“We are stars wrapped in skin. The light you are seeking has always been within.”

— Rumi

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The Calanques near Marseille are where rocky cliffs meet incredibly clear blue water. Steep drops, small hidden coves, and trails with views that keep getting better with every step.

From Sormiou to En-Vau — each spot feels a bit different, but they all share something raw and real. Wind, seagulls, and a kind of calm that’s hard to find in the city.

It’s like a different side of Marseille — closer to nature than the noise.

You don’t really visit the Calanques. You just feel them.

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Larimar crystal with an ocean inside.

Stones influence our consciousness, our way of thinking, and our sense of security.
They are the voice of the Earth — stones of impulse, stones of wisdom — noble forms of the cosmos.
(Jürgen Curdt)

Stones have been present in human culture for thousands of years.
They have always held a special fascination for people, appearing in legends and myths across civilizations.

Precious stones and crystals adorned crowns and the hilts of legendary swords. They have been treasured as jewelry, as well as talismans and amulets believed to bring luck and healing. This knowledge reaches far back into human history.

Today, many people find it difficult to believe in what they cannot see. They focus on material things, perceived only through limited senses. What is often missing is intuition — trust in one’s inner feeling — something that has existed within every human being since the beginning: a primal trust.

All living beings on Earth carry energies and vibrations that can be sensed by others. The creative force exists in all of nature and is also present in every human being.

Gemstones.

Formed through the primal forces of nature, stones, gemstones, and crystals are thousands of years old — and this power still resides within them. It can be deeply felt when one comes across a stone that draws them in, whose “magical” presence can be sensed when held in the hand.

Clear quartz (Strahl, mountain ice, water-drop quartz, crystal)
is considered one of the most important gemstones in healing practices.

It is seen as a transmitter of information, bringing clarity and symbolizing the energies of the Earth and the Moon. It represents purity, truth, self-awareness, and reason. It is also believed to offer protection against negative energies.

It is said to have a positive effect on veins, blood vessels, and coronary circulation, as well as on headaches and limb pain. It is thought to cleanse the mind and soul while bringing energy to its bearer. It is also used to energize spaces and enhance the effects of other stones. The preparation of gemstone-infused water is also recommended.

In ancient cultures, it held great significance.

Sources:
Thomas Raschke
Clear Quartz – Healing Stone
Crystals – How do they work?
Research: Claudia Klimek

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In ancient Greece, there was a certain custom. In the main square of Athens—the agora—clay amphorae were publicly smashed. Many of them. From the resulting shards, called ostraka, each citizen could scratch the name of a person they wished to exile from the city. If six thousand such shards bearing the same name were collected, that person was sentenced to exile. It is from these shards—ostraka—that the word “ostracism,” still used today, originates.

This was how they got rid of tyrants, corrupt officials… or simply people who had begun to bother others. The kind no formal wrongdoing could be proven against—but “everyone knows what he’s like.”

There was once such a man—a general and politician—Aristides. A legend. He was called “the Just.” The embodiment of courage, honesty, and devotion to public affairs. Children were told stories about Aristides; poems were written about him. A model of civic virtue.

One day, as he walked through the agora, an ordinary man approached him holding an ostrakon. He was illiterate, so he asked Aristides to write a name on the shard for him—the name of the person to be exiled. Can you guess which name he gave?

Of course—Aristides.

Surprised, Aristides asked, “Have I done you any wrong?”

“Nothing of the sort,” the man replied. “But I’m sick and tired of hearing how just and wonderful you are. Everywhere you turn—it’s Aristides this, Aristides that… How much can one take?”

Aristides, a man of honor, made no comment. He took the ostrakon and wrote his own name on it. Then he added quietly, “Perhaps one day someone will remember what justice is…”

Because, you see—people do not like those who are too good, too honest, too just. Against such a background, others appear… less so. Constant comparison becomes exhausting. Hearing endless praise of someone’s virtue begins to irritate. And so, in time, it becomes easier to remove them—so as not to feel that inner discomfort, not to have a “better example” standing before one’s eyes.

They leave good husbands, abandon decent wives. They betray faithful friends. They dismiss the most honest employees. They push out those who try the hardest. They give up on leaders who were humane and fair.

This is called the principle of Aristides.

It always hurts. It always surprises.

But the truth is this: being too good can be unprofitable. It can even be dangerous—especially among those who have no intention of being good.

- Anna Kiryanova

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Good morning, kind hearted people!
Much love 🤍❤️

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In Turkey, a man who earns his living by cleaning shoes is visited every morning at the same time by a cat that asks to have its fur brushed.

The man never refuses his little friend.

Come, heed my call,
make use of your youthful days,
learn early to grow wise:
on fortune’s great scales
the tongue seldom stays still;
you must rise or fall,
you must rule and conquer,
or serve and lose,
suffer or triumph—
to be the anvil or the hammer.

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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Surround yourself with a beautiful soul, and its beauty will reflect onto you.

Turkish Proverb

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Sometimes the greatest wonders happen in the smallest beings… ✨

This tiny common tailorbird doesn’t build, it sews.
Leaf to leaf, with a patience we could learn from.

With remarkable precision and purpose.

I watch this and think…
how much beauty is created when someone simply does what they do, with heart 🌿

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“You will never do anything in this world without courage. It is, next to honor, the greatest quality of the mind.”

— Aristotle

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