Gifts from the universe to us
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Gifts from the universe to us
There are wonderful things in the world, when you have sober senses:
My brother-in-law, in recovery from another deadly disease, gave me a piece of lilac lepidolite. Lepidolite, the gods of the internet say, "brings hope in dark times by lending a sense of balance and calm." This image shows lepidolite with pink tourmaline.
My brother-in-law, in recovery from another deadly disease, gave me a piece of lilac lepidolite. Lepidolite, the gods of the internet say, "brings hope in dark times by lending a sense of balance and calm." This image shows lepidolite with pink tourmaline.
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This is a "pocket park" in my neighborhood -- a small oasis tucked away between skyscapers. I visited it today. I thank the city, but the sound and beauty of falling water is a gift from nature.
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What if you slept
And what if
In your sleep
You dreamed
And what if
In your dream
You went to heaven
And there plucked a strange and beautiful flower
And what if
When you awoke
You had that flower in your hand
Ah, what then?
And what if
In your sleep
You dreamed
And what if
In your dream
You went to heaven
And there plucked a strange and beautiful flower
And what if
When you awoke
You had that flower in your hand
Ah, what then?
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Indeed! That reminds me of a story I wrote when I was a kid about going to bed and having a dream wherein aliens took me on a tour in their spaceship and shared candy with me.
And when I awoke I was all 'woah, such an amazing dream' and began getting dressed for school… Only to find the same candy wrapper in my pocket (a mars bar I think). Thanks!
And when I awoke I was all 'woah, such an amazing dream' and began getting dressed for school… Only to find the same candy wrapper in my pocket (a mars bar I think). Thanks!
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Now I think it's a gift that time flows only in one direction. I don't have to relive my past or repeat my mistakes.
This painting is called The Disintegration of the Persistence of Memory.
This painting is called The Disintegration of the Persistence of Memory.
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Hi bim. Yes, it's Dali. He painted his most famous work, the Persistence of Memory, in 1931, and painted its Disintegration 20 years later. I think as an older man he realized that sometimes the loss of the past is the more wonderful thing.
I hope anyone who reads this thread will sometimes contribute a gift. We're all here together.
I hope anyone who reads this thread will sometimes contribute a gift. We're all here together.
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Hi courage. A lovely thread indeed!
Dali... If you ever visit the Barcelona area in Spain, I would really recommend the Dali Museum that is near the city, in Figueres. They have created it to be a complex sensory experience of Dali's work with visuals, sounds, smells, whatnot. I was there about 15 years ago and still recall as a wonderfully intoxicating experience, without any substance but the environment itself.
I am posting a picture of lava from the Big Island of Hawaii from a vacation I spent there about 8 years ago, from a hike through lava fields that flow into the Pacific Ocean. I have been reminiscing about that vacation because it was probably my last sober vacation before my alcoholism took over my life massively -- I want to get back into traveling the way I did when I was young or, better yet, in brand new ways
Dali... If you ever visit the Barcelona area in Spain, I would really recommend the Dali Museum that is near the city, in Figueres. They have created it to be a complex sensory experience of Dali's work with visuals, sounds, smells, whatnot. I was there about 15 years ago and still recall as a wonderfully intoxicating experience, without any substance but the environment itself.
I am posting a picture of lava from the Big Island of Hawaii from a vacation I spent there about 8 years ago, from a hike through lava fields that flow into the Pacific Ocean. I have been reminiscing about that vacation because it was probably my last sober vacation before my alcoholism took over my life massively -- I want to get back into traveling the way I did when I was young or, better yet, in brand new ways
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