Life is perception. We perceive through different parts of the body of the universe.
What people see as fearlessness is really persistence. Because I am focused on the solution, I don't see the danger.
In the course of history, there comes a time when humanity is called to shift to a new level of consciousness, to reach a higher moral ground. A time when we have to shed our fear and give hope to each other. That time is now.
You can make a lot of speeches, but the real thing is when you dig a hole, plant a tree, give it water, and make it survive. That's what makes the difference
You cannot protect the environment unless you empower people, you inform them, and you help them understand that these resources are their own, that they must protect them.
You cannot enslave a mind that knows itself. That values itself. That understands itself.
When we plant trees, we plant the seeds of peace and seeds of hope.
Scared is what happens when the sacred gets scrambled.
Freedom comes in individual packages.
My captivity with Dimitri. The way his mouth—so, so warm, despite his cold skin—had kissed mine. The feel of his fangs pressing into my neck and the sweet bliss that followed. . . He looked exactly the same too, with that chalky white pallor and red-ringed eyes that so conflicted with the soft, chin-length brown hair and otherwise gorgeous lines of his face. He even had a leather duster on.
I've been influenced by poets as diverse as Dylan Thomas, Lewis Carroll, and Edgar Allan Poe.