https://theheartisan.github.io/en/tags/inspiration/ Recent content in Inspiration on Heartisan Blog Hugo -- gohugo.io en Tue, 06 Oct 2026 08:32:50 +0100 https://theheartisan.github.io/en/blogs/three/ Tue, 06 Oct 2026 08:32:50 +0100 https://theheartisan.github.io/en/blogs/three/ ”Pleasant surprises, silent resonance, and natural healing." https://theheartisan.github.io/en/blogs/dionysus/ Thu, 07 Mar 2024 17:45:09 +0100 https://theheartisan.github.io/en/blogs/dionysus/ The contrast between rationality and the spirit of Dionysus has been a central theme in Western thought, particularly in philosophy and literature. The German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche explored this dichotomy in his work, “The Birth of Tragedy”, where he introduced the concepts of the Apollonian and Dionysian. Apollonian: Represents order, logic, and rationality, named after Apollo, the Greek god of the sun, light, and knowledge. Dionysian: Represents chaos, emotion, and the irrational, named after Dionysus, the Greek god of wine, ecstasy, and revelry. https://theheartisan.github.io/en/blogs/earthrise/ Thu, 07 Dec 2023 17:45:09 +0100 https://theheartisan.github.io/en/blogs/earthrise/ We often say that the sun rises, but on the moon, one would see the ‘Earth rise.’ When the frame of reference changes, what seems natural becomes astonishing. In the vast expanse of space and time, our beliefs and assumptions are merely part of a larger plan. As the stars shift and the heavens turn, certainty is a fragile thing, bound by the limits of our perception and time. The truths we choose to believe in https://theheartisan.github.io/en/blogs/me/ Thu, 07 Sep 2023 17:45:09 +0100 https://theheartisan.github.io/en/blogs/me/ The so-called “I” is the sum of all past experiences—composed of the people I have met, the things I have touched, the love I have felt, and the pain I have lost myself in. All of these together form the “me” of this moment; take away even one slight of me, and I am no longer the same. Hermann Hesse’s spiritual journey of self-discovery, as portrayed in Siddhartha and other works, reflects this notion of the self as an evolving entity shaped by life’s myriad experiences. https://theheartisan.github.io/en/blogs/connected/ Wed, 07 Jun 2023 17:45:09 +0100 https://theheartisan.github.io/en/blogs/connected/ The thing now becoming increasing important is control over where we put our attention. We can hide from each other even if we are constantly connected to each other. “When I ask people, what’s wrong with having a conversation, people say, I’ll tell you what’s wrong with having a conversation. It takes place in real time. And you can’t control what you’re gonna say.” “So that’s the bottom line. texting, email posting all of these things let us present the self as we want to be. https://theheartisan.github.io/en/blogs/kid/ Fri, 05 May 2023 19:14:41 +0100 https://theheartisan.github.io/en/blogs/kid/ When you’re a kid, everything is astonishing. Everything is new. And so your brain is awake and turned on. So every second, your brain is learning something new: how the world works. And so the muscle of your brain is activated. And as you get older and your brain has figured out the patterns of how the world works: this is how you make money; this is how you graduate school; this is how you get a mortgage; this is how you have kids… And once your brain establishes a routine, it stops. https://theheartisan.github.io/en/blogs/floating/ Wed, 03 May 2023 19:09:55 +0100 https://theheartisan.github.io/en/blogs/floating/ “Living only for the moment, turning our attention to the pleasures of the moon, the snow, the cherry blossoms and the maples, singing songs, drinking wine and diverting ourselves in just floating, floating, caring not a whit for the poverty staring us in the face, refusing to be disheartened, like a gourd floating along with the river current: this is what we call the floating world.” From A Tale of the Floating World, by Asai Rydi, about 1665 (translated by Richard Lane)