An old friend who disappoints you stings in a special way. Not a stranger lets him down. Someone who knows your history and who you thought cared more about you. How a person reacts in that moment speaks volumes. Some…
The New Moon in Gemini opens the door to what your soul has been trying to tell you through the noise and distractions. Your angels have a message that can shed light on something you’ve been thinking about, offer a…
“The wound is where the light enters.” ~ Rumi I grew up in a council house in the 1970s, in a world where children were seen but not heard. They kicked us out in the morning and told us to…
Some apologize for taking a seat. Others never seem to. You’ll notice in a few moments. As someone chooses and lets it stand, without usually following through on the small talk. They decline the invitation and do not list their…
How many people know the name Nichidatsu Fujii (1885-1985)? Even those who don’t know its name have probably come across the large white stupas known as “Peace Pagodas” in cities like London, Vienna or Delhi, as well as in holy…
Humility is hard to see at this moment. Loud people announce themselves. Humble people just do it quietly and you only realize it later when you replay the scene and realize who really put it together. The longer you look…
Over the past few years, one pattern has been hard to ignore. Writers, painters, musicians, and illustrators with steady followings have begun withdrawing from Instagram, Twitter/X, and TikTok, often without notice, sometimes with brief and measured explanations. The conversation about…
Some changes are loud. A new job, a new city, the kind of thing people throw parties for. But the changes that mean the most are quiet. They appear as things you no longer do. You don’t notice them happening.…
Disrespect in a relationship is not always loud. A few subtle behaviors prove that your partner doesn’t respect you and knows what he’s doing. You may not realize if your partner is disrespecting you because it is sometimes hidden. Every…
The following poems are from Dimming mirrorTranslation of Wang Jiaxin’s first complete poetry in English. A poet, essayist and literary critic, Jiaxin has published more than forty books, including Chinese translations of Yeats, Tsvetaeva, Mandelstam and Paul Celan. As a…
