The sun is nature’s antidepressant.
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Eyes on eternity
Life is so much clearer under the stars than under a roof.
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The first glass is a sedative, the second a psychologist, the third glass an excuse, and the fourth a lobotomy.
Responsibilities
Don’t fall prey to the illusion that duty is only to others — you have just as much a duty to care for yourself.
Continuous
Nature grows beautiful new life over old scars.
Saudade
…and torture myself with happy thoughts…
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Sometimes I feel like life misprinted me.
Inescapable
Nothing begins, and nothing ends,
That is not paid with moan;
For we are born in others’ pain,
And perish in our own.
—Francis Thompson, from “Daisy,” 1892–1894
Exhaustive
Grief is all emotions wrapped into one.
Understanding death
I read an article stating that cats don’t understand death the way humans do, so they don’t fear it like we do — I think they understand better than
Encouragement
“Don’t waste yourself in rejection, nor bark against the bad, but chant the beauty of
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
Battle-scarred
Life is a repeated shattering and gluing back together of the heart.
Sticks & stones
Empty-nesting is exponentially more painful
when all you’ve ever had is eggs, no chicks —
and now, even the eggs are gone.