Pedagogy of the Oppressed

“Washing one’s hands of the conflict between the powerful and the powerless means to side with the powerful, not to be neutral.” – Paulo Freire

Inner Peace

You own your inner peace. Nobody gets to take that away from you.

Before Midnight

“Every year I get a little more humbled by everything I don’t know and will never learn.” – Jesse

Keeping Up

When you surround yourself with doers, you have no option but to keep up.

El amor en los tiempos de cólera

“Era todavía demasiado joven para saber que la memoria del corazón elimina los malos recuerdos y magnifica los buenos, y que gracias a ese artificio logramos sobrellevar el pasado.” -Gabriel García Márquez

Ideas

Ideas don’t become reality on their own.

Solving Problems

“We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” -Albert Einstein

Creating

Creating something beautiful… it’s what we should all strive for during our short time here. So, don’t just sit there: find what inspires you and leave your beautiful mark… Who knows? It might be what inspires someone else.

Before Sunset

“I guess when you’re young, you just believe there’ll be many people with whom you’ll connect with. Later in life, you realize it only happens a few times.” – Celine

Acceptance

Accept others where they are, not where you want them to be. Once you let go of these expectations, you will be able to focus on your self, your happiness, and on investing your time and energy in the people ready to be a part of your journey.