in fragments (ἀποσπάσματα), empedocles described the cosmos as an eternal oscillation between love (φιλότης) and strife (νεῖκος), two primordial forces that unite and separate all things.
in one of his poems, the sufi farid ud-din attar expressed the paradox of human weakness and divine power by declaring: “i am not, but all evil is from me; / there is nothing but Thou, but all beneficence is from Thee.”
Laughter is anti-inflammatory. Crying is regulating. Hugging is immunoprotective. Singing is vagal toning. Dancing is neurogenic.
Joy is a biological necessity.
Yk I realised suddenly, that our manifestations arrive in our life twice. The first time as a desire. The second time as a reality. The time in between is just you learning how to recognize yourself as the person who can have it!!! Like everything about the law is soo cool!!!
i have to treat my body better, not to attract a lover or an audience, but because my body is a conduit for the entire life experience. this body is a container for all possible consciousness. it is my job to live a life that this enhanced vessel can sustain with ease and joy .