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“Heart, what a rare bird you are,”

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Rumi, from “That Which Has No Clue,” Love Is a Stranger (Shambhala, 2000)

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“No longer shy about how I love. My eyes open. You are everywhere.”

— Rumi, from “Unseen Rain; Quatrains of Rumi,” originally publ. c. 1986

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“If you want the moon, do not hide at night. If you want a rose, do not run from the thorns. If you want love, do not hide from yourself.”

— Rumi

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“The way the night knows itself with the moon, be that with me.”

— Rumi

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“The stars tell us to shine; the world tells us we are broken.”

— shall we shine? or fix what’s broken? // Hina Syeda

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“In all the seven seas, the oceans, and the breeze, find your way home. And realize all that you search for: exists in your very existence.”

— look within // Hina Syeda @abillionlittlethoughts

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“Your heart knows the way. Run in that direction.”

— Rumi

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“Learn to love your darkness.”

— love yourself (flaws and all) // Hina Syeda

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“The art of knowing is knowing what to ignore.”

— Rumi

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“Love the broken parts you carry.”

— because at the broken parts is where our strength resides // Hina Syeda

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“Stop acting so small. You are the universe in ecstatic motion.”

— Rumi

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There is a voice that doesn’t use words. Listen. ~Rumi~