane's Mother’s, Gladys’ best friend, Grace’s Aunt. Norma Jeane went to live with Ana in 1938, when she was twelve years old, and Norma Jeane finally felt for the first time in her life, love and affection. Ana was one the few women Norma Jeane felt loved by, and whom she really loved, as well.
Ana taught her self-love, and self-worth, is more important than anything. She taught her what you think about yourself is more important than how other people see you. Ana often comforted Norma Jeane, while she cried due to being teased in school by hugging, and holding her. This was something Norma Jeane never experienced before.
She felt so close and comforted by Ana’s love, and care. Ana also taught her to always believe in herself, and that she can do anything she put your mind to. Ana was an incredible help to Norma Jeane when she pursued modeling, and when she gained her first few roles for 20th Century Fox, by instilling so much confidence, and admiration in Norma.
When Ana passed away, on March 14th, 1948, Norma Jeane - now going by Marilyn Monroe - was heartbroken. Marilyn spoke lovingly about Ana for the rest of her life. Marilyn once said, “I once wrote a poem…about how I felt when she died. She was the only one who loved me and understood me. She showed me the path to the higher things of life…”
"Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around."
You cannot save anyone. You can be present with them, offer your groundedness, your sanity, your peace. You can even share your path with them, offer your perspective. But you cannot take away their pain. You cannot walk their path for them. You cannot give answers that are right for them, or even answers they can digest right now. They will have to find their own answers. ~Jeff Foster
(Book: The Way of Rest)
(Art: Photograph by Benoît Delhomme)
Someone I loved once gave me A box full of darkness.
It took me years to understand, That this too, was a gift.
~ Mary Oliver
[Art: Nikolaos Gyzis]