Akka Singh

“Hope follows me wherever I go,
but Hope is my biggest obstacle.
She keeps me focused on the future,
focused on becoming.
Despair is holding my hand,
he keeps me stuck in the past.
Hope and Despair walk hand in hand with me,
happily distracting me from what I am,
distracting me from reality,
inviting me to look anywhere but here and now.
Hope acts as my friend,
Despair acts as my enemy.
Sometimes Despair feels more comforting than Hope,
but they are the same character with different clothing.
I’m here, I’m now,
I am reality and I have the power to turn down any
and all invitations into the land of illusion.
Hope is just a thought,
and so is Despair.
I alone is real.”
― Nanne Nyander, The Silence of Awareness

“You deserve someone who never lets a day go by where you have to wonder if he loves you—I’m not that guy, Allie.” He brushed the tears away, lowering his indulgent lips to my cheek. “All I’ve ever done is made you wonder.” “But you love me now.” I resented the despondency in my voice. “You love me now, so don’t leave me behind. Please, don’t leave me again.” “I will always love you, Hellraiser,” he said hoarsely, his jaw tightening. “Always, but this, this isn’t how things can be.”
― A.L. Woods, Rain

“...what I mean by quiet: an openness to the presence of God at play in creation, at work in our hearts, directing our ways and drawing us into his story.”
― Sarah Clarkson

“Quiet mind, easy life. Busy mind, hard life.”
― Maxime Lagacé, Inner Peace: Top Quotes, Ideas, And Insights To Stop Feeling Overwhelmed And Live A Better Life