VALAR MORGHULIS
https://thelavendergaze.com/2017/01/valar-morghulis/
All men must die.
Such a fact of life,
we fervently neglect.
Out of sight,
out of mind ...
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DO YOU LIKE S&M?
https://thelavendergaze.com/2017/01/do-you-like-sm/
S&M: sadism and masochism – two words that elicit a range of reactions from disgust and judgement to curiosity and excitement ...
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PAIN MUST AND WILL COME
https://thelavendergaze.com/2016/11/pain-must-and-will-come/
We try to avoid pain. We surround ourselves with comfort. We invest in our future ...
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SMILE AT A STRANGER
https://thelavendergaze.com/2017/01/smile-at-a-stranger/
We crave connection. Yet, we live in a world that is so scared of it ...
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THE LIFE OF A CAFÉ LATTE
https://thelavendergaze.com/2025/10/the-life-of-a-cafe-latte/
You look at the two tall transparent glasses in front of you. A shiny metal stirrer rests between them ...
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The life of a café latte
You look at the two tall transparent glasses in front of you. A shiny metal stirrer rests between them. Your gaze settles on the glass that stands on the left, two thirds full of the liquid known as black gold. You close your eyes and draw a deep breath in. The scent of coffee surges through your nose and hurtles straight to the sensory part of your brain. When you open your eyes again, your attention drifts to the right. A glass of milk, still, with a soft shimmer at the surface reflecting […]https://thelavendergaze.wordpress.com/2025/10/30/the-life-of-a-cafe-latte/
Smile at a stranger
We crave connection. Yet, we live in a world that is so scared of it ...
Pain must and will come
Harry: How do I protect my son, Dumbledore?Dumbledore: You ask me, of all people, how to protect a boy in terrible danger? We cannot protect the young from harm. Pain must and will come.Harry: So I'm supposed to stand and watch?Dumbledore: No. You're supposed to teach him how to meet life. From The Cursed Child, by J. K. Rowling (p. 121). We try to avoid pain. We surround ourselves with comfort. We invest in our future for our peace of mind, forgetting that we don’t know whether we’ll […]https://thelavendergaze.wordpress.com/2016/11/27/pain-must-and-will-come/
Pain must and will come
We try to avoid pain. We surround ourselves with comfort. We invest in our future ...https://thelavendergaze.com/2016/11/pain-must-and-will-come/
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