But the Count hadn’t the temperament for revenge; he hadn’t the imagination for epics; and he certainly hadn’t the fanciful ego to dram of empires restored. No. His model for mastering his circumstances would be a different sort of captive altogether: an Anglican washed ashore. Like Robinson Crusoe stranded on the Isle of Despair, the count would maintain his resolve by committing to the business of practicalities. Having dispensed with dreams of quick discovery, the world’s Crusoes seek shelter and a source of fresh water; they teach themselves to make fire from flint; they study their island’s topography, it’s climate, its flora and fauna, all the while keeping their eyes trained for sails on the horizon and footprints in the sand.
We are never too old or too wounded to receive healing waves of the personal delight of another. ... at its best, it transcends being delighted with a particular happening and is instead the reflection to us, and often to one another, of an enduring bond that is bigger than any single occurrence between us. When we are small and see that look on our parents faces, there is such an affirmation that we are good, lovable, welcome. These experiences go deep into us and become an implicit foundation for drawing in warm companions throughout our lives.
With every breath hope rises.
Love cultivates hope; hope fertilizes resilience, and we can all be farmers of dreams
Sometimes when things seem like they are falling apart, they are actually falling into place.
No matter how bleak or menacing a situation may appear, it does not enitrely own us. It can't take away our freedom to respond, our power to take action.
... I return to the beginning of time Gathering fallen feathers of the angels’ wings Delighted, I breathe the infinite sky ... (Excerpted from Healed by rain, chapter Resilience)
My poetry is a journey in the depth of my heart, in the abyss of my conscious, underneath this realm and transcending horizons. Is who I was, who I am and who I had become.
I won’t lose hope. I won’t be broken.
She stood for a moment looking up at the stars, so far, so many, bright and cold. And with a faint smile she thought: ‘I wonder which is my lucky star!
If you have not confronted true horrors, understood evil, suffered hopelessness and despair, found faith, and made yourself completely accountable for your own choices, actions and outcomes, then I can guarantee that any acceptance you pretend to have will be as brittle and temporary as a snowball in the middle of summer.
Hold yourself responsible for a higher standard than anybody else expects of you. Never excuse yourself. Never pity yourself. Be a hard master to yourself-and be lenient to everybody else.
Things always get better with time, just wait and see.
Free play teaches children to be less anxious. It teaches them resilience.
I want to write about the Rain, whose teardrops awake every bud of May and leaves the joyful Earth in harmony (Excerpted from Underneath horizons, chapter Resilience)
Most people avoid and evade the powerful life experiences that helps transform, and mold, them to be able to use more of their fullest potential.
the purpose of life, is to activate, unleash, explore, and expand, your fullest potential to grow beyond your wildest imagination.
Everyone deserves powerful life experiences that helps transform, and mold, them to be able to use more of their fullest potential.
it takes life shifting experiences, that scare average people, to be able to activate and unleash, more of your potential
The reason so few people are financially successful, is because they choose comfort zone, over commitment zone.
