Begin Again

December

December 1

"Pain is necessary. Pain is life. Without pain there can be no joy."

― Rick Yancey, The Last Star.

If we had a way we could feel all the pain we were going to feel in our lifetime all in one day, and then none at all. Would you take that option? The rest of our days will be full of bliss and happiness right? So why not? Happiness is beneficial for the body but it's the grief that develops the mind.

December 2

"Bellamy didn't know why the ancient humans even bothered doing drugs. What was the point of shooting junk into your veins when walking through the forest had the same effect?"

― Kass Morgan, The 100

When you go out into the woods and you look at trees, you see all these different trees. And some of them are bent, and some of them are straight, and some of them are evergreens, and some of them are whatever. And you look at the tree and you allow it. You appreciate it. You see why it is the way it is. You sort of understand that it didn't get enough light, and so it turned that way. And you don't get all emotional about it. You just allow it. You appreciate the tree.
The minute you get near humans, you lose all that. And you are constantly saying "You're too this, or I'm too this." That judging mind comes in. And so I practice turning people into trees. Which means appreciating them just the way they are.

December 3

"It is being honest
about
my pain
that
makes me invincible."

― Nayyirah Waheed, Salt

The start of healing is when you acknowledge the pain.

Some people think that to be strong is to never feel pain. In reality the strongest people are the ones who feel it, understand it, accept and learn from it.

December 4

"I take everything I am feeling, everything that matters to me... I push all of it into my fist, and I fight for it."

— Sense 8

Believe in your fucking self, stay up all fucking night. Work outside your fucking habits. Know when to fucking speak up. Don't fucking procrastinate. Get over your fucking self. Keep fucking learning. Find fucking inspiration everywhere. Educate your fucking client. Trust your fucking gut. Ask for fucking help when you need it. Question fucking everything. Learn to take some fucking criticism. Don't type like a fucking seal. Use fucking spell check. Do your fucking research. Sketch some fucking ideas. Think about the fucking possibilities.