NOTES: Bonus points for the original French. Translations sourced from: http://fleursdumal.org “My hand in your hair will sow the stars of sapphire, pearl, ruby – that you be never deaf to my desire.” “A long time! always! my hand in your hair Will sow the stars of sapphire, pearl, ruby, That you be never deaf […]
x Read more x“Never allow someone to be your priority while allowing yourself to be their option.” (Mark Twain) “Well, now If little by little you stop loving me I shall stop loving you Little by little If suddenly you forget me Do not look for me For I shall already have forgotten you If you think it […]
x Read more xAlways keep in mind that they are much more than their anxiety No one is safe from the world. We all carry trauma and are affected, in ways we often do not understand, by what goes on around us. Always keep in mind that you fell in love with a person, with someone who is […]
x Read more x“Ring the bells that still can ring Forget your perfect offering There is a crack in everything That’s how the light gets in.” (Leonard Cohen, “Anthem”) “Sometimes you climb out of bed in the morning and you think, I’m not going to make it, but you laugh inside — remembering all the times you’ve felt […]
x Read more xIt’s normal to hate your body and don’t you dare say otherwise. I confess – I like (some) women’s magazines. My mum likes them too. So, usually, either I pick up a mag and make sure to bring it with me when I visit my parents, or my mum calls me and tells me she […]
x Read more xI don’t know who you are or where you’re from, but a few things I know. You’ve stopped saying you feel misunderstood, because you know it makes you sound a bit like a child. You’ve resolved to treat everyone fairly, to know who can be a friend and keep a respectful distance from those who […]
x Read more xNOTE: Use with caution. When you’ve spent the last half hour trying to break the ice with the attractive person cuddled up with a book in the coffee shop and they get up to leave: “In vain I have struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to […]
x Read more xFighting Anxiety alongside Writers & Artists “You’re not the first person who was ever confused and frightened and even sickened by human behavior. You’re by no means alone on that score, you’ll be excited and stimulated to know. Many, many men have been just as troubled morally and spiritually as you are right now. Happily, […]
x Read more xLately, we’ve all heard of many young people dying. For many months, the media has been full of stories of children being murdered and refugees dying in search of a new life. On October 30th, a nightclub fire in Bucharest, Romania, killed 27 people on the spot, and 33 more died in hospitals. Then, there […]
x Read more xIf we were to come up with a top three of the attributes that best describe so-called civilized society, I think “busy” would occupy the top position. And the second. And the third. Being a city dweller is great – you get to be in the middle of the action, interact with many different people […]
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Painting by Catrin Walz Stein
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