"Not to assume it's impossible because you find it hard. But recognise that if it's humanly possible, you can do it too."

Meditations, Book VI.19

"It's silly to try to escape other people's faults.

They are inescapable.

Just try to escape your own."

Marcus Aurelius

"The reader lives faster than life, the writer lives slower."
James Richardson

And your social media feed lives an illusory life, faster than the speed of thought.

"May you recognize in your life the presence, power, and light of your soul.

May you realize that you are never alone, that your soul in its brightness and belonging connects you intimately with the rhythm of the universe."

From: The Road Back to You, Ian Morgan Cron

“Being trapped is just a position, not a fate. You get out of it by addressing and eliminating each part of that position through small, deliberate actions.” @ryan-holiday.bsky.social

A great friend reminded me of this quote today.

I'm sharing it in case you need the reminder too :)

Life of a writer too ;)

When a clown enters a palace, the clown doesn’t become a king, the palace becomes a circus.

- Turkish proverb modified by Elizabeth Bangs