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In ancient Sumerian, ki-ang was “to love” - strangely, the word meant “to measure the earth”. Love was not a feeling or an emotion as much as an anchor that rooted you to a place.

Where you have set your mind begin the journey
Let your heart have no fear, keep your eyes on me.

Home is where your absence is felt, the echo of your voice kept alive, no matter how long you have been away or how far you may strayed, a place that still beats with the pulse of your heart.

I want to strengthen your resolve. Our ancestors were resilient and passed this resilience down through generations.
But no matter how tall your grandfather, you have to do your own growing.

What happens after catastrophes? Those who survive nurse their broken hearts and start all over again, as one always does, as one always must.

The sons of abusive fathers need to grow fast.

Water-the universal silent-retained evidence, or memory of the solute particles that had dissolved in it book matter how many times it was diluted or purified. Even if years passed, or centuries, and not a single original molecule remained, each droplet of water maintained a unique structure, distinguishable from the next marked forever by what it once contained. Water in other words, remembered.

Numbers are important and grandma’s favourite is seven. In order to prices an emotion, be it good or bad, you must allow seven days to pass. Never make a major decision unless you have spent seven days contemplating it.

It sounds like quite the gift to me. Perhaps you need time to discover how to use it. The sun is weak when it first rises, and gathers strength and courage as the day goes on.

As he reads he can taste the words, the tip of his tongue tingling with flavours- buttery, oaky, zingy, spicy, herbaceous. Reading is a feast he can never have enough of, and he tucks into each page with relish.