“Your vision will become clear only when
you can look into your own heart.
Who looks outside, dreams.
Who looks inside, awakes.”
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of dreams and visions
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Ripples
I took a nap today and when I woke up, the sound of torrential downpour led me to the office balcony. I opened the window to breathe the air that I knew would smell lovely.
As I looked around my humble balcony area (which btw is in need of some serious cleaning), I noticed these beautiful little ripples in the water that accumulated on the floor and they reminded me of design patterns that I work with—concentric circles or waves—common elements in oriental artwork.
What made these especially captivating to me was how they were so random and in their randomness, they created this kind of serene all-encompassing music that filled me with so much peace.
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Why not blogging or journaling for over a year made me miserable
This year started out on several bad notes. First there was a rather large, intense earthquake that caused much damage during New Year’s (at the site of the quake, not at our locality). Then while all of that was happening, I found myself in a hypomanic state and had a “missed episode” scare.
By February I was in a better space mentally. I remember I had to double up on certain medications because I had a very hard time sleeping and staying asleep, which is a dangerous combination for someone like me. (more…)
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A Renewal of Sorts
Sometimes it’s just better to start over.
When I saw you
William Shakespeare
I fell in love,
and you smiled
because you knew.