Freyja's Feathers
11.05.202501:58
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Just as nature takes every obstacle, every impediment, and works around it—turns it to its purposes, incorporates it into itself—so, too, a rational being can turn each setback into raw material and use it to achieve its goal.
Marcus Aurelius
Marcus Aurelius
02.05.202504:22
May Day - Queen Guinevere's Maying, by John Collier (1900). The artist depicts Queen Guinevere from Arthurian legend during a May Day celebration, a time of joyous festivity and renewal.🌸💮🌸
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"If it is not right, do not do it; if it is not true do not say it."
Marcu Aurelius
Marcu Aurelius
04.05.202501:36
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"Physical matter is music solidified" – Pythagoras
28.04.202504:12
Everyone holds his fortune in his own hands, like a sculptor the raw material he will fashion into a figure. But it’s the same with that type of artistic activity as with all others: We are merely born with the capability to do it. The skill to mold the material into what we want must be learned and attentively cultivated.
—JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE
—JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE
21.04.202502:28
Somehow, the meaning of self improvement got misconstrued.
Real self improvement isn't reading the same books everyone else is reading.
It isn't just improving the things your favorite Youtuber preaches about.
Its about being BRUTALLY honest with yourself... picking out YOUR specific flaws.
And then you fix them.
That is the real improvement of self.
Real self improvement isn't reading the same books everyone else is reading.
It isn't just improving the things your favorite Youtuber preaches about.
Its about being BRUTALLY honest with yourself... picking out YOUR specific flaws.
And then you fix them.
That is the real improvement of self.
12.04.202515:00
06.05.202504:08
"The lilac is essentially the month of May"
(Jean Hersey, writer)
Native to the mountainous regions of Eastern Europe and Asia, the lilac has always been associated with nostalgia, pure love, and hope. It is said that in many cultures, the intense scent of the lilac has the power to awaken lost memories and bring back to the surface forgotten emotions.
In the Victorian era, giving a branch of lilac meant "I will never forget you." It was the flower of silent loves, unspoken longings, and whispered promises. Each small bouquet of lilacs carried within it stories of shy beginnings, serene springs, and dreams full of light.
It is said that when you smell the scent of lilacs carried by the wind, it is a sign that something beautiful is about to begin in your life.
The lilac teaches us that no matter how harsh the winter has been, our soul always has the power to bloom again.
(Jean Hersey, writer)
Native to the mountainous regions of Eastern Europe and Asia, the lilac has always been associated with nostalgia, pure love, and hope. It is said that in many cultures, the intense scent of the lilac has the power to awaken lost memories and bring back to the surface forgotten emotions.
In the Victorian era, giving a branch of lilac meant "I will never forget you." It was the flower of silent loves, unspoken longings, and whispered promises. Each small bouquet of lilacs carried within it stories of shy beginnings, serene springs, and dreams full of light.
It is said that when you smell the scent of lilacs carried by the wind, it is a sign that something beautiful is about to begin in your life.
The lilac teaches us that no matter how harsh the winter has been, our soul always has the power to bloom again.
02.05.202514:08
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10.04.202516:44
“Highly sensitive people are too often perceived as weaklings or damaged goods. To feel intensely is not a symptom of weakness, it is the trademark of the truly alive and compassionate. It is not the empath who is broken, it is society that has become dysfunctional and emotionally disabled. There is no shame in expressing your authentic feelings. Those who are at times described as being a 'hot mess' or having 'too many issues' are the very fabric of what keeps the dream alive for a more caring, humane world. Never be ashamed to let your tears shine a light in this world.”
- Anthon St. Maarten
- Anthon St. Maarten
04.05.202515:42
Don't just say you have read books. Show that through them you have learned to think better, to be a more discriminating and reflective person. Books are the training weights of the mind. They are very helpful, but it would be a bad mistake to suppose that one has made progress simply by having internalized their contents.
Epictetus
Epictetus
02.05.202505:00
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Art by Shishkin
26.04.202512:28
19.04.202504:34
Bees hide a surprising secret.
When a hive loses its queen—the only one capable of giving life to the colony and maintaining order in a perfectly organized society—all seems lost. Life in the hive slows down.
Without new eggs, the future disappears. Within a few weeks, the colony is threatened with extinction.
But bees don't panic. Nor do they wait for salvation from outside.
With an extraordinary display of collective intelligence and deep instinct, they launch a spectacular emergency response that is hard to imagine in a world ruled by insects.
Transformation begins with a simple but essential choice.
Worker bees select some ordinary larvae—the very ones that would normally become ordinary workers. They are nothing special.
They were born no different. But now their fate changes completely.
They are selected to receive a special diet: royal food. A rare substance produced by nutritious bees, rich in protein, vitamins, and bioactive compounds.
It's royal food in the purest sense.
The larva fed exclusively on this substance no longer follows the usual path. In just a few days, its body develops differently. The sheep are activated. The body becomes larger, stronger. Life expectancy is multiplied by almost twenty.
It won't work. It will rule. It will not follow routine. It will bring life.
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◆ The queen isn't chosen based on genes. It's created.
What makes this process truly fascinating is that the worker bees is the King.
It's as if, in a human society, you could take an ordinary child and, with the right nutrition, the right environment, and the necessary support, turn it into an extraordinary leader. Without genetic interventions. Without fireworks. Just thanks to support and perspective.
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A Leader Is Born Out of Crisis
This metamorphosis doesn't just save the larva. It saves the entire colony.
Once the new queen is ready, she takes over leadership of the hive, begins laying eggs, restores order, and begins a new collective life cycle. From the threat of extinction, the colony is reborn stronger, more organized, and more balanced.
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A Silent But Profound Lesson
Bees show us without words that in moments of great crisis, what is needed is not despair—but clarity. A piano. The right choice. Care and guidance.
In their world, no queen is born. It is nurtured. Nurtured. Guided.
And perhaps, just as in the beehive, in life too – it doesn't matter who you are at the beginning, but rather what you receive, how you are cared for, and what decisions others make in difficult times.
Because sometimes the strongest leaders are born in the most difficult moments.
Fortunately not. But out of crisis, vision, and transformation.
- Unknown
When a hive loses its queen—the only one capable of giving life to the colony and maintaining order in a perfectly organized society—all seems lost. Life in the hive slows down.
Without new eggs, the future disappears. Within a few weeks, the colony is threatened with extinction.
But bees don't panic. Nor do they wait for salvation from outside.
With an extraordinary display of collective intelligence and deep instinct, they launch a spectacular emergency response that is hard to imagine in a world ruled by insects.
Transformation begins with a simple but essential choice.
Worker bees select some ordinary larvae—the very ones that would normally become ordinary workers. They are nothing special.
They were born no different. But now their fate changes completely.
They are selected to receive a special diet: royal food. A rare substance produced by nutritious bees, rich in protein, vitamins, and bioactive compounds.
It's royal food in the purest sense.
The larva fed exclusively on this substance no longer follows the usual path. In just a few days, its body develops differently. The sheep are activated. The body becomes larger, stronger. Life expectancy is multiplied by almost twenty.
It won't work. It will rule. It will not follow routine. It will bring life.
---
◆ The queen isn't chosen based on genes. It's created.
What makes this process truly fascinating is that the worker bees is the King.
It's as if, in a human society, you could take an ordinary child and, with the right nutrition, the right environment, and the necessary support, turn it into an extraordinary leader. Without genetic interventions. Without fireworks. Just thanks to support and perspective.
---
A Leader Is Born Out of Crisis
This metamorphosis doesn't just save the larva. It saves the entire colony.
Once the new queen is ready, she takes over leadership of the hive, begins laying eggs, restores order, and begins a new collective life cycle. From the threat of extinction, the colony is reborn stronger, more organized, and more balanced.
---
A Silent But Profound Lesson
Bees show us without words that in moments of great crisis, what is needed is not despair—but clarity. A piano. The right choice. Care and guidance.
In their world, no queen is born. It is nurtured. Nurtured. Guided.
And perhaps, just as in the beehive, in life too – it doesn't matter who you are at the beginning, but rather what you receive, how you are cared for, and what decisions others make in difficult times.
Because sometimes the strongest leaders are born in the most difficult moments.
Fortunately not. But out of crisis, vision, and transformation.
- Unknown
10.04.202513:47
In conclusion, I want to remember an ancient Ukrainian legend, according to which a powerful demon of Apocalypse is chained deep underground. Every year in spring, his chains become weaker, and he sends out his 12 helpers to find out how the world has changed over a year. He is interested in three things: whether the youth is still respectful of the elders, whether people still follow their traditions and culture (“celebrate weddings the old way”), and finally, whether they still make and exchange pysanki. As he hears that people keep on doing all those things, he growls and roars, as his chains hold him stronger. The amount of pysanki made on a particular year is proportional to the strengthening of the demon’s chains. Ukrainians also say that love exists in the world while people still make and give each other pysanki, which totally corresponds to the aforementioned legend.
Written by Olga Stanton
Written by Olga Stanton
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