Anusha

Writer, OMS, and Lover of the truth in all pursuits. (aspiring) Shia Muslim. writings

[nervebynerve]

“The daily routine of most adults is so heavy and artificial that we are closed off to much of the world. We have to do this in order to get our work done. I think one purpose of art is to get us out of those routines. When we hear music or poetry or stories, the world opens up again. We’re drawn in — or out — and the windows of our perception are cleansed, as William Blake said. The same thing can happen when we’re around young children or adults who have unlearned those habits of shutting the world out.”

— Ursula K. Le Guin 

[heavensghost]

Words by Chen Chen

[lamignonette]

[les-fleur]

Nostalgia (1983, dir. Andrei Tarkovsky)

[rose1water]

“Verily a seed grows in soft ground and does not grow on stone, likewise, wisdom thrives in the heart of the humble and not in the heart of the arrogant. Indeed, God has made humility the defining characteristic of one who possesses intellect and rationality.”

— Imām Mūsa ibn Ja‘far al-Kādhim ع

[rozieramati]

Kierkegaard

[atlikarincahakliydikendiaklinca]

[rose1water]

Simply watch that sensitive part of you feel disturbance. See it feel negativity, insecurity, or fear. These feelings are just part of the nature of a human being. If you pay attention, you will see that they are not you; they are just something you’re feeling and experiencing. When you start to see these experiences going on inside, relax your shoulders, relax your heart, and fall back behind it. Do not touch it. Do not get involved in it. And do not try to stop it. Simply be aware that you are seeing it. That’s how you get out. You just let it go.

Throughout the day, check in with yourself. Like taking inventory. See what's going on—heart, mind, shoulders. You'll get to a place where every change in your energy flow, whether it's agitation of the mind or shift of the heart, will be a reminder to return to the present, noticing that you notice. Now what used to hold you down becomes what wakes you up.

— The Untethered Soul, Michael Singer

[rose1water]

[llovelymoonn]

on love as conversation

alice oseman radio silence (via @liriostigre) \ bell hooks

kofi

[honeyspills]

Verily, Allah is beautiful and He loves beauty.

[awkward-s-deactivated20231011]

[fairydrowning]

"When you start to know someone, all their physical characteristics start to disappear. You begin to dwell in their energy, recognize the scent of their skin. You see only the essence of the person, not the shell. That's why you can't fall in love with beauty. You can lust after it, be infatuated by it, want to own it. You can love it with your eyes and your body but not your heart. And that's why, when you really connect with a person's inner self, any physical imperfections disappear, become irrelevant."

– Lisa Unger

[rose1water]

"The longer I live, the more deeply I learn that love — whether we call it friendship or family or romance — is the work of mirroring and magnifying each other’s light. Gentle work. Steadfast work. Life-saving work in those moments when life and shame and sorrow occlude our own light from our view, but there is still a clear-eyed loving person to beam it back. In our best moments, we are that person for another."

— Maria Popova

[amokedas]

“Know the world in yourself. Never look for yourself in the world, for this would be to project your illusion.”

— Ancient Egyptian Proverb 

[knowledgispower]

[wedarkacademia]