Small Delights | Kleine Freuden

Posted on March 27, 2025 by Enchanted Seashells

“Accustom yourself every morning to look for a moment at the sky and suddenly you will be aware of the air around you, the scent of morning freshness that is bestowed on you between sleep and labor.

You will find every day that the gable of every house has its own particular look, its own special lighting.

Pay it some heed…you will have for the rest of the day a remnant of satisfaction and a touch of coexistence with nature.

Gradually and without effort the eye trains itself to transmit many small delights.” –Hermann Hesse

The 1946 Nobel Prize in Literature was awarded to the German author Hermann Hesse.
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To Live Among The Stars ⭐

Posted on December 4, 2024 by Enchanted Seashells

These are such exquisite words, it almost hurts my heart to read them.

“And at night you will look up at the stars. My star will just be one of the stars, for you. In one of those stars I shall be living. In one of them I shall be laughing. And so it will be as if all the stars were laughing, when you look at the sky at night. And when your sorrow is comforted (time soothes all sorrows) you will be content that you have known me. I shall not leave you. There is sweetness in the laughter of all the stars….and in the memories of those we love.”
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince ⭐

StarLoveLight

Posted on November 1, 2024 by Enchanted Seashells

The Moon said to the stars :
Do not look at my dark side
for it is unseen by me
and unworthy of Love.

And the stars said :
I see your darkness and light
and love your contrasting nature.

Would it be love if I only loved
the half that reflected my shining?

At a distance you only see my light,
come closer and know that I am You.

Words by Rumi
Art credit to Jungsuk Lee

The Lightness of You

Posted on October 24, 2024 by Enchanted Seashells

I wish that I could show you,
when you are lonely or in darkness,
the astonishing light of your own being.
— Hafiz

Life Goals

Posted on September 30, 2024 by Enchanted Seashells

Instructions for living a life.
Pay attention.
Be astonished.
Tell about it.

— Mary Oliver

If Each Day…

Posted on September 16, 2024 by Enchanted Seashells

Since we’re on the precipice of September’s supermoon and a lunar eclipse, powerful cosmic energies unfold, encouraging us to reflect on the past and prepare for positive transformations.

Again, as above, so below. Are you ready?