‬New #painting, by Safia Latif‬⁩ , a source of Hope & Inspiration: ‎“If the hour comes upon you when you are planting a tree, finish planting it.” 🌱 ‎— Prophet Mohammed ﷺ #art #artist #tree #hope #gaza #hope #palestine #israel #news #inspiration

Thank you, friends, for joining me on #YouTube — it’s been a big week! https://www.youtube.com/@Yahia.Lababidi #videogames #video #Mastodon #Fediverse #blog #palestine #news #WritingCommunity #poetry #wisdom #food #politics #Gaza #israel #usa

Any man – any artist, as Nietzsche would say – climbs the stairway in the tower of his perfection at the cost of a struggle with a duende – not with an angel, as some have maintained, or with his muse. — Lorca #life #art #spirituality #quote #motivation #literature

“Deep within us all there is an amazing inner sanctuary of the soul, a holy place, a Divine Centre, a speaking voice, to which we may continuously return. Eternity is at our hearts, pressing upon our time-torn lives, warming us with intimations of an astounding destiny, calling us home unto itself.” — Thomas Raymond Kelly #quaker #christian #spirituality #books #quotes #inspiration #God

12 years ago, #today, I took the oath & became a US citizen… #usa #history #memories

Melancholy, 1874, Edgar Degas #art #artist #artwork #painting #mentalhealth #selfcare

‘There are two cardinal sins from which all the others derive: impatience and laziness. It was because of impatience that they were expelled from Paradise; it is because of laziness that they do not return. Yet perhaps there is only one major sin: impatience. Because of impatience they were expelled, because of impatience they do not return.’ — Kafka, The Blue Octavo Notebooks #ethics #quotes #literature

‘It takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place. If you want to get somewhere else, you must run at least twice as fast as that!’ — Lewis Carroll, Through The Looking Glass #books #quotes

Our metaphysical eyes are expert at collapsing distances, seeing through the apparent to the infinite.

Quarantine Notes

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An Egyptian singer, relative & friend worth knowing :

Rula Zaki: The Magical Voice of the Egyptian Version of Disney’s Movies – Women of Egypt Network

#Egypt #artist #music

Excellent #English #translation of the #Quran featuring illuminating footnotes and essays to better understand #Islam in context & dispel #Islamophobia. Highly recommended for students of comparative #religion: #faith #theology #culture #Muslims #books #history #bookstodon @npub1wdh9...jxfv #education #students #academia #youtube #video

Meditating on these wise words... ‘Once you hear the details of victory, it is hard to distinguish it from a defeat.’ — Jean-Paul Sartre #quotes #philosophy #wisdom

⚠️Warning : Cuteness Overload! My 4 year old niece is back from her 1st day at school & is telling her 3 year old brother, my nephew, all about it 🥰 #kids #children #family #cute #love #video #cartoon #Cartoons #funny #fun #Schools #school #education

What is Longing? How is it related to Love? #philosophy #spirituality #video #meditation #quotes #youtube

Enjoying delicious #food from #elsalvador (in #florida) 😋 #fun #friends #photography

#GoodMorning, here’s #today’s #goodnews : #writing #WritingCommunity

"...poetry as divination, poetry as revelation of the self to the self, as restoration of the culture to itself .." — Seamus Heaney #poetry #quotes

"I used to want buyers for my words. Now I wish someone would buy me away from words." — Rumi

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"What unlike things must meet and mate; A flame to melt—a wind to freeze; Sad patience—joyous energies; Humility—yet pride and scorn; Instinct and study; love and hate; Audacity—reverence. These must mate, And fuse with Jacob’s mystic heart, To wrestle with the angel—Art." — Herman Melville #art #quote

This is the true joy in life: being used for a purpose recognized by yourself as a mighty one; being a force of nature instead of a feverish selfish clod of ailments and grievances complaining that the world will not devote itself to making you happy. — GB Shaw #literature #quotes