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Jedi from the Shire

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Fragility is the essence of men and women, and it is at the heart of humanity.

Xavier Le Pichon (via beingblog)

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The Traveling Onion: A Poem

By: Naomi Shihab Nye

When I think how far the onion has traveled just to enter my stew today, I could kneel and praise all small forgotten miracles, crackly paper peeling on the drainboard, pearly layers in smooth agreement, the way the knife enters onion and onion falls apart on the chopping block, a history revealed. And I would never scold the onion for causing tears. It is right that tears fall for something small and forgotten. How at meal, we sit to eat, commenting on texture of meat or herbal aroma but never on the translucence of onion, now limp, now divided, or its traditionally honorable career: For the sake of others, disappear.

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“Love propels us beyond the circle of ego, and puts the welfare of others ahead of — or at least alongside — our own. 

Love spills over, beyond our ego, towards our family, our neighbors, our friends. But it must not stop there. Widen the circle of love.

Love puts the welfare of many families ahead of one’s own families, but it must not stop there. Widen the circle of love.

Love can bring together the many people living inside an imagined boundary, but it must not stop there. Widen the circle of love.

If instead of being projected along a national border, it projects towards embrace of a whole religious community, that, too, is a move towards the global and the universal. But it must not stop there. Widen the circle of love.”

— Omid Safi

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Like a good sunset, it’s always a blessing when God gives you a glimpse of His plans for you, when He reaffirms your desire, which came from Him.

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“Fear, uncertainty and discomfort are your compasses toward growth.” Unknown

Photo: Guyam Island, Siargao

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Kairos.

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Maybe we can go on an adventure for the rest of our lives - you and I?

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So how the fuck do I deal with missing you?

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We loved this cozy beach house of the original hipsters. ;)

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"A lot of relationships can be very solid and that’s kind of what you hope for - solid and healthy. But that’s not always what you get...

It doesn't mean that it's not special and extraordinary just to have a relationship that's fragile and somehow meaningful in that fragility."

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Excerpts from A Field Guide to Getting Lost By: Jose Alcantara

If you have a compass, smash it. Nothing can point you to true anything, let alone true north. Besides — and never forget this — you are trying to get lost.

You may be gone for a long time so be sure not to pack any food or water. It is only the hungry who feed, only the thirsty who are quenched.

Before you leave, be sure to write a note telling everyone exactly where you will not be. The last thing you need is someone coming to your rescue.

Now, find the best map possible and tear it up. You will be traveling on a scale that no one has ever drawn.

Do not leave a string of crumbs behind you. This would only attract predators. On second thought, go ahead.

Write postcards telling everyone of your adventures. Be sure to lie, like a fox leaving false tracks. Someday they will thank you.

You will not know when you have arrived. But if you think you have, you haven’t. If you think haven’t, you probably have.

If you come to a fork in the road stab yourself in the foot with it. You will reach your destination much faster if you are limping.

Better yet, use it to pluck out your eyes. There are many signposts along the way. Maybe now you will learn to see.

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International Day of Happiness 2016

Happiness is a human right and a fundamental human goal. :)

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I need to get away soon.

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“I have a certain faith in art, a certain trust that it’s a powerful current that drives a person — although he has to cooperate — to a haven...

Vincent van Gogh (Letter to Theo van Gogh. The Hague, Sunday, 11 March 1883)

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“In my view I’m often very rich, not in money, but rich (although not every day exactly) because I’ve found my work — have something which I live for heart and soul and which gives inspiration and meaning to life.” 

“I have a certain faith in art, a certain trust that it’s a powerful current that drives a person — although he has to cooperate — to a haven, and in any case I consider it such a great happiness if a person has found his work4 that I don’t count myself among the unfortunate.”