His Winter Crop
by Hafiz

I have
Seen you heal
A hundred deep wounds with one glance
From Your spectacular eyes.

While your hands, beneath the table,
Pour large bags of salt into the heart-gashes
Of Your most loyal servants.

Dear World, I can offer
An intelligent explanation
For our suffering.
But I really hope it makes sense
To no one here,
And come morning,
You are again at God’s door
With ax and pickets,
Eloquent petitions and complaints.

Think of suffering as being washed.
That is to say,
Hafiz, you are often completely soaked
And dripping.

The only advantage I can see in this
Is the Friend’s long range plan
Is that when the Beloved bursts
Into flames

The whole world with not turn into
A bright oil wick all at once,
Then divine ash,
And ruin his,

Winter Crop.

Thursday, February 27, 2020

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For you and me.

Surround yourself with the dreamers and the doers, the believers and thinkers, but most of all, surround yourself with those who see the greatness within you, even when you don't see it yourself. - Edmond Lee

We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of th light. - Plato
Why having a ‘vent buddy’ is important to your health
Survival Of The Friendliest: How Our Close Friendships Help Us Thrive
My ultimate goal is to be at peace with myself, eliminate toxic feelings and elements and energies from my life, unlearn negative and harmful practices and thought patterns, stop checking for people that don't check for me, create a space for myself that is nurturing of growth so that I may generate loving energy for myself and for others, nourish my sprint and balance my energies, I have big dreams and I deserve to live a life I love and let that love radiate. - unknown

When I accept myself, I am freed from the burden of needing you to accept me. - Dr. Steve Maraboli

Love yourself enough to look within. The journey of healing begins in you. - Tracey Smith

Believe in what you want so much that it has no choice but to materialize. - unknown

Once a day, sit quiety and place a hand upon your heart. Send it love, and allow yourself to feel the love your heart has for you. It has been beating for you since before you were born. Your heart is love, and the blood in your veins is joy. Your heart is now lovingly pumping joy throughout your body. All is well, and you are safe. - Louise Hay

When you quiet your mind, you stop thought; when you stop thought, you stop resistance; when you stop resistance, then you are in a state of following. - Abraham

All I know is that when you are truly ready to make a change, you will. No person or book or inspirational quote is going to do it. The lighting bolt of action is only found within you. - unknown

fuck them for giving you anxiety and not love. fuck them for causing you depression and not granting you comfort, and fuck them for filling your soul with empties and not filing it with love and softness. - r. m. drake

Worrying is a waste of time. It doesn't change anything, it just messes with your mind and steals your happiness. - unknown
Be open to listening to understand, not just only waiting to speak. - Madeline R.D.

What's coming is better than what is gone. - @minna_so

Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better. - Maya Angelou
How to be kinder to yourself

I don't care much for things I can't take with me after I die. Give me love. Moments. Purpose. Things that'll settle in the soul. - A. R. Lucas

Wednesday, February 26, 2020

At the end of life, what really matters is not what we bought but what we built; not what we got but what we shared; not competence but our character; and not our success but our significance. Live life that matters. Live a life of love. - unknown

Let kindness be the language of your heart. - Alexandra Vaslliu, BLOOMING
Some days I am goddess. Some days I am wild child. Some days I am a fragile mess. More days I am a bit of all three. But every day, I am here, trying. - S.C. Laurie
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You're rare, so people are gonna fall in love with the idea of having you, but most of them aren't used to rare, they're foreign to it, so they'll lack the capacity to treat you as much, And that's where they lose you. - unknown
What if you dedicated this year to loving yourself more? - unknown

The loving relationship you have with yourself is the foundation you have for everything you do in life. Begin cultivating a beautiful friendship with yourself and watch your life begin to shift in ways you never thought possible. - Barb Schmidt
And so let us always meet each other with a smile, for the smile is the beginning of love. - Mother Teresa
To laugh often and much; to win the respect of the intelligent people and the affection of children; to earn the appreciation of honest critics and endure the betrayal of false friends; to appreciate beauty; to find the beauty in others; to leave the world a bit better whether by a healthy child, a garden patch, or a redeemed social conditions to know that one life has breathed easier because you lived here. This is to hear succeeded." - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Many trauma survivors hold their breath and their bodies tightly, bracing themselves for whatever is coming next. Staying alert for years takes a toll. Create spaces where you can take your armor off. - Dr. Thema

Forgive the ones who hurt you and forgive yourself for letting them. The great Nelson Mandela once said: "When a deep injury is done to us, we never heal until we forgive." Here is why forgiveness is crucial for your healing...

Thank you, W.

Send her songs. Songs that remind you about her. She amy forget conversations. She may forget days. But she will always remember how a song made her feel everything it plays. - unknown
Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn. - Ben Franklin
Without communication, there is no relationship. Without respect, there is no love. Without trust, there is no reason to continue. - unknown

Be the light. Choose LOVE

So much has changed yet nothing at all. Our lives are filled with choices. It is up to each one of us to choose the light. You can not fight darkness with more darkness. Be the light. - Michelle P

Free Will - The Human Condition

We can choose love or hate - I CHOOSE LOVE We can choose to educate or stew in ignorance- I CHOOSE TO EDUCATE We can to try an understand or to chastise - I CHOOSE TO TRY AND UNDERSTAND We can choose darkness or the light - I CHOOSE THE LIGHT

Free Will - We all have a choice - Hatred/Anger/Unacceptance live in the darkness DO NOT LET OTHERS STEAL YOUR LIGHT
IF you walked away from a toxic, negative, abusive, one-sided, dead-end relationship, you won. - unknown

