Tag: life

a year in a painting

a year in a painting

The years seem to go faster, don’t they? They almost seem like months. Months seem like weeks. Life is just happening. Right now — as I write …

 

wails of the valley

wails of the valley

I have been with the darkest parts of myself. The parts filled with self-hatred, the ones that can’t find kindness. The parts that think no matter …

 

Zehn tag

Zehn tag

My cousin from Germany and her friend came to visit me last week. Ten days with the Germans (yes, they have names, but it was fun …

 

get good

get good

*source* …I wish I could be there Wish I could make it right Don’t you worry, you’ll soon be on the mend That’s no trick, that flicker …

 

wild geese

wild geese

*source* You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees For a hundred miles through the desert, repenting. You …

 

singing in the rain…

singing in the rain…

*source* Sometimes my seven-year self gets the better of me and I just want to play.  So last week when the skies opened and the streets got …

 

fleeting like a butterfly

fleeting like a butterfly

  *source* {isn’t it charming!} This life… Is fleeting like a butterfly. Last night I realized how lucky I am. This life I have is really full. And even there are …

 

dear universe

dear universe

*source* the brilliant, inspiration, katie soloker!* dear universe, if you are trying to break me. stop it. because i will laugh, even through tears. “have you seen …

 

a note to remember

a note to remember

*source* Dear heart, I know you would love to be hiding behind this bouquet of balloons and that you really wish they could take you high into the skies. To …

 

believe in kissing

believe in kissing

** thank you meg, for another beautiful find.        

 

“We can never know what to want, because, living only one life, we can neither compare it with our previous lives nor perfect it in …

 

lunar eclipses and midnight walks

lunar eclipses and midnight walks

something about full moons and lunar eclipses do not bode well for my heart. but it’s no reason to stay inside. the moon and a meowing cat …