empathy

Digital artwork featuring a quote by <n>Albert Camus</n>.

Star-forming frEGGs in the <n>Northern Coalsack Nebula</n>, captured by the <n>Hubble Space Telescope</n>.

'<n>War and Peace</n>' by artist <n>Uğur Gallenkuş</n>.

<n>Tranquility</n> (2022), a canvas print by artist <n>Ash Allen</n> from the studio <n>SoftShade</n>.

A sculpture by artist <n>Emil Alzamora</n>.

<n>A soulful presence.</n> by artist <n>Refael Idan Suissa</n>.

Abstract motion graphic by creative studio <n>ELVO</n>.

<n>The Kiss (Le Baiser)</n>, a sculpture by <n>Constantin Brâncuși</n>, 1907-1908

Cover art for the playlist <n>growing pains</n> by musician <n>onewngdangel</n>.

<n>Eyes, eyes, eyes</n> (2013), an artwork by <n>Daniel Barreto</n>.

A still used as cover art for music by artists including <n>Adrian Marth</n> and <n>Ali Renault</n>.

Tlingit weavings by artist <n>Anna Brown Ehlers</n>. Photo by <n>Ron Klein</n>.

"Think lightly of yourself and deeply of the world." — Miyamoto Musashi

i am the flame that awakens the dance in others

A <n>Retro-futurist</n> vector graphic with <n>Brutalist</n> and <n>Y2K</n> style influences.

it takes momentum to return home to yourself

Cover art for the song <n>Lost</n> by <n>CRIM3S</n>, released in 2011.

Photograph by <n>Mandy</n>. Text by <n>Maria Popova</n>.

A part of yourself is completely unexplored till you meet a particular person or go to a particular place.

notice the rage ⁠

notice the silence — ⁠

silence and the presence of everything:⁠

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small truths⁠

and other surprises⁠

what we nurture ⁠

how we live with loss⁠

saved by the beauty of the world⁠

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seeking language⁠

large enough⁠

a life worthy of our breath⁠

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when no question⁠

seems big enough:⁠

what if we get this right?⁠

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this tiny slice of eternity—⁠

mathematics, mystery, and the universe —⁠

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this fantastic argument⁠

of being alive.⁠

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— Twenty Reasons for Being, Maria Popova⁠

<n>grid tunnel</n> (2019), a digital animation by artist <n>Etienne Jacob</n>.

<n>Bambini che giocano a fare il morto</n> (1980) by photographer <n>Letizia Battaglia</n> in Palermo.

Flameworked glass eye jewelry by artist <n>Alexis Berger</n>.