There is really only one way to restore a world that is dying and in disrepair: to make beauty where ugliness has set in. By beauty, I don’t mean a superficial attractiveness, though the word is commonly used in this way. Beauty is a loveliness admired in its entirety, not just at face value. The … Continue reading Quote for Today: Toko-pa Turner
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Quote for Today: Jenny Downham
"It comes and goes. People think if you're sick you become fearless and brave, but you don't. Most of the time it's like being stalked by a psycho, like I might get shot any second. But sometimes I forget for hours." "What makes you forget?" "People. Doing stuff. When I was with you in the … Continue reading Quote for Today: Jenny Downham
Quote for Today: John Darnielle
But resiliency only means that a thing retains its shape. That it doesn’t break, or lose its ability to function. It doesn’t mean a child forgets the time she shared in the backyard with her mother gardening, or the fun they had together watching Bedknobs and Broomsticks at the Astro. It just means she learns … Continue reading Quote for Today: John Darnielle
Quote for Today: Megan Devine
I wish this for you: to find the people you belong with, the ones who will see your pain, companion you, hold you close, even as the heavy lifting of grief is yours alone. As hard as they may seem to find at times, your community is out there. Look for them. Collect them. Knit … Continue reading Quote for Today: Megan Devine
Quote for Today: Katja Michael
I’ve read somewhere in a book when something happens that is unbearable to you, sometimes, time stops. Like your inner clock just stops working, even if the world keeps spinning you will stand still for the rest of your life. ― Katja Michael, She Came at Dawn Public Domain Image: Indonesian boy traumatized by tsunami
Quote for Today: Anne Tyler
"People imagine that missing a loved one works kind of like missing cigarettes," he said. "The first day is really hard but the next day is less hard and so forth, easier and easier the longer you go on. But instead it’s like missing water. Every day, you notice the person’s absence more." ―Anne Tyler, … Continue reading Quote for Today: Anne Tyler
Quote for Today: Eudora Welty
Gardening is akin to writing stories. No experience could have taught me more about grief or flowers, about achieving survival by going, your fingers in the ground, the limit of physical exhaustion. --Eudora Welty Image: Dirty Hands © Ciaran McGuiggan with CCLicense
