"I am on a journey... With my work, my explorations, and a few sad stories. I travel with a suitcase full of outrageous blessings. I am on a quest for truth, beauty, and quiet joy. I am an artist, a writer, an explorer."

Sunday 31 December 2017

2017

Photograph by Alice Karayiannis

One day it just clicks. You realise what’s important and what isn’t. You learn to care less about what other people think of you and more about what you think of yourself. You realise how far you’ve come and you remember when you thought things were such a mess that they’d never recover. And then you smile. You smile because you are truly proud of yourself and the person you’ve fought to become.

As yet another year comes to an end, I can’t help but reflect on the lessons I’ve been learning over the last few years; such a never ending process… I've learned that patience and hard work are rewarded, one way or another, sooner or later. Nothing you give your best to goes in vain. I've learned that things don’t usually turn out the way you planned, or the way you thought they should. After all, you were never in control and you never will be, so you just need to let go and accept what is. The more you try to be in control the more you will lose. I’ve learned that not everything that goes wrong can be fixed or get put back together the way it was before. Because no matter how much you try to put things back together, some things are just meant to stay broken. Then again, I've learned that if something is meant to be fixed, the stength and courage to put it back together will come to you no matter what. I’ve learned that sometimes your happiness will depend on letting go of things that no longer serve you. And it will hurt, but it’s been quite heavy and you need to feel light again. I've also learned that kindness goes a long way; so remember to be kind whenever you can, even when you don't feel like it. I’ve learned that the essential element of wellbeing is peace of mind. And I’ve learned that it's okay to let go of whatever does not give me peace of mind. Because accepting what is is not always easy to achieve and sometimes you need another way out. I’ve learned that people come and go, so invest in people who invest in you. Invest in the people who have always been there and loved you even when you weren't very lovable; people who want to see you happy. Those are the genuine people in your life. Most importantly, I’ve learned that things are real only when you are. So keep it real with the people you invest in, vulnerability is your greatest strength and it simultaneously keeps you grounded. Tear down those walls and just be; be your Self. 

We never cease to learn and our experiences continuously shape who we are. But this process of self-growth is so much more endurable when you’re surrounded by people who love you. People who replenish you and bring you peace. People who care about you and seek to help you grow. There are so many things to be grateful for in every single day and this is just one of them. A simple thank you is never enough, but just know that I feel so blessed to have you!

P.S. A special thank you to Ruby, my dog, for her infinite love, the way she greets me when I come home and the way she looks at me no matter how she's feeling, no matter what is going on in her world, no matter what. If only she could speak...

Thursday 24 August 2017

I Carry Your Heart With Me

Photograph by Alice Karayiannis

i carry your heart with me (i carry it in
my heart) i am never without it (anywhere
i go you go, my dear; and whatever is done
by only me is your doing, my darling)

i fear no fate (for you are my fate, my sweet) i want
no world (for beautiful you are my world, my true)
and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant
and whatever a sun will always sing is you

here is the deepest secret nobody knows
(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud
and the sky of the sky of a tree called life; which grows
higher than soul can hope or mind can hide)
and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart

i carry your heart (i carry it in my heart)

~ E.E. Cummings

Thursday 25 May 2017

Τι είν' αυτό

Photo by Alice Karayiannis

Τι είν’ αυτό που το λένε αγάπη
τι είν’ αυτό, τι είν’αυτό
που κρυφά τις καρδιές οδηγεί
κι όποιος το `νιωσε το νοσταλγεί

Τι είν’ αυτό που το λένε αγάπη
τι είν’ αυτό, τι είν’αυτό
γέλιο, δάκρυ, λιακάδα, βροχή
της ζωής μας και τέλος κι αρχή

(Listen here)

Wednesday 26 April 2017

Jasmine

Let Me Back In by Explosions in the Sky

But if I could name this feeling, I'd call it
the road home is longer than it looks.
I'd call it, plane tickets and loose change
are caught in my throat.
I'd call it, screaming skin and my heart
taming its wilderness in you.
~  Alessia Di Cesare

Friday 3 March 2017

Η ζωή ξέρει

Για όλους εσάς που απόψε κοιμάστε by Παναγιώτης Καλαντζόπουλος

Έτσι κι αλλιώς τα πράματα θα κυλήσουν όπως θέλουν αυτά. 
Η ζωή ξέρει. 
Κι εγώ την εμπιστεύομαι.

Tuesday 21 February 2017

Nothing Else

Nothing Else by Archive

And I know clipped wings make uneasy flight
But we've gotta reach
A place where the feast never ends
When the music celebrates
In a time when darkness belongs
To night skies and
Nothing else, no
Nothing else.

Saturday 7 January 2017

Change your heart

Everybody's gotta learn sometime by The Korgis

Change your heart
Look around you
Change your heart
It will astound you
I need your lovin'
Like the sunshine

Everybody's gotta learn sometime