Monday, February 24, 2020

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We all have issues because we all have a story. And no matter how much work you've done on yourself, we all snap back sometimes. So be easy on you. Growth is a dance. Not a light switch. - John Kim

When you least expect it, the universe gives you a helping hand along the way. Suddenly things work out better than you expected. Circumstances start going in your favor and situations turn out better than you had planned. - Dr. Jeff Nullam

GO.. I stayed too long once. My health was impacted. My vision was blurry. My spirit was unsettled. My peace was interrupted. Go. And, watch how the universe aligns your dreams, manifest your purpose, and illuminates your light. Exhale and go. - @drkeyhallmon

I am in the process of becoming the best version of myself. - unknown

YOU can break the cycle. Acknowledgment is the first step in change. It's not easy, it's not pretty. Don't belittle yourself if you're taking longer then others to jump a hurdle. Take YOUR time and dont compare yourself to others. Your story isn't theirs and their story isn't yours. Paint your canvas how you see fit. You don't like something? Find a way to change it. But tread lightly. Don't force yourself down a path you are not ready for....Life is messy. But find a way to make that mess less overwhelming. Again, it's not quick and easy or has to be a certain way. - Danielle S.

The healing process is ugly as hell. It's not bubble baths and aromatherapy. It's accountability which brings guilt. It's getting to the root of your issues which is triggering and intense. Processing trauma often means you have to relive it which isn't easy but it's worth it. - unknown
May you attract someone who speaks your language so you don't have to spend a lifetime translating your soul. - unknown

A sad soul doesn't always need fixed. They may be lonely. Just needing a friend. May we be willing to just sit with them. Listen to their silence. Dry tears if we can. - unknown
Healing doesn't have to look magical or pretty. Real healing is hard, exhausting and draining. Let yourself go through it. Don't try to paint it as anything other than what it is. Be there for yourself with no judgement. - Audrey Kitching

Don't talk, act. Don't day, show. Don't promise, prove. - unknown

Don't try to change people. Make a realistic decision about where they fit in your life based on who they are, not who you want them to be. - unknown

Remember to turn everything off at least once a week, including your brain. Then sit somewhere quiet and just chill out. - unknown

Accept both compliments and criticism. It takes both sun and rain for a flower to grow. - unknown

Anything is possible for those with a dream, a plan, and the determination to make it happen, no matter what. - unknown

MR.W

Don't talk, act. Don't say, show. Don't promise, prove. - unknown

I see you. I see your strength, your courage, your vulnerability, your willingness to feel it, to experience it, to move thru it, to be brave. - A.N.
如果你看不過眼我們的mean,不要緊,我明白你只會接受他們的暴力治港但不接受市民mean,Fine,I dun give a fuck! 我只是不接受暴力治港,而mean是我們唯一而無力的反抗方式。我只能要幾mean有幾mean。而我最無奈既係,我地只可以文字mean,口頭mean。 - Jess W.
The glory of new things to come, The essence of all you will achieve, The purity of all you will become, When you look within and believe. Calling for peace and harmony, Within ourselves a love to see, With depths that remain in our hearts, An eternal sunshine that never parts.

The light gives life to the colors of change, Blending into one that remain the same, Adorning the blue stained sky, Dreams reign high while clouds entwine. And the depths of the ocean below, Reflects our tears through rain and snow, Crystallized in the blink of our eyes, A momentary glimmer of the radiant light. Stars awaken as we look above, And pain slowly fades to love, Reawakened as we morph to dust, And dissolve in all that is and ever was.

Beauty is the light in the darkness, A pearl in the depths of the ocean, The eternal feeling within your heart, Our emotions in still motion. We wonder where this moment goes, In the wind and where it flows, With every known emotion, Gives only divine devotion, To the ever changing pull, Of the moon and tide, The seasons that you go through, The colors that remain in your eyes.

This life has meaning, More precious than silver and gold, The only truth of this, Is the beauty and love within our soul. Spread your hands before your soul, Forever to hold your dreams in place, Sharing all our heartbeats of the world, Through the beauty of nature's tranquil grace.

Another day to feel alive, To feel the essence of change arriving, Born out of new colours from sunrise, On the wings of dreams into distant horizons. - Patrick G.
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To those accustomed to privilege, equality feels like oppression. - Anonymous

“I believe we are a species with amnesia, I think we have forgotten our roots and our origins. I think we are quite lost in many ways. And we live in a society that invests huge amounts of money and vast quantities of energy in ensuring that we all stay lost. A society that invests in creating unconsciousness, which invests in keeping people asleep so that we are just passive consumers of products and not really asking any of the questions.” ~ Graham Hancock
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PRACTICE THE GRATITUDE / The art of living - Dr. Joe Dispenza


Suffering from anxiety, depression? Suffering from feeling trapped, emptiness? Feeling lost and scared all the time? Do you have unhealthy addiction? This guy has so many videos on YouTube, he’s the real deal. You can neuro-chemically reprogram your mind - Agnes H.
This country will not be a good place for any of us to live in unless we make it a good place for all of us to live in. - Theodore Roosevelt

Don't forget.. . forgive.. but don't forget

Always have eyes that sees the best, a heart that forgives the worst, a mind that forgets the bad, and soul that never loses hope.- unknown

Because you aren't giving up, someone looking up to you isn't either. - unknown

Be an encourager, the world has plenty or critics already. - Dave Wallis

Compliment People. Magnify their strengths, not their weaknesses. - Madeline D.