oh i see that Ellen and Portia have a part in it…i should have known you wouldn’t go to an animal sanctuary without an ulterior motive

how goes the Ellen addiction? need an intervention yet?

you looked right through me
when there was no one else
i sat beside you and became myself

There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action, and because there is only one of you in all of time, this expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and it will be lost. The world will not have it. It is not your business to determine how good it is nor how valuable nor how it compares with other expressions. It is your business to keep it yours clearly and directly, to keep the channel open. You do not even have to believe in yourself or your work. You have to keep yourself open and aware to the urges that motivate you. Keep the channel open. … No artist is pleased. [There is] no satisfaction whatever at any time. There is only a queer divine dissatisfaction, a blessed unrest that keeps us marching and makes us more alive than the others

It is important to be loved. It is profound to be understood.

love is sometimes shown in the things you don’t say, don’t keep track of, and don’t notice. The greatest kindness is often shown in letting things go. none of us is perfect, but we can all be perfect friends and perfect partners by allowing those we love to be imperfect.

your sexuality is gods love letter to you, a miracle of biological engineering that could have been devised only by a mind of vast and humorous generosity, a mind that knew the pain and the sense of confinement earthly beings would feel and wanted to make sure you might always have glimpses of heaven

Travel isn’t always pretty. It isn’t always comfortable. Sometimes it hurts, it even breaks your heart. But that’s okay. The journey changes you- it should change you. It leaves marks on your memory, on your consciousness, on your heart, and on your body. You take something with you… Hopefully, you leave something good behind.