In 2012, I will finally allow myself to pursue happiness, regardless of who or what I have to leave behind as I begin to make this life my own. I will build myself a home, multiple homes, in the most beautiful pockets and hideaway holes of this volatile breathing delicate sleeping planet. I will laugh on a shoulder of gold, sink into the silence and remember to forever remain in a state of quiet wonderment. Love rewards the brave, it is time to be courageous don’t blink don’t run there is a reason for this madness. Shoulder to shoulder, heads beneath a ruddy patchwork blanket and always beating hearts thrust into the center of the storm: I will keep your spirit safe and warm so chase, daughter, chase.
Here’s to the journey.
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“Happy Shab-e Yalda everyone. Have watermelon. Pomegranate. Build a bonfire. There is loneliness. May the fire light your way out of it. May the darkness grow shorter as the light of the hours grow taller with each day that follows. Climb over the darkness, over the mountain. Bring the picnic baskets. Watermelons. Carry your prettiest plate. Follow the peacock. Listen to it sing. Let its song climb into your deepest silence. Carry your prettiest plate with you. The blue flowers change colors for you.”
- Anis Mojgani
