A cup of wine, under the flowering trees;
I drink alone, for no friend is near.
Raising my cup I beckon the bright moon,
For he, with my shadow, will make three men.

Li Bai

Men delight in building up idols.
But they delight more in tearing them down.

K.Gibran
art:@n_u_u_n_u

If someone ignores you or hurts your feelings.
Always remember this.
The buddha explains a person is made up of
these things called the five aggregates :

form,
feeling,
perception,
intention,
consciousness.

Whether it's your five aggregates
or someone else's.
They have these three common
characteristics. The Buddha calls them
the three marks of existence,

anicca : Everything is impermanent.

dukkha : Whatever is impermanent produces suffering.

anatta : It's not under your control.

We normally think feelings and intentions
are under our control, but really it's just
a set of conditions. If someone hits us,
we hate them. If someone gifts us, we love them.

If someone does the right thing while we're in
the wrong mood, it has its own effect.
So always remember, if it's so difficult
to control your own feelings and intentions,
how are you supposed to control the intentions
and feelings of others.

littlelightofwisdom

Love poem to myself

THE CYCLE BREAKER IS

the one who stops
mid-sentence
and chooses
silence
over repetition

THE CYCLE BREAKER IS

the one who feels
the full weight
of many lifetimes
and still decides
not to pass it on

THE CYCLE BREAKER IS

the child
who grew up
too early
so the future
could rest

THE CYCLE BREAKER IS

the one
who carries grief
that was never named
and gives it a body
so it can
finally leave

THE CYCLE BREAKER IS

the hurt
no one sees
the labor
no one applauds
the loneliness
between what was
and what has
not yet learned
how to exist

THE CYCLE BREAKER IS

the pause
in the lineage
where harm
loses momentum

THE CYCLE BREAKER IS

the one
who disappoints
the old gods
to protect the unborn

THE CYCLE BREAKER IS

the trembling hand
that chooses
tenderness
without proof
it will be returned

THE CYCLE BREAKER IS

the quiet hero
who bleeds
in private
so others
can arrive lighter

THE CYCLE BREAKER IS

not weak
not broken
not exhausted
from loving forward

THE CYCLE BREAKER IS

the bridge
that no one thanks
because everyone
is too busy
crossing

Hanna-Leana Kuus
art:Mirjam Duizendstra

I have been many versions of myself.
Every one of them had to survive.
Some learned how to fight.
Some learned when to let go.
Some where softer than others.
Some broke just to keep me alive.
I carry pieces of every one of them.
Everyone of me had to survive so
I could become this one.

mushinjournal Art: Rainier ridao