memory, a ghost

Written By Sophie Burns

Painting by Guillermo Lorca García

How eerily intimate the feeling of memories which can haunt and hunt us. Seduce or even destroy us. They can shapeshift and distort our realities. They can come to have a consciousness of their own, and overpower us if we fall prey.

They of course can also be of a benevolent nature and nourish, support and motivate us. They can inspire us through dark times and connect us to feelings of love through time and space.

Even still, memories are ghosts.

“Don’t be a storehouse of memories. Leave past, future and even present thoughts behind. Be a witness to life unfolding by itself. Be free of all attachments, fears and concerns by keeping your mind inside your own heart. Rest in being. Like this, your life is always fresh and imbued with pure joy and timeless presence. Be happy, wise and free.”
― Mooji

:: Keeping your mind inside your own heart :: Rest in being ::

Painting by Guillermo Lorca García

Sophie Burns

radical romantic • artist • writer • menstruation enthusiast • yogini • dreamer • casual phenomenologist • occasional psychonaut • budding herbalist • rewilder of inner ecology • recovered disordered eater • self-love chaperone • visionary • shadow integration proponent • aries sun, taurus rising, gemini moon • world traveler • intuitive pianist • former and forever child • aspiring wise woman • earth lover • devotee

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