…

“The irony of commitment is that it’s deeply liberating – in work, in play, in love. The act frees you from the tyranny of your internal critic, from the fear that likes to dress itself up and parade around as rational hesitation. To commit is to remove your head as the barrier to your life.”

— Anne Morriss – Starbucks customer

The Wordless Tune…

From the right corner of her sight, she sees 11:11… From the same side of her mind, she wonders…

From the soul full of hope,
why is she far?

From the sweetness of the heart; the storm of the stranger’s mind…
From the lightness; fireflies in the bowl of night…
From the world she used to adore; the reality she still avoids…

Why is she still far?
From the man above,
and his words in the blueness of the sky…

It’s 11:18… She is still mute…

S

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Attention: My readers from ‘Frisco!

“I’m so much happier when I walk to work. It’s a quality of life thing. I think I just feel better having gotten fresh air before work. It’s calming. I know it takes 45 minutes and I can’t speed it up, so I know I’m just going to get there when I get there.”

— San Francisco pedestrian Amy Standen, 33, interviewed by the Chronicle newspaper

Sleepless…

I’m suffering from insomnia;
I can’t stop thinking of the notes
inside the mystery box…

The smell of the soil,
the weakness in your eyes,
the gaze that makes me blush…

I’m tired of reading your dangerous mind…

S

Et cetera… Et cetera…

The past few weeks have been busy, accompanied by many different feelings… I started to see through things… I started to realize how different people can touch your emotions in so many different ways… Some beings give you hope and the rest suck your energy… Some leave you with good memories and some…

I took a short trip to the Big Apple which once again put a big smile on my face… If *life* could be condensed into a city, it would be New York City…

I’m back now… Happy with myself and my surroundings…

S

P.S. Coldplay‘s new album is the best thing that could happen to me (and the world!) at this time; I’m utterly addicted…

Goodbye…

This is dedicated to a true lady who taught me dignity and devotion:

Tears in my eyes…
Delighted inside…
No more suffering… No more pain…
Not anymore…

I still can hear you…
Crystal clear…
Like yesterday’s dream…

I will carry your beautiful heart within my heart…
Forever and ever…

I miss…

S

Praise the Sky… Praise the Light…

This is part of the book I’m reading at the moment and I’m loving it…

“Do you have doubts about life? Are you unsure if it is worth the trouble? Look at the sky: that is for you. Look at each person’s face as you pass on the street: those faces are for you. And the street itself, and the ground under the street, and the ball of fire underneath the ground: all these things are for you. They are much for you as they are for other people. Remember this when you wake up in the morning and think you have nothing. Stand up and face the east. Now praise the sky and praise the light within each person under the sky. It’s okay to be unsure. But praise, praise, praise.”

— Miranda July in “No one belongs here more than you.”

Los Angeles Travelogue | #3

I’ll keep it short and simple: the last days of my trip were spent in lovely Pasadena, complete with another sushi meal (mmm)… Venice Beach… Meeting new people and making friends… Yet more surfer dudes on the gloriously sunny beach… Mojitos and margaritas… Hookah and Russian wine…

…and now I’m back with loads to catch up.

S