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Judge Rinder - "Your dog shagged my cat!" Hilarious dispute in a courtroom show (Judge Rinder from the UK). Crazy Cat Couple are suing for emotional distress of their cat, vet bills and an 'Offici...

Sexism at its best!

‘Blatant sexism’: why is a great painter who lived to 101 still defined by a man she left in the 1950s? Françoise Gilot had a career that spanned eight decades and her work now fetches over $1m. Yet when this astonishing woman died last week, the headlines were more interested in her former lover

In 2006 a high school English teacher asked students to write a famous author and ask for advice. Kurt Vonnegut was the only one to respond - and his response is magnificent:
“Dear Xavier High School, and Ms. Lockwood, and Messrs Perin, McFeely, Batten, Maurer and Congiusta:
I thank you for your friendly letters. You sure know how to cheer up a really old geezer (84) in his sunset years. I don’t make public appearances any more because I now resemble nothing so much as an iguana.
What I had to say to you, moreover, would not take long, to wit: Practice any art, music, singing, dancing, acting, drawing, painting, sculpting, poetry, fiction, essays, reportage, no matter how well or badly, not to get money and fame, but to experience becoming, to find out what’s inside you, to make your soul grow.
Seriously! I mean starting right now, do art and do it for the rest of your lives. Draw a funny or nice picture of Ms. Lockwood, and give it to her. Dance home after school, and sing in the shower and on and on. Make a face in your mashed potatoes. Pretend you’re Count Dracula.
Here’s an assignment for tonight, and I hope Ms. Lockwood will flunk you if you don’t do it: Write a six line poem, about anything, but rhymed. No fair tennis without a net. Make it as good as you possibly can. But don’t tell anybody what you’re doing. Don’t show it or recite it to anybody, not even your girlfriend or parents or whatever, or Ms. Lockwood. OK?
Tear it up into teeny-weeny pieces, and discard them into widely separated trash receptacals. You will find that you have already been gloriously rewarded for your poem. You have experienced becoming, learned a lot more about what’s inside you, and you have made your soul grow.
God bless you all!"
Kurt Vonnegut

Here are 10 lessons from Meditations by Marcus Aurelius:

1. Live in the present moment. Don't dwell on the past or worry about the future. Focus on the present moment and make the most of it.

2. Accept what you cannot control. There are many things in life that we cannot control. Don't waste your time and energy trying to control things that are out of your control. Instead, focus on the things that you can control.

3. Be grateful for what you have. There is always someone who has less than you do. Be grateful for the things that you have, no matter how small they may seem.

4. Do your best. Don't compare yourself to others. Just do your best and be proud of what you have accomplished.

5. Be kind to others. Treat others the way you want to be treated. Be kind and compassionate, even to those who are different from you.

6. Forgive yourself and others. Holding on to anger and resentment will only hurt you in the long run. Forgive yourself and others so that you can move on with your life.

7. Live a simple life. Don't be materialistic. Focus on the things that are truly important in life, such as your relationships, your health, and your happiness.

8. Be true to yourself. Don't try to be someone you're not. Be true to yourself and live your life the way you want to live it.

9. Don't be afraid of death. Death is a natural part of life. Don't be afraid of it. Instead, embrace it and live your life to the fullest.

10. Be at peace with yourself. Find inner peace and happiness. When you are at peace with yourself, you will be able to face anything that life throws your way.

These are just a few of the lessons that can be learned from Meditations by Marcus Aurelius. It is a wise and insightful book that can help you live a better life.

15 lessons from the book:

1. The moment you realize that you are not your thoughts, you become free.

2. The present moment is the only reality. It’s the only place where life unfolds.

3. When the mind is full of thoughts, it loses its clarity. When it is mindful, it regains its clarity.

4. Don’t seek happiness outside yourself. It lies within, waiting to be discovered.

5. The mind is like a wild horse, running in all directions. Meditation is the art of taming this horse.

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6. Be grateful for everything in life, big or small. Gratitude opens the doors to abundance.

7. Letting go is not about giving up; it’s about surrendering to what is and finding peace within.

8. Silence is not the absence of sound, but the presence of inner stillness.

9. In the silence of the mind, you can hear the whispers of your soul.

10. Be kind to yourself and others. Kindness is the language of love.

11. True freedom lies in breaking free from the limitations of the mind.

12. Don't dwell in the past or worry about the future. Find your peace in the present moment.

13. Life is a journey of self-discovery. The more you explore within, the more you understand the world.

14. Embrace the impermanence of life. It teaches you to cherish each moment.

15. The true essence of mindfulness is being fully present and engaged in whatever you are doing.

Thanks for reading
~ 𝗧𝗼𝗻𝗴𝘀𝗮 𝗚𝘂𝘆

The most wonderful thing said in the time of the wise. Drink where horses drink, a horse will never drink bad water.

Put your bed where the cat sleeps, as it loves calm.
And each of the fruits that the worm touched and did not pe*****te, it is always looking for the ripe fruit.

And plant your tree where the mole digs, for that is the fertile land.

Build your house where the snake sits to warm itself, for that is the stable ground that does not collapse.

And dig to find water where the birds hide from the heat, where the birds stand, the water hides.

And go to sleep and get up at the same time with the birds - that's the quest for success.

Eat more vegetables- You will have strong legs and a resistant heart like jungle animals.

Swim whenever you find time and you will feel like fish in water on land.

Look at the sky as often as possible and your thoughts will become bright and clear.

Be calm and silent, and tranquility will come to your heart, and your soul will enjoy peace and peace...

Source: Courtney Peppernell's "Pillow Thoughts II: Healing the Heart"

By Shel Silverstein

“At the end of the day, we can endure much more than we think we can.”
Frida Kahlo

Read this somewhere:
At 40, Franz Kafka (1883-1924), who never married and had no children, was walking through a park one day in Berlin when he met a girl who was crying because she had lost her favourite doll. She and Kafka searched for the doll unsuccessfully.

Kafka told her to meet him there the next day and they would come back to look for her.

The next day, when they had not yet found the doll, Kafka gave the girl a letter "written" by the doll saying "please don't cry. I took a trip to see the world. I will write to you about my adventures."

Thus began a story which continued until the end of Kafka's life.

During their meetings, Kafka read the letters of the doll carefully written with adventures and conversations that the girl found adorable.

Finally, Kafka brought back the doll (he bought one) that had returned to Berlin.

"It doesn't look like my doll at all," said the girl.

Kafka handed her another letter in which the doll wrote: "my travels have changed me." The little girl hugged the new doll and brought the doll with her to her happy home.

A year later Kafka died.

Many years later, the now-adult girl found a letter inside the doll. In the tiny letter signed by Kafka it was written:

"Everything you love will probably be lost, but in the end, love will return in another way."

Embrace change. It's inevitable for growth. Together we can shift pain into wonder and love, but it is up to us to consciously and intentionally create that connection.