Amid the sadness of boundless mediocrity that suffocates us from everywhere, I take comfort in knowing that somewhere, in some small room, a few stubborn souls are fighting to eradicate decay and corruption.
— Odysseas Elytis

I took this picture before assigning them IDs.

Saturdays are reserved for my Zettelkasten. Today’s topic: the Byzantine Empire and its legacy.

This is how I visualize the recovery process for fibromyalgia, CFS and other chronic disorders. An initial trigger catapults you into the abyss, and from that point onwards, you are constantly traversing a fine line: to surrender or to push on?