My Fireforse 2011, 2012, 2016

Stab the body and it heals, but injure the heart and the wound lasts a lifetime.

Mineko Iwasaki

“you are still learning. you are still changing. you are still growing. breathe. you will find your way.”

— Unknown

Guardo

en las memorias de mi resiliencia

aquella noche

donde me despedí de lo indigno

y creé un nuevo sitio

para mi alma efímera.

-Tehimely Marrufo

But the problem is, once you love someone, you can’t have it all anymore. Love comes with sacrifice. That’s how it works.

— Emily Henry, Great Big Beautiful Life (Berkley, April 22, 2025)

SPIRITED AWAY 2001 | dir. Hayao Miyazaki

In failure, may we find dignity. In loss, may we find wisdom. In pain, may we find growth. May our souls rise. Ever rise.

Phil Tucker

“When people are ready they change. They never do it before then, and sometimes they die before they get around to it. You can’t make them change if they don’t want to, just like when they do want to, you can’t stop them.”

— Andy Warhol

“There comes a point when you either embrace who and what you are, or condemn yourself to be miserable all your days. There will always be people in your life who will try to make you miserable. Don’t help them by doing the job yourself!”

— Laurell K. Hamilton

Ep. 06: The Faerie Queene | Yōsei no joō