August 2011
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Ode to the Elusive Black Flats – A Poem.
I long for you – day and night but mostly day
As the brilliance of summer fades to the brisk of autumn
The familiar desire for gorgeous black flats has returned
But to my dismay; everyone else has already got ‘em.
The situation seems pretty dire
And I want to become withdrawn and not chat
But then I realize this is just like when your girlfriend starts dating a guy
Who makes you realize you’d...
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“It is not revolutions and upheavals that clear the road to better days, but...”
– <3
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Breaking through a pattern means breaking through...
You know that moment I’m talking about – when you find yourself standing there, once again, with that unsettling, all-too-familiar feeling seeping into you. “Seriously, I’m here again? How am I here AGAIN? I’m such a failure, how did I not learn?!”
When we repeatedly create something we deem a “negative” experience, it’s a sign that there’s still a piece of the message that needs to be learned,...
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“The great moments of your life won’t necessarily be the things you do,...”
– From the genius that is How I Met Your Mother <3
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“And, when you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to...”
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Oneness.
There is no superior or inferior. There is only you. There is only we. There is only one. They are you. You are them. We are one.
XO, J
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“Every man takes the limits of his own field of vision for the limits of the...”
– Expand your vision. <3
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“The world will be saved by the Western woman.” -The Dalai Lama”
– <3
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Love.
Most people seem to share the idea that a true relationship is the coming together of two halves to create a unified whole, as if they were each lacking something prior to this intimate completion. While I think that’s a beautiful illustration of what we feel when we find someone who literally rocks us to our core [and a theory I’ve definitely subscribed to at several moments in my past], I...
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“The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known...”
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“Love, it will not betray you, dismay or enslave you; it will set you...”
– <3
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