Mythos & Marginalia

life notes; flaws and all


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  • truth & honesty

    Be honest. 
    Speak your truth, and 
    say what you mean. 
    It is easy to say, but
    can be hard to do.
    It’s difficult at times to 
    put the right words 
    into the proper context, 
    or speak freely. 
    Or honestly. 
    Often there is concern 
    over how you will be 
    seen, or heard, or believed. 
    Truth is, at times, not 
    easy to hear, and it can be 
    even harder to say. 
    Sometimes you might feel 
    it is not enough, because 
    the truth can be so simple. 
    Honest. 
    You may feel that 
    truth is not enough, but 
    it is everything. 
    The hard truth can hurt, 
    the whole truth can be 
    hard to swallow, and 
    the real truth can heal. 
    Be truth.
    Breathe your truth.
    Breathe honesty, 
    and 
    breathe it honestly.

  • familiarity

    Home is a place you come home to.

    No matter how long you are away you are welcome, and welcomed by the familiarity

    You never simply visit your home; it is a part of you, as you are a part of it.

    Home is always there for you, no matter how long you stay away. 

  • storied past

    An English-language bookstore in the middle of Paris; what a wonderful idea.

    Shakespeare and Company has a storied past.

    Through the years, many writers have found comfort in this humble independent bookstore, including Beat Poets Allen Ginsberg and Lawrence Ferlinghetti, William S. Burroughs, Anaïs Nin and James Baldwin. 

    After 57 years, readers still line up to get in.