Michelle

“She is a storm; she is a river
untamed; untouched
She will engulf you; she will shatter you
hold her softly; caress her gently
She is fragile like a rose petal
She is tender like the touch me not leaf
She is the warm glow of the morning sun
She is the magic of a full moon light.”
― Avijeet Das

“With joy, we breach the haze of suffering that denies us creativity and literature. Joy is art is an ethics of resistance.”
― Billy-Ray Belcourt, A History of My Brief Body

“Ahimsa is the highest Dharma.
Ahimsa is the highest self-control.
Ahimsa is the greatest gift.
Ahimsa is the best practice.
Ahimsa is the highest sacrifice.
Ahimsa is the finest strength.
Ahimsa is the greatest friend.
Ahimsa is the greatest happiness.
Ahimsa is the highest truth.
Ahimsa is the greatest teaching.”
― Vyasa, Mahabharata

“If you want to sprout roots, my dear, then tend them carefully. Roses are fragile before they're strong. It's as true for plants as it is for life.”
― Ashley Clark, Paint and Nectar