“Each person shines with his or her own light. No two flames are alike.
There are big flames and little flames, flames of every colour.
Some people’s flames are so still they don’t even flicker in the wind, while others have wild flames that fill the air with sparks.
Some foolish flames neither burn nor shed light, but others blaze with life so fiercely that you can't look at them without blinking, and if you approach you shine in the fire."
- Eduardo Hughes Galeano
As solstice nears, the idea of rebirth returns to remind us that no diamond starts out polished & shining:
“A diamond is a chunk of coal that is made good under pressure.”
-Henry Kissinger
Yesterday, an old school friend (Sheila) sparked memories from long, long ago.
I thought what I needed then was:
The irony comes
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There are big flames and little flames, flames of every colour.
Some people’s flames are so still they don’t even flicker in the wind, while others have wild flames that fill the air with sparks.
Some foolish flames neither burn nor shed light, but others blaze with life so fiercely that you can't look at them without blinking, and if you approach you shine in the fire."
- Eduardo Hughes Galeano
As solstice nears, the idea of rebirth returns to remind us that no diamond starts out polished & shining:
“A diamond is a chunk of coal that is made good under pressure.”
-Henry Kissinger
Yesterday, an old school friend (Sheila) sparked memories from long, long ago.
I thought what I needed then was:
- to change myself and the world (dramatically);
- to move (very) far away;
- to meet new (very different, more open-minded) people. Etc. Etc.
The irony comes
READ ON
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