Outside Time, in the Heart of Times
“The Nightingale” is a story by Hans Christian Andersen, one of my favorite fairy tales when I was a kid. It’s about a Chinese emperor who discovers the true value of authenticity, and the short-lived illusory satisfaction of mechanical lifeless substitutes. He basically gives away the affection of a real nightingale, in favor of a bejeweled [...]
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 [...]
I sometimes think of how it would be if one of my dearest people died. I don’t think it’s gloomy, but a strong reminder of how much I love and appreciate them. They won’t leave my life empty, because I will always carry them in me – in my gestures, in my words, in my [...]
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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