“We usually appreciate only half the cycle of impermanence. We can accept birth but not death, gain but not loss, or the end of exams but not the beginning. True liberation comes from appreciating the whole cycle and not grasping onto those things we find agreeable.”
― What Makes You Not a Buddhist
― What Makes You Not a Buddhist
“As leaves cover the forest floor in a carpet of vibrant rusts, orange and gold, autumn proves that sometimes death too can be a beautiful thing.”
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“She wears strength and darkness equally well,
The girl has always been half goddess, half hell”
― Fierce Fairytales: Poems and Stories to Stir Your Soul
The girl has always been half goddess, half hell”
― Fierce Fairytales: Poems and Stories to Stir Your Soul
“I see you, beneath the surface. I see your untamable wild. I see your billowing heart. I see your unshed tears and your not yet dreams and your devotion to spirit. I see you howl at the moon and call the ocean home and ground to earth and grow taller than the trees.
I see you.
You are not alone. You are not invisible.
You are seen. You are seen. You are seen.
And my god, you are beautiful.”
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I see you.
You are not alone. You are not invisible.
You are seen. You are seen. You are seen.
And my god, you are beautiful.”
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“Some people will always taste like fire and leave the ones that love them tasting like ash.”
― Your Soul is a River
― Your Soul is a River
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