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Yesterday, my mind was the size of my room exploding out the window driving me mad with noise and emotion. Today, I needed the comfort of quiet at the Houston Arboretum. Sometimes, the solace of no words and no emotions is much comforting. So, this blog post, I dedicate to the poets of philosophy.

“The human drama: if you don’t get what you want you suffer; if you get what you don’t want, you suffer; even when you do get what you suffer because you can’t hold on forever.” –DM

I loved the lichen here, a woman’s body, La Virgen or just beauty. “We must pass through the solitude and difficulty, isolation and silence, to find that enchanted place where we can sing our sorrowful song…but our conscious will fulfill themselves in the awareness of being human.” –P. Neruda

“There is no way to peace; Peace is the way. There is no way happiness; Happiness is the way. There is no way to love; love is the way.” Seems like a self fulfilling prophesy, this is a hard one. I will add: there is no way to hope but hope is the way.

All quotes inspired by “The Peaceful Warrior,” book and movie by Dan Millman. Thank you, Mr. Millman.