In the spirit of Easter, let’s talk about forgiveness—forgiveness with the most important relationship you can have. How difficult do you find it to forgive yourself? . . E. L. Jayne’s blog can be found here. Question of the Day – No. 514 — Pointless Overthinking
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‘how can worlds like these simply cease to exist altogether?’
“I wonder everyday whether she still exists. a person whom one has loved seems altogether too significant a thing to simply vanish altogether from the world. A person whom one loves is a world, just as one knows oneself to be a world. How can worlds like these simply cease altogether?” –Steven Pinker
{bereft an answer} poem x e.l. jayne
{bereft an answer} pink light reflects off the granite mountains, if I had all the answers, I would surely act accordingly, today, I have only reality, and I cannot play with that. life hurts less when you see it for what it is. when will i look back, and not have the urge to rewrite…
‘…an intense and holy poetry.’
“The old Intuit say the breath of a god and the breath of a human, when commingled, cause a person to create an intense and holy poetry.” –Clarissa Pinkola Estes from Women Who Run With Wolves
Different Definitions of Happiness: A reflection. — Pointless Overthinking
We all honor our own innate ideals of happiness. Our conception of “the good life.” Composing and recomposing our lives around this archetype of euphoria. But that’s the thing. Different Definitions of Happiness: A reflection. — Pointless Overthinking
{plateau}
{plateau} did i let my thoughts run undisciplined for 20 minutes, or was i finally able to breathe? did I let my guard down, or was I finally healing? why can’t I figure how to forego this plateau? –e.l. jayne
{cognizance}
{cognizance}
the contrast of the mountains starts to soften,
as the lavender dusk settles,
the silky, vanilla sunset soothes my soul…
How to Love the Unrecognizable Part of Yourself — Pointless Overthinking
“When you accept yourself, the whole world accepts you.” Easier said than done, right? To love yourself at the current moment is complex enough, but what about who you used to be? What about the parts of yourself you aren’t proud of? What about the tedious pieces which still need tending to? To truly love […]…
‘…I would like my role in the world to be to educate others, to feel more and more for themselves…’
“More than anything, I would like my role in the world to be to educate others to feel more and more for themselves and less and less according to the dynamic law of collectivity.” Fernando Pessoa