We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospection.

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"Only the united beat of sex and the heart can create ecstasy."

- Anaïs Nin

Love

"He was now in that state of fire that she loved. She wanted to be burnt."

- Anaïs Nin

Love

"Anxiety is love’s greatest killer. It makes others feel as you might when a drowning man holds on to you."

- Anaïs Nin

Awareness

"When you possess light within, you see it externally."

- Anaïs Nin

Awareness

"I made no resolutions for the New Year. The habit of making plans, of criticizing, sanctioning and molding my life, is too much of a daily event for me."

- Anaïs Nin

Self-awareness

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"Don’t let yesterday take up too much of today."

- Will Rogers

Reflection

"Life is like a sewer … what you get out of it depends on what you put into it."

- Tom Lehrer

Reflection

"I’d rather regret the things I’ve done than regret the things I haven’t done."

- Lucille Ball

Reflection

"Nothing ever goes away until it teaches us what we need to know."

- Pema Chodron

Reflection

"Happy Tuesday! It is a good day to reflect on the week so far and spread happiness."

Reflection