September 2011
1 post
July 2011
6 posts
when a storm comes in, it stays for some time, and then it goes. an emotion is like that too - it comes and stays for a while, and then it goes. an emotion is only an emotion. we are much, much more than an emotion.
be free where you are by thich nhat hanh
May 2011
6 posts
margsviachicago asked: where is the bag in your most recent picture from? i love it!
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– monday, words borrowed: the answer is never the answer. what’s really interesting is the mystery. if you seek the mystery instead of the answer, you’ll always be seeking. i’ve never seen anybody really find the answer— they think they have, so they stop thinking. but the job is to seek mystery,...
April 2011
3 posts
January 2011
8 posts
…I don’t know what makes someone likeable. but I knew I liked you from the very first word you posted. - from j.
that’s the thing about friendships. you don’t have to know everything. you have to trust, though. & we do. i’m grateful for the words, pictures, questions, answers, thoughtfulness. for the love. for believing in me. for allowing me to believe in...
December 2010
25 posts
“some things are hard to write about. after something happens to you, you go to...”
– syliva plath
there are words about this year. about a new year. but so far i can’t find the thread to string them together.
[more] sunday, some of the worst. dreams. pillows everywhere. hair that required more taming than usual. a headache from clenching my teeth so the bad mean people wouldn’t get me. my body knew to self protect during sleep. the body knows. my father would say. trust your body. a mostly quiet morning lazing on the sofa with tea, green juice, miles in the background & a few pages of anatomy...
“keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. small people always do...”
– mark twain | via ferfluffle:locallad
down by the river | neil young | via...
a poet's advice
a lot of people think or believe or know they feel—but that’s thinking or believing or knowing; not feeling. and poetry is feeling—not knowing or believing or thinking. almost anybody can learn to think or believe or know, but not a single human being can be taught to feel. why? because whenever you think or you believe or you know, you’re a lot of other people: but the moment you feel, you’re...
wednesday, the beginning of a much longer note to a friend. something i’ve been thinking about lately. good night & xo.
it’s officially winter here the past 2 days have been cold 15 degrees - cold. i’m grateful that i wake up early & walk every morning [no matter what] because there’s something pretty sweet about a quiet city about the newness, the light, the...
no surprises [radionhead cover] | regina spektor |...
“strength does not come from physical capacity. it comes from an indomitable...”
– mahatma gandhi
November 2010
45 posts
Watchmonday, this was supposed to be a video voice message for em but it was too pretty to ruin it with my voice. so i sent her a stream of sparkling blue goodness. there’s more. a lot more. but i’m trying to figure out how much to share. the internet - as far as i can tell- is forever. or a very long time. something to consider.