A Happy New Year to you as well. May you be happy, healthy, loved, appreciated, and inspired. May you continue to be a great blessing to others, and may others bless you as well.
“Every man is more than just himself; he also represents the unique, the very special and always significant and remarkable point at which the world’s phenomena intersect, only once in this way, and never again. That is why every man’s story is important, eternal, sacred; that is why every man, as long as he lives and fulfills the will of nature, is wondrous, and worthy of consideration. In each individual the spirit has become flesh, in each man the creation suffers, within each one a redeemer is nailed to the cross.” ― Hermann Hesse, Demian
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson
Everything below is another passage from Hesse's Demian:
“I wanted only to live in accord with the promptings which came from my true self. Why was that so very difficult?”
“I realize today that nothing in the world is more distasteful to a man than to take the path that leads to himself.”
“You’ve never lived what you are thinking, and that isn’t good. Only the ideas we actually live are of any value.”
“I have been and still am a seeker, but I have ceased to question stars and books; I have begun to listen to the teaching my blood whispers to me.”
“Those who are too lazy and comfortable to think for themselves and be their own judges obey the laws. Others sense their own laws within them.”
“The things we see are the same things that are within us. There is no reality except the one contained within us. That is why so many people live such an unreal life. They take the images outside them for reality and never allow the world within to assert itself.”
“An enlightened man had but one duty – to seek the way to himself, to reach inner certainty, to grope his way forward, no matter where it led.”
“Each of us has to find out for himself what is permitted and what is forbidden.. forbidden for him. It’s possible for one never to transgress a single law and still be a bastard. And vice versa.”
“Everyone had only one true vocation: to find himself. Let him wind up as a poet or a madman, as a prophet or a criminal—that wasn’t his business; in the long run, it was irrelevant. His business was to discover his own destiny, not just any destiny, and to live it totally and undividedly. Anything else was just a half-measure, an attempt to run away, an escape back to the ideal of the masses, an adaptation, fear of one’s own nature.”
“At one time I had given much thought to why men were so very rarely capable of living for an ideal. Now I saw that many, no, all men were capable of dying for one.”
Thank you, Tessa, for your unique way of helping us all to see and understand that regardless of the harsh realities in the world- there is always hope.
Thank you for reminding us all that every single one of us is *supposed* to be here, each created unique, special, and irreplaceable.
My wish for the New Year is that ever single person on Earth would come to know and experience the LOVE of the Creator for each one of them.
Thank you for bring us all glad tidings of great Joy.
Thank you Lena! Happy new year to you too, with joy, happiness, luck, and good health! I think everyone in this super cute photo is very cold and wants to get back into the house asap !!
Priceless photo ☺️🫶🏻
Thanks and may you have a wonderful New Year!
You are so sweet, Tessa. Happy New Year to you!
Same for you too, Tessa. Thank you!
Happy New Year, Tessa!
Love the photo! May you, too, be covered with joy!
So very many good wishes, thank you dear Tessa!
A Happy New Year to you as well. May you be happy, healthy, loved, appreciated, and inspired. May you continue to be a great blessing to others, and may others bless you as well.
And may God bless you, this new year and always!
Wishes for a Healthy, Happy, Peaceful New Year.
Tessa, thank you for being Tessa.
Thanks, Tessa. The picture is utterly charming. Let us hope for peace this coming year.
Thank you! The perfect message to read and take on board for 2026!
Joy and blessings! Strength and courage! Hope!
“Every man is more than just himself; he also represents the unique, the very special and always significant and remarkable point at which the world’s phenomena intersect, only once in this way, and never again. That is why every man’s story is important, eternal, sacred; that is why every man, as long as he lives and fulfills the will of nature, is wondrous