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“Your sacred space is where you can find yourself again and again.”
-Joseph Campbell
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“Your sacred space is where you can find yourself again and again.”
-Joseph Campbell
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Photo by Picmonkey.
“There is such solace in the mere sight of water. It clothes us delicately in its blowing salt and scent, gossamer items that medicate the poor soul.” ―Sebastian Barry, On Canaan’s Side
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Photo by Niki Flow.
“No one would have crossed the ocean if he could have gotten off the ship in the storm.” -Charles Kettering
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Photo by Skeeze, Pixabay.
“In the end we discover that to love and let go can be the same thing.”
-Jack Kornfield
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Photo by Cornfreak, Pixabay
“What comes from the heart goes to the heart.”
-Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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Photo “Milky Way” by EvgeniT, Pixabay
“Ecstatic Love is an ocean, and the Milky Way is a flake of foam floating on it.” -Rumi
Morning Edit: 22July19 c.8am
I fixed the photo on the Gem. It’s so gorgeous and I didn’t want any of it cut from the frame. I also posted a link to the photo. Then I started wondering who named the Milky Way and things went on from there.
I learned it was called the “Milky Circle” by the Greeks. The story goes, Zeus brought the infant Hercules to nurse from Hera while she slept. She woke while the baby suckled and pushed him away. (His mother was a mortal, one of her husband’s many conquests). A few drops of milk spilled and formed the Milky Circle. The Romans adopted the name and called it “Via Lactea.” Translated, that means “the road of milk.”
In Germany it’s Milchstrasse. In Norway, it’s called Melkeveien. Both translate to Milky Way in English. But in Finland, it’s called Linnunrata (“path of birds”). In Armenia, it’s “hard goghi chanaparh,” or “Straw Thief’s Way.” In Sweden and Iceland, it’s called Vetrarbrautin and Vintergatan (Winter Way). In East Asia, it’s called “Silver River.”
Source: How the Milky Way Got Its Name
I love the name Silver River best because it comes from the story of the Weaver Girl and the Buffalo Boy. Two of my poems from Elanthian Love Songs are based on this legend, one for the Weaver Girl and one for the Buffalo Boy (also called “The Cowherd.) I was inspired to write the poems after seeing two beautiful paintings by Steph Law about this legend.
“Bridge of Dreams Where She Waits” by Stephanie Pui-Mun Law, Shadowscapes.com
“Bridge of Dreams Where He Waits” Stephanie Pui-Mun Law, Shadowscapes.com
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Photo by Pixabay Special thanks to Rajni for sharing this quote.
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Photo by Johannes Plenio, Pixabay
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The theme for the month of February will be “beauty.” because when we show each other what we find beautiful, we get a glimpse into each others’ hearts. If you have a favorite quote or poem about “beauty,” please let us know!
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