Yoshimoto Gesso (1881–1936)
Sparrow and Bamboo
(Spatz und Bambus) ca. 1930er Jahre

He tells us what he’ll do.
We laugh, then it happens.
He promised invasion; he invaded.
He promised troops at home; they’re here.
He promised retribution; prosecutors and investigators are now targets.
He seized ballots; he’s calling to seize elections.
This isn’t bluster; it’s a plan.
Stop laughing

"Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment." – Buddha

the dusky beauty of a dark winter day inside with croissants coffee and candlelight

"Looking deeply into your tea, you see that you are drinking fragrant plants, the gift of Mother Earth. You see the labor of the tea pickers; you see the luscious tea fields.

You know that you are drinking a cloud; you are drinking the rain. The tea contains the whole universe.” #ThichNhatHanh

To meditate with mindful breathing is to bring body and mind back to the present moment so that you do not miss your appointment with life.

Thich Nhat Hanh

𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐧, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐧.
𝐋𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐡𝐞𝐧 - 𝟏𝟗𝟖𝟖
𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐰𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝, 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐞 𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐚.
𝐃𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐝 𝐉. 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩 - 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

Tsuchiya Koitsu (1870-1949)
Snow at Miyajima
Miyajima im Schnee, 1937

So this is Christmas.
And what have we done ?
Another year over
and a new one just begun.

And so happy Christmas.
We hope you have fun,
the near and the dear ones,
the old and the young.

A very merry Christmas
and a happy new year.
Let's hope it's a good one
without any fear.

John Lennon

Books are seeds. Shelves are soil. The reader is rain.

Blue Mist by Anette Björk Swensson.
Oil on canvas.

Take the time every day to sit quietly and listen to things. Pay attention to the melody of life that resonates within you

Buddha

#meditation #mindfulness #buddhism

Damit ein Samenkorn sein volles Potenzial entfalten kann, muss es sich vollständig öffnen. Die Schale bricht auf, sein Inneres kommt zum Vorschein und alles verändert sich. Für jemanden, der das Wachstum nicht versteht, sieht es wie völlige Zerstörung aus.

Cynthia Occelli

🄳🄸🄽🄶🄴, 🄳🄸🄴 🄳🄰🅂 🄻🄴🄱🄴🄽 🄻🄴🄱🄴🄽🅂🅆🄴🅁🅃 🄼🄰🄲🄷🄴🄽

𝘋𝘪𝘦 𝘕𝘦𝘶𝘨𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘥𝘦𝘯 𝘈𝘶𝘨𝘦𝘯 𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘒𝘪𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘴, 𝘥𝘢𝘴 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘥𝘦𝘤𝘬𝘵. 🤍

✨ Nachtgedanken 🧡

If you want the world to be a more compassionate, positive place, then your best contribution will be setting a beautiful and inspiring example of compassion yourself.

Tsuchiya Koitsu (1870-1949)
'Regen am Asakusa-Kannon-Tempel'
Asakusa Kannon Do, 1933

#ShinHanga #Ukiyo-e

𝔾𝕠𝕠𝕕 𝕞𝕠𝕣𝕟𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕖𝕧𝕖𝕣𝕪𝕠𝕟𝕖. 🌤😊

𝔸𝕤 𝕪𝕠𝕦 𝕣𝕚𝕤𝕖 𝕨𝕚𝕥𝕙 𝕥𝕙𝕖 𝕞𝕠𝕣𝕟𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕤𝕦𝕟, 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕜 𝕠𝕗 𝕨𝕙𝕒𝕥 𝕒 𝕡𝕣𝕖𝕔𝕚𝕠𝕦𝕤 𝕡𝕣𝕚𝕧𝕚𝕝𝕖𝕘𝕖 𝕚𝕥 𝕚𝕤 𝕥𝕠 𝕓𝕖 𝕒𝕝𝕚𝕧𝕖 - 𝕥𝕠 𝕓𝕣𝕖𝕒𝕥𝕙𝕖, 𝕥𝕠 𝕥𝕙𝕚𝕟𝕜, 𝕥𝕠 𝕖𝕟𝕛𝕠𝕪, 𝕥𝕠 𝕝𝕠𝕧𝕖.
𝕄𝕒𝕣𝕔𝕦𝕤 𝔸𝕦𝕣𝕖𝕝𝕚𝕦𝕤

𝘖 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘴 𝘥'𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘯𝘦, 𝘩𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴, 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘴 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘱é𝘴 𝘥𝘦 𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘦,
𝘌𝘯𝘥𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘶𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘢𝘪𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘴! 𝘫𝘦 𝘷𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘦𝘵 𝘷𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘭𝘰𝘶𝘦
𝘋'𝘦𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪 𝘮𝘰𝘯 𝘤œ𝘶𝘳 𝘦𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘯 𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘷𝘦𝘢𝘶
𝘋'𝘶𝘯 𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘶𝘭 𝘷𝘢𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘶𝘹 𝘦𝘵 𝘥'𝘶𝘯 𝘷𝘢𝘨𝘶𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶.

𝘉𝘢𝘶𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘦

Wenn du dazu in der Lage bist, solltest du deinen Mitmenschen heute und an allen anderen Tagen ein Lächeln schenken. 😊
Ein Lächeln mag für denjenigen, der es schenkt, nicht viel bedeuten, aber für jemand anderen kann es sehr viel bedeuten. 🧡