Outside Time, in the Heart of Times
“The prince knew at once, looking at her hands, she was no stranger to any household chore.” Every story about a poor but hardworking girl who ends up marrying a prince, getting a great fortune, or both, has this line. At least in Romanian. Little girls imagine those hands are translucent, and the prince [...]
The drafts of yesterday may have considerable emotional weight, yet sometimes they are the most important factor of setback in a present situation. When the only reason you carry on with a plan is that you started it, when you hate every minute you spend on a project, especially one that doesn’t fulfill you [...]
It doesn’t have to be Christmas, or your birthday, or your anniversary, or NYE. It doesn’t have to be a national holiday, or an international event. There doesn’t have to be anyone around, and it doesn’t have to be sunny outside. You don’t have to write cards, drive miles, say words you don’t feel. [...]
Nothing can root you in mediocrity quite like perfectionism. Sure, it sounds like a great quality, closely related to excellence and capability, but give it some thought, and it might start to look different. Reaching for perfection makes you feel good – you’re going for the ultimate best, you feel competent, special, you’re up [...]
The perspective of having your feelings or pride hurt is unnerving. It is also the main obstacle to kindness. More people would be kinder more often, had they at least a promise, if not a guarantee, that they would be safe once their heart is open. To some, emotional walls or coldness may seem [...]
What if we tried to see what’s on the other side of our discriminatory glasses? What if we tempered our aversions and irritations, and saw beneath what annoys us in others? You don’t have to readily embrace what you see, or respond. Just discover what you can see with your raw eye, no filter [...]
Have you ever thought about the social rules we’ve been passed on? Usually, we just integrate them in our thinking, in our life, without questioning. They are supposed to make us get along better, or, at least, that is the explanation at hand. However, when you start thinking about these rules, analyzing them, they [...]
I remember a cashier in Turkey. My Turkish was way too rudimentary, and she didn’t seem to speak other languages. So, when I did not understand something she said, she repeated the exact same thing, only louder. I still had no idea what she was saying; I had paid, there was absolutely no problem, [...]
There is a kind of wealth that is more important than any material possession, and it is hidden inside you. It can easily turn into money, but, most amazingly, it can also get you anything money can’t buy. A rich life is not a financial transaction, but a sea of possibility. And, although money [...]
When I was a little girl, I vowed to be brave, no matter how scary or dreary life would get - not that I had any realistic idea what that truly meant. … Nice to meet you!
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