“Self-realization doesn't imply loss, gain, even transition; it's only a settling. The separate sounds on the beach, the birds, the waves, the wind. They all come together again, they blend, they harmonize.” SelfTogetherSoundLossWindBirdGainsWaveSelf RealizationRealizationBeachSettlingTransitionHinduismTogether Again Author:Frederick Lenz
“If you'd like to meet some fully realized characters while learning some specifics of Zimbabwe's postcolonial struggles, as I did, you're likely to come away with a vague feeling of dissatisfaction. If you're willing to settle for first-rate writing and provocative meditations on memory, corruption and loss, they are all here in abundance.” IfsWritingFirstsCharacterFeelingsMemoriesLossStruggleMeditationWillingRateCorruptionSettlingAbundanceVagueDissatisfactionProvocativeZimbabweSpecifics Author:Jabari Asim
“There's a gentle sigh which descends like billowing silk upon the soul that accepts its coming death. It's a gentle pocket of air in the turbulence of everyday life... the silk settles around you as if it has been drifting towards the earth forever and has finally found it's target. The flag of defeat has been mercifully dropped and, in this action, the loss is not so bad. Defeat itself is defeated by the embrace of defeat, and death is swallowed up in victory.” IfsHas BeensSoulActionEarthFoundLossAcceptingForeverAirVictoryEmbraceEverydayDefeatGentleSettlingPocketsTargetFlagsDefeatedEveryday LifeSighSilkDriftingTurbulence Book:The Gargoyle Source: The Gargoyle
“A daughter without her mother is a woman broken. It is a loss that turns to arthritis and settles deep into her bones.” MotherTurnsLossBrokenMomDaughterBonesSettlingSingle MomMother DaughterMother And DaughterArthritisMother Daughter RelationshipMother And Daughter Relationship Author:Kristin Hannah