prenez soin de vous

“How much better is silence, the coffee cup, the table. How much better to sit by myself like the solitary seabird that opens its wings on the stake. Let me sit here for ever with bare things, this coffee cup, this knife, this fork, things in themselves, myself being myself.”

“I watched her cooking, from my chair. She pressed her lips Together, reached for kitchenware, And tasted sauce from her fingertips. “It’s ready now. Come on,” she said. “You light the candle.“ We ate, and talked, and went to bed, And slept. It was a miracle.”

“Love yourself unconditionally, just as you love those closest to you despite their faults.”

“You’re waiting for that magical day when someone makes the connection and recognizes who you really are. Maybe they’ll first catch the sparkle in your eye. Or perhaps they’ll marvel at your insights and the depth of your spirit. Someone who will help you connect the dots, believe in yourself, and make sense of it all. Someone who will understand you, approve of you, and unhesitatingly give you a leg up so that life can pluck your ready, ripened self from the branch of magnificence. Well, I’m here to tell you, your wait is over. That someone, is you.”

“Stop beating yourself up. You are a work in progress - which means you get there a little at a time, not all at once.”

“You are your worst enemy. It is your negative thoughts that hold you back, nothing else.”