To Erik, I hope this will find you one day :)

“You can explore the universe looking for somebody who is more deserving of your love and affection than you are yourself, and you will not find that person anywhere, but within you.” ~Buddhist Saying

Nada nada nada

If you want to climb this mountain, you cannot let yourself be frightened by the beasts, neither can you stop to pick any flowers. 

- St. John of the Cross from Ascent to Mt. Carmel