impressions: tragic in love

the melody



"While the flowers, pale and unreal in the moonlight, floated away upon the river; and thus do greater things that once were in our breasts, and near our hearts, flow from us to the eternal sea.” -   Charles Dickens



Doubt thou the stars are fire, Doubt that the sun doth move. Doubt truth to be a liar, But never doubt I love. - Shakespeare



"Yes, Death. Death must be so beautiful. To lie in the soft brown earth, with the grasses waving above one's head, and listen to silence. To have no yesterday, and no to-morrow. To forget time, to forgive life, to be at peace. You can help me. You can open for me the portals of Death's house, for Love is always with you, and Love is stronger than Death." - Sir Simon de Canterville



"It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not." - Andre Gide, Autumn Leaves

winter playlist

 Winter is here again. It came so quickly. So far, I do not dislike it. I crave the rebirth that winter brings to nature, for myself. Like the trees, I want to let go of my wilted leaves in one big beautiful sigh and let the cold consume me until my spirit is revived and the warmth brings back my blossoms.

 I. Fall On Me - Andrea & Matteo Bocelli
 II. Him I Liked - Robin Hood Soundtrack
 III. Believe - Josh Groban
 IV. Infections of A Different Kind - AURORA
 V. The Call - Regina Spektor
 VI. Closing - Philip Glass

M.

not a privilege, but a necessity

 There are so many things I want to do. I want to wake up early. I want to eat well. I want to stretch and exercise. I want to meditate, to pray, to walk, to take care of my skin and my hair, to read, to listen to music I like, to study, to breathe. 

 But I don't. I do brush my teeth. I do at least eat. I go to work, I pray the bare minimum, I remain vegan. I do those things, even when I can't bring myself to do the others, because I have taught myself that they are a necessity.

  ne·ces·si·ty /nəˈsesədē/ noun

1. 1.

   the fact of being required or indispensable.
2. 
   

 Veganism became a necessity to me overnight. I couldn't deny what I saw or learned, and no matter how difficult it was, I stuck to it. I know that I have it within me to succeed at what I deem important. I just have to show myself these things matter.

 My goals aren't unrealistic. They are the least I expect from myself and those around me. If I do not take a moment, just one moment, to realize that life is every day I throw away, I will wake up one day to find I never took the helm and charged my own course. 

"When we hit our lowest point, we are open to the greatest change."

M.