January 2012
“Mankind is one, and all men are alike in that which concerns their creation.”
– Bartolome de las Casas
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“Some of us think holding on makes us strong; but sometimes it is letting go.”
– Herman Hesse
Anonymous asked: I saw that you said you studied opera for a bit. I've always been interested in learning more about it but I'm never sure where to start? Do you have any suggestions of what I should see?
Humans are not designed to be omnivores. →
Carnivores: Have claws. Herbivores: Do not have claws. Humans: Do not have claws. Carnivores: Have no skin pores and perspire through the tongue. Herbivores: Perspire through skin pores. Humans: Perspire through skin pores. Carnivores: Have sharp front teeth for tearing, with no flat molar teeth for grinding. Herbivores: No sharp front teeth, but flat rear molars for grinding. Humans: No sharp...
December 2011
Travel light, live light, spread the light, be the...
“Every man is more than just himself; he also represents the unique, the very...”
– Hermann Hesse
“I would like my life to be a statement of love and compassion — and where it...”
– Ram Dass
“You will always have some excuse not to live your life.”
– Chuck Palahniuk
“The primary cause of unhappiness is never the situation but thought about it. Be...”
– Eckhart Tolle
“I hope you will have a wonderful year, that you’ll dream dangerously and...”
– Neil Gaiman
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João Gilberto - “No tabuleiro da baiana” from...
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“In a gentle way, you can shake the world.”
– Gandhi
I find you, Lord, in all Things and in all my fellow creatures, pulsing with your life; as a tiny seed you sleep in what is small and in the vast you vastly yield yourself. The wondrous game that power plays with Things is to move in such submission through the world: groping in roots and growing thick in trunks and in treetops like a rising from the dead.
~ Rainer Maria Rilke
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Ich finde dich in allen diesen Dingen, denen ich gut und wie ein Bruder bin; als Samen sonnst du dich in den geringen und in den großen giebst du groß dich hin. Das ist das wundersame Spiel der Kräfte, dass sie so dienend durch die Dinge gehn: in Wurzeln wachsend, schwindend in die Schäfte und in den Wipfeln wie ein Auferstehn.
~ Rainer Maria Rilke
“Most people live, whether physically, intellectually or morally, in a very...”
– William James
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“I think everyone’s bisexual to some degree or another; it’s just a question of...”
– Björk
“The most common form of despair is not being who you are.”
– Søren Kierkegaard
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“Very little is needed to make a happy life; it is all within yourself in your...”
– Marcus Aurelius
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Du wirst nicht weinen. Leise, leise wirst du lächeln: und wie zur Reise geb’ ich dir Blick und Kuß zurück. Unsre lieben vier Wände! Du hast sie bereitet, ich habe sie dir zur Welt — o Glück! Dann wirst du heiß meine Hände fassen und wirst mir deine Seele lassen, läßt unsern Kindern mich zurück. Du schenktest mir dein ganzes Leben, ich will es ihnen wiedergeben — o Glück! Es wird...
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“True happines is to enjoy the present, without axious dependence upon the...”
– Seneca
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