Posts in Thoughts

Leap out of the warm bed. Find the soft silky terrycloth socks wrinkled during sleep. White ones. Was I cold? Was it the heat of the body next to me, or a dream of warmth and sun? Cold floor and morning. A yogurt shake and tights.

"Here, you’ll meet many crazy people" – those were almost the first words from the manager who greeted us at half past ten in the evening, when we, exhausted from the long journey, the traffic jams in Miami, and eager to warm up in the local heat, finally arrived at the hotel with the fragrant name Almond Tree. "Welcome! You’ll love Key West!"

It passed quietly, almost unnoticed. Had I not come across an eye-catching poster by chance at the cinema, I might never have learned about it. The film doesn’t look low-budget considering that 19 million was spent on it. But no expense was spared on the stars. Kiera, Adrien – almost all the actors are well-known.

When grandpa took me in his arms, a baby, he held me for a while and said, "Well, this little tank will go anywhere." Grandpa was Leonid Abramych Chernyavsky. As a hardcore Jew, he was unusually smart. So, I trust him.

To achieve something, the following is necessary… Clearly understand what the desired outcome should be. For example, "I want to run in the mornings" is not an outcome. The outcome should be "developing a habit of running in the mornings." The outcome should be measurable in some way.

We are all deceived by our expectations. In the endless stream of thoughts about how perfectly the world should align with what we expect, we miss the moment of life itself. By asking, "To accept or not to accept—that is the question," we distance ourselves from life by miles.

First and foremost, monitor your thinking. We begin with the technique: "Watch Your Words!" Start with spoken words — they’re easier to control than thoughts. First step: stop complaining about life.

I believe life doesn’t have to be beautiful. And it certainly doesn’t have to be perfect. Perfection is a myth.

Love is not something that exists outside of us, beyond our being, consciousness, or heart. Love is our state, and we are solely responsible for it. Love cannot be killed from the outside—only from within.

I hear the creaking of the white swings. And the supports – they are red. I turn my head and slightly open my mouth. I know my mouth looks beautiful this way. I straighten my back. And I am excited. I am so excited that suddenly it seems like I might fall. But I pull myself together and walk past the small lights.