I am now

“I am now & have always been a stranger to the realm of practical matters.”

Anton Chekhov

We don’t always

“We don’t always treat ourselves right. I know that from experience.”

Paul Jaskunas

Love yourself and be awake

Love yourself and be awake-
Today, tomorrow, always.

First establish yourself in the way,
Then teach others,
And so defeat sorrow.

To straighten the crooked
You must first do a harder thing-
Straighten yourself.

You are your only master.
Who else?
Subdue yourself,
And discover your master.

Buddha

Love yourself and be awake

Love yourself and be awake-
Today, tomorrow, always.

First establish yourself in the way,
Then teach others,
And so defeat sorrow.

To straighten the crooked
You must first do a harder thing-
Straighten yourself.

You are your only master.
Who else?
Subdue yourself,
And discover your master.

Buddha