“She once believed that the damage to her mind and heart was permanent, until she met wisdom, who taught her that no pain or wound is eternal, that all can be healed, and that love can grow even in the toughest parts of her being.”
– Yung Pueblo
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“Nobody becomes an artist unless they have to.
They told me my images were dark, depressive and wouldn’t sell well. I didn’t make them to be sold. I was making them to save myself from insanity and excruciating pain. I had finally found a way to channel and embrace my darkness through art. And I was harming no one.
Believe me, believe us.
“Nobody becomes an artist unless they have to.”
– Janet Fitch, White Oleander.
“Travel isn’t always pretty…
By the Lau River, Northern Bahr al Ghazal.
By the Lau River, Northern Bahr al Ghazal.
“Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that’s okay. The journey changes you; it should change you. It leaves marks on your memory, on your consciousness, on your heart, and on your body. You take something with you. Hopefully, you leave something good behind.”
— Anthony Bourdain
“People think a soul mate is your perfect fit…
“People think a soul mate is your perfect fit, and that’s what everyone wants. But a true soul mate is a mirror, the person who shows you everything that is holding you back, the person who brings you to your own attention so you can change your life.
A true soul mate is probably the most important person you’ll ever meet, because they tear down your walls and smack you awake. But to live with a soul mate forever? Nah. Too painful. Soul mates, they come into your life just to reveal another layer of yourself to you, and then leave.
A soul mate’s purpose is to shake you up, tear apart your ego a little bit, show you your obstacles and addictions, break your heart open so new light can get in, make you so desperate and out of control that you have to transform your life, then introduce you to your spiritual master…”
― Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat, Pray, Love
“The human soul doesn’t want to be advised, fixed or saved.
It simply wants to be witnessed… exactly as it is.”
– Parker Palmer
The human soul …
“Find a place inside where there’s joy, and the joy will burn out the pain.”
– Joseph Campbell
“Find a place inside…
Sometimes, our pain roots in the stories we tell ourselves.
