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“I was ashamed of myself when I realised life was a costume party and I attended with my real face”
― Franz Kafka

“I hope
when you come home to yourself
the are flowers lining the front porch
that were left from all the women
you were before”
― Maia , When the Waves Come

“There is a bird and a stone in your body. Your job is to not kill the bird with the stone.”
― Victoria Chang, The Trees Witness Everything

“A more accessible explanation comes from the spiritual teacher Ram Dass, in the form of a story about two ocean waves—a tall one and a short one—heading toward the shore. The tall wave sees what’s up ahead—waves crashing and dissolving back into the ocean—and starts panicking. “We’re going to die!” it cries. The short wave is untroubled. The tall wave repeatedly tries to convey the gravity of the situation. “Seriously! This is the end!” But the short wave remains unconcerned, responding: “What would you say if I told you that there are six words, that if you really understood and believed them, you would see that there’s no reason to fear?” “Fine, fine, tell me the six words!” pleads the tall wave. The short wave replies: “You’re not a wave, you’re water.”
― Sarah Hurwitz, Here All Along: Finding Meaning, Spirituality, and a Deeper Connection to Life--in Judaism