Love entered in my heart one day

A sad, unwelcome guest.

But when it begged that it might stay

I let it stay and rest

It broke my nights with sorrowing

It filled my heart with fears

And, when my soul was prone to sing,

It filled my eyes with tears…

– J. California Cooper –

Ph : Melvin Sokolsky, 1963

Relief is a great feeling.

It’s the emotional and physical reward we receive from our bodies upon alleviation of pain, pressure and struggle. A time to bask in the lack of the negative.

And yet, think about it—relief is really the status quo, a negation of the suffering, a nothing in itself. It is the way things were before the pressure and struggle began.

So, is it a step back? A regression?

Or is it an opportunity to regroup, start over, and move in a different direction?

Use your moment of relief well.

– Vera Nazarian –

Ph : Bryan Liston

Sometimes people hold a core belief that is very strong. When they are presented with evidence that works against that belief, the new evidence cannot be accepted. It would create a feeling that is extremely uncomfortable, called cognitive dissonance.

And because it is so important to protect the core belief, they will rationalize, ignore and even deny anything that doesn’t fit in with the core belief.

– Frantz Fanon –

Ph Bryan Liston

She is free in her wildness, she is a wanderess, a drop of free water. She knows nothing of borders and cares nothing for rules or customs. ‘Time’ for her isn’t something to fight against. Her life flows clean, with passion, like fresh water.

– Roman Payne –

Ph : Bryan Liston

If you feel lost, disappointed, hesitant, or weak, return to yourself, to who you are, here and now and when you get there, you will discover yourself, like a lotus flower in full bloom, even in a muddy pond, beautiful and strong.

– Masaru Emoto – Secret Life of Water

Ph : Josh Sturges