“Vashti is unlike anyone I've met! She is smart & is so knowledgeable on things that I haven't even begun to think about! She is curious, kind, friendly, & colorful; Both in mind & appearance! She loves and appreciates the small things in life & isn't afraid to try new things.” -How my friend would describe me to a stranger.
“please dont forget, i pray for you, and i send my love and care to you more than you can imagine. please know i hold you close to my heart, and i am here if you need anything at all. i understand the fatigue and pain of life can wear us down until we are a small candle nub, barely burning. please know i see your difficulties, and i just hope and pray you are safe and getting stronger somewhere in your soul every day. don't push yourself too hard to write back, if you are unable, i am always going to understand. i made a collage for you, similar to the shrine you made for me... please take this preview as a token of strength and courage that i hope makes its way into you. it is still a work in progress, but i am working on it whenever i see something that inspires me in the recognition sense of you.
“take care, eat cherries and matcha for breakfast, drink coffee and green and jasmine tea, and don't give up. life is a struggle, but there is mercy in pockets of plain numb skin in between the bruised flesh. and one day, those bruises will fade.
“A woman who could bend to grief, / But would not bow to shame.”
From “Vashti” by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper
Then he said: "Meditate for three days longer, then if you fail to attain enlightenment, you had better kill yourself." On the second day the pupil was enlightened.
今度は今度。今は今。