The old way

You do it how you feel, how your heart sings. Not bothering about rules, not worrying about doing it the correct way.

Following the flow of the world through me is the old way. 

The Faroe Islands

Sources: Wikipedia in English, Wikipedia in Russian

Nocturne

With so many people making all kinds of flutes from PVC water pipes, there's a new meaningfulness to Mayakovsky's lines:

Could you play a nocturne
On the flute of drainage pipes?

(А вы ноктюрн сыграть могли бы
На флейте водосточных труб?)

Things I don't need

They say, Socrates walked through a street market once and said:

'There are so many things I don't need'.

He was a great declutterer, but he wasn't an artist. :)

Free will

Human will can do anything. 

The aim of a truly free will is fulfilling your dream and making the Universe a better and lighter place. 

Looking at myself in the mirror

Why do I always look ugly when I look at myself in the mirror? Why do other people insist I'm good-looking?

I can see only the face as it is. As it is, no face is beautiful. 

What makes a face beautiful is my soul sparkling from behind it: shining eyes, a smile and a vivid expression. 

Old things and the feeling of home

The cosy feeling of home you have when you see certain old things: old curtains with flower patterns, slightly cracked crockery. The feeling of something from your past, something incredibly important and comforting, but long forgotten.

This feeling is precious, but unfortunately too elusive and too personal to share.

Keeping the best for the future

Poor people often keep their best things 'for the future'. One day, they think, there will be that special time when they'll be able to use them.

I want my every here and now to be special enough to use my best things and feelings in it.

What's inherited

Most things I do in my life have been inherited from my ancestors. Who I am, where I work, what I wear, how I react, what I like doing, what I'm interested in - those things are programmed by my ancestry.

My character hasn't changed much since childhood. The biggest changes that have happened are about getting back to who I am, not changing who I am. 

1. I can't change who I am. That's the one sphere where I must float with the current. 

2. All the changes I can make should bring me back closer to my true self.

I believe that every creature's true self is essentially good. 

Dealing with scary people

Imagine them as kids. 

What are they afraid of? What do they like or hate? What makes them feel insecure?

Incidentally, it works for scary kids too. :)

Never too good

You're never too good at doing anything. 

Whatever you do, you can always do it better. 

Silence time

Sometimes I need to make a stop.

Don't do anything, just flow with the life around me.

The Earth continues her journey through the space no matter how difficult my personal problems are.

I need to go on doing what I have to do, without worrying.