The Pensieve

“You are most powerful when you are most silent. People never expect silence. They expect words, motion, defense, offense, back and forth. They expect to leap into the fray. They are ready, fists up, words hanging leaping from their mouths. Silence? No.”

“Be present. Make love. Make tea. Avoid small talk. Embrace conversation. Buy a plant, water it. Make your bed. Make someone else’s bed. Have a smart mouth, and quick wit. Run. Make art. Create. Swim in the ocean. Swim in the rain. Take chances. Ask questions. Make mistakes. Learn. Know your worth. Love fiercely. Forgive quickly. Let go of what doesn’t make you happy. Grow.”

“You will never be able to escape from your heart. So it’s better to listen to what it has to say.”

““I could not tell you if I loved you the first moment I saw you, or if it was the second or third or fourth. But I remember the first moment I looked at you walking toward me and realized that somehow the rest of the world seemed to vanish when I was with you.””

“don’t take everything as a personal vendetta against you. people have entire lives separate from you.”

“The first death in life occurs when one gives up on their dreams and settles for a job they don’t enjoy.”

“Depression can lower your body temp, immune system, steal your appetite, energy, motivation and voice. A REAL illness, like any other.”

“We lose ourselves in things we love. We find ourselves there, too.”

“Often, when you are on the spiritual path, there is a war that goes on between the person you once were and the person you are becoming.”

“don’t do half-hearted things. if your heart ain’t there, leave it as that and move on.”