May 2010
14 posts
“Memories are interpreted like dreams.”
– Leo Longanesi, journalist and editor (1905-1957)
No more searching, no more waiting.
That’s what co-blogger Jon commented after I briefly updated him on my current love/relationship status. And he completely hit the nail on the head. Though I’ve been busy, certain recent posts were inspired by real feelings, a recognition of truth in those words, rather than just conjecture.
Here’s an abridged version of our story.
He and I met in Hong Kong during our Study...
“When you know what you want more than anything else, life is simple.”
Dear 12-year-old Self,
I wish I could show you all the things I’ve learned through blood and sweat and pain and tears. One thing I always wanted but never knew how to do was to be close with other people. It turns out, it’s quite simple. But it’s the exact opposite of what you might think.
I spent most of my life trying to protect myself from pain. Trying to hold up a self-image of being smart...
Documentary
Suppose you were going to make a movie, whose subtitle would be “The Life and Death of [your name goes here].” And suppose there were three possible choices for the title itself:
Pride
Fear
Surrender
What are your feeling-reactions to each possible title? How well does each one, when you consider it, describe your experience? And what is the relation of surrender to pride and...
compassion
noun. Deep awareness of the suffering of another, coupled with the wish to relieve it.
“Perhaps love is the process of my leading you gently back to yourself.”
– Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
“If you ask people what they’ve always wanted to do, most people haven’t done it....”
– Angelina Jolie (via inmyskin)
Being a romantic is about two things.
Being in touch with your feelings.
Being honest with yourself.
If you’re doing these two things, you can’t help but be a romantic.
How do you get in touch with your feelings? Just feel them. Don’t act on them; just feel them. Feeling feelings is just like any other thing. The more you practice it, the easier and more effortless it...
“To get something you never had, you have to do something you never did.”
– someone