no one changes unless they want to. not if you beg them. not if you shame them. not if you use reason, emotion, or tough love. there’s only one thing that makes someone change: their own realisation that they need to do it. and there’s only one time it will happen: when they decide they’re…
quote: David Bowie
i watch the ripples change their size but never leave the stream of warm impermanence
ode to Jessica
I first met Jessica in a church while singing in the choir… she was a quiet and timid girl, with a wealth of sunlight shining from her. Pause 1, 2, 3… Okay, well the latter part is true at least! 😉 We were kind of in a church – it was a Sunday for a…
The Parting, by Michael Drayton
Since there’s no help, come let us kiss and part Nay, I have done, you get no more of me; And I am glad, yea, glad with all my heart, That this so cleanly I myself can free. Shake hands for ever, cancel all our vows, And when we meet at any time again, Be…
meditations
“Luck Is What Happens When Preparation Meets Opportunity” I was having a conversation over the weekend at a friend’s birthday gathering. We were discussing housing in Luxembourg, and the fact that a lot of first-time buyers can’t actually afford the housing in the city. I mentioned my own housing situation and the fact that…
lessons from a tree
if you feel like you’re losing everything, just remember that trees lose their leaves every year, and they stand tall, content, waiting for better days to come. JojoBean xx Written and photographic content is © All rights are reserved.
inspirational quotes: Marcus Aurelius
“Waste no more time arguing about what a good man should be. Be one.” Along with the quote: “Be the change you want to see.” Which has been falsely linked to Mahatma Ghandi (even while it remains an excellent precept to live by, in my opinion), put me in mind of a recent public discussion…
taking courage in being disliked
have the courage to be disliked I love this notion – because, in my opinion, it simply means that the less value that you place on other peopoles’ opinions – of you, your actions, and/or your words – then the more freedom you will have to make (life) decisions based on your needs, desires…
learning to listen
listening deeply is the key to understanding. for when we have taken the time for things, and get to know them, only then, will we have a better understanding of them.
quote: Julius Caesar
“experience is the teacher of all things”
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