FEELINGS

Tears

Posted on November 15, 2021 at 10:21 am by Lisa Azarmi / FEELINGS, HEARTBREAK, HEARTEACHE, TEARS

“I am not crying, but have tears in my heart.” Vaslav Nijinsky – The diary of Vaslav Nijinsky, 1939. George Barbier Vaslav Nijinsky and Ida Rubinstein in Schéhérazade, 1913.

Togetherness

Posted on November 2, 2021 at 12:17 pm by Lisa Azarmi / BEGINNINGS, FEELINGS, GENTLENESS, HAPPINESS, LOVE, TOGETHERNSS, UNCONDITIONAL LOVE

“Let there be spaces in your togetherness, And let the winds of the heavens dance between you. Love one another but make not a bond of love: Let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls. Fill each other’s cup but drink not from one cup….

Separation

Posted on October 7, 2021 at 2:26 pm by Lisa Azarmi / ACCEPTANCE, ENDURANCE, FEELINGS, HEARTBREAK, MOONLIGHT, SEPARATION

“Let us look again for a moment; it is the last time, perhaps, I shall see the moonlight with you.” Sheridan le Fanu – Carmilla, 1872. Arkhip Kuindzhi – Darial gorge, 1890-1895.

Personal Growth

Posted on October 2, 2021 at 12:25 pm by Lisa Azarmi / ACCEPTANCE, ADVENTURE, AUTUMN, BEAUTY, BEGINNINGS, CONFIDENCE, COURAGE, FEELINGS, FREEDOM, INNER STRENGTH, INSPIRATIONAL, LANDSCAPE, LIFE PATH, MOTIVATIONAL, PERSONAL GROWTH, TREES, UNCONDITIONAL LOVE

“We should not judge people by their peak of excellence, but by the distance they have traveled from the point where they started.” Henry Ward Beecher Felix Vallotton – Bridge Over the Bèal, 1922.

Friendship

Posted on October 2, 2021 at 12:03 pm by Lisa Azarmi / BECOMING, DREAMING, ETERNAL LOVE, FEELINGS, FRENDSHIP, KINDNESS, MIDSUMMER, SOUL MATES, SUMMER

“Close friends are truly life’s treasures. Sometimes they know us better than we know ourselves. With gentle honesty, they are there to guide and support us, to share our laughter and our tears. Their presence reminds us that we are never really alone.” Vincent Van Gogh Vincent Van Gogh –…

Heartache

Posted on October 1, 2021 at 12:38 pm by Lisa Azarmi / ACCEPTANCE, BEGINNINGS, ENDURANCE, FEARLESS, FEELINGS, FEMALE PORTRAIT, FREEDOM, HEART, HEARTBREAK, HEARTEACHE, INNER STRENGTH

“No one worth possessingCan be quite possessed;Lay that on your heart,My young angry dear;This truth, this hard and precious stone,Lay it on your hot cheek,Let it hide your tear.Hold it like a crystalWhen you are aloneAnd gaze in the depths of the icy stone.Long, look long and you will be…

Becoming

Posted on October 1, 2021 at 11:09 am by Lisa Azarmi / ACCEPTANCE, ANIMALS, BECOMING, BEGINNINGS, BOOKS, CHILD PORTRAIT, CHILDREN, CHILDRENS STORY BOOK, CLASSIC LITERATURE, COURAGE, ENDURANCE, ETERNAL LOVE, FEARLESS, FEELINGS, FREEDOM, GENTLENESS, HEART, HONESTY, HOPE, ILLUSTRATION, INNER STRENGTH, INSPIRATIONAL, KINDNESS, LIFE PATH, MOTIVATIONAL, PATIENCE, SELF LOVE, UNCONDITIONAL LOVE, WELLBEING

“You become. It takes a long time. That’s why it doesn’t happen often to people who break easily, or have sharp edges, or who have to be carefully kept. Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and…

Wisdom

Posted on October 1, 2021 at 8:38 am by Lisa Azarmi / BECOMING, BEGINNINGS, FEARLESS, FEELINGS, FRENDSHIP

“Sometimes one likes foolish people for their folly, better than wise people for their wisdom.”Elizabeth Gaskell – Wives and Daughters, An Everyday Story, 1866. W. Heath Robinson – The Moon’s First Voyage (reworked), 1916.

Transformations

Posted on September 23, 2021 at 4:04 pm by Lisa Azarmi / ACCEPTANCE, ADVENTURE, ANIMALS, BECOMING, BEGINNINGS, BOTANICAL, BUTTERFLY, CHILD PORTRAIT, CHILDREN, CHILDRENS STORY BOOK, CLASSIC LITERATURE, CONFIDENCE, CREATIVITY, FAIRY TALES, FANTASY, FEELINGS, GARDEN, HOPE, ILLUSTRATION, IMAGINATION, INDIVIDUALITY, INNER STRENGTH, INSPIRATIONAL, MAGIC

“‘Who are you?’ said the Caterpillar.This was not an encouraging opening for a conversation. Alice replied, rather shyly, ‘I…I hardly know, sir, just at present …at least I know who I WAS when I got up this morning, but I think I must have been changed several times since then.’”Lewis…

Inspirational

Posted on September 20, 2021 at 1:27 pm by Lisa Azarmi / ACCEPTANCE, BECOMING, BEGINNINGS, BLACK & WHITE, BOOKS, CALM, CONFIDENCE, COURAGE, ENDURANCE, FEARLESS, FEELINGS, FEMALE PORTRAIT, GENTLENESS, HONESTY, HOPE, ILLUSTRATION, IMAGINATION, INDIVIDUALITY, INNER STRENGTH, KINDNESS, LIFE PATH, LIGHT, MOTIVATIONAL, SELF LOVE, SERENITY, SPIRITUALITY, WATER, WELLBEING, WOODBLOCK

“It’s dark because you are trying too hard. Lightly child, lightly. Learn to do everything lightly. Yes, feel lightly even though you’re feeling deeply. Just lightly let things happen and lightly cope with them. I was so preposterously serious in those days… Lightly, lightly – it’s the best advice ever…