To read a book.

The feel of one. Try it. It not only opens one's horizons, makes one become a critical thinker and solutionist but, knows to soften the corners of a
fast paced life, demanding in its challenges , uprooting beliefs and morals and expectations due to societies fikcleness.

And when reading , subconscious grasping of realities that know to play out in ones own life....

Here is a story...and here is an observation.

To live with choice, the best choice in THAT moment means not to be the right choice in another moment.

And to not beat oneself down and dwell on "what ifs".

What if it turned out to be worse?



And thus


........


"...Chiron had said once that nations were the most foolish of mortal inventions. "No man is worth more than another, wherever he is from."

"But what if he is your friend?" Achilles had asked him, feet kicked up on the wall of the rose-quartz cave. "Or your brother? Should you treat him the same as a stranger?"

"You ask a question that philosophers argue over," Chiron had said. "He is worth more to you, perhaps. But the stranger is someone else's friend and brother. So which life is more important?"

We had been silent. We were fourteen, and these things were too hard for us. Now that we are twenty-seven, they still feel too hard.

He is half of my soul, as the poets say. He will be dead soon, and his honor is all that will remain. It is his child, his dearest self. Should I reproach him for it? I have saved Briseis. I cannot save them all.

I know, now, how I would answer Chiron. I would say: there is no answer. Whichever you choose, you are wrong."



from the The Song of Achilles.


****************


And so to do ones best and live without regret.
What a daunting task.
What a huge ask.

No human is without fault or doubt. What one cannot do is dwell on it to the point it becomes cancerous and affects one behaviour and takes away the joy of much more that one has done correctly.


SELF BELIEF/ PERSPECTIVE.

Came across this.

...And practiced.


Think about it and make it YOURS.

"....i am going to say this two times.

When someone disrespects you , you don't owe them shit...

When
They
Disrespect
You..
You
Dont
Owe
Them
Shit.

Know your own worth"


- unknown


SELF LOVE.

How to start a new chapter in your life.

How to put a fullstop to the chaos and uncertainty.

You are defined by the people you surround yourself with and, play to.

And thus to understand....


" I do not fear being alone, I fear being in a room full.of people I cannot trust." - anon.


ROOTED.

Here is a bit of fun.

You know those people or situations or thoughts or challenges that persistently dog you, hound you...

This is how you get away.

Dont make it hard on yourself.

Focus.
Plan.
Do it.....and time does its thing.

Enjoy!



youtube.com/shorts/ni71UXYa_KY



RB.

I absolutely love music.

And coming across these two pieces, I thought appropriate and beautiful to share.


Music does know to wake the pangs of nostalgia, memories reawakened lyrics heard and felt, when alone even more intense.

No. Not to be sad but blessed to have memories that beat deep within one's being.

Making peace even though it may hurt.

Enjoy.

(Reminds me of Queen)
Sam Ryder - fought and lost.


youtu.be/BP-_6D8dg0g



And


Andrea Bocelli & Matteo Bocelli - fall on me


youtu.be/aRNEf98dp1Y



THERE FOR YOU.

Some things come easier than others.
Some things come easier to others.

Some things realistically were never meant to be yet, should not stop one from readjusting, reassessing, tweaking and continuing on the path to growth.

Success does not come with coveting another's life and allowing negative feelings to distract one .

The beauty of the uniqueness of each one of our lives is ours to cry over , regret maybe, feel nostalgic about, desire, want you to change...embrace, be grateful for and...GROW.

Of course one shall be judged.
Of course to be compared to many another.

Even targeted to break one down.

And this is where the magic lies...

When you know yourself, not the acceptable good things ( that's easy) BUT that which makes you even more human, those idiosyncrasies, those "failures " or "shortcomings"...then the devil himself cannot touch you.

YOU are unwavering in your faith and belief when it comes to what you can do, how you can do it and, who is important to YOU and your life and will bless you with their positive energy.

Remember this ....

"If you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing it is stupid". - Albert Einstein



. .and society is very prone to apply this indiscriminately, not to build you up but, to stop you in your tracks achieving that which they fear and know YOU are capable of.


ABILITY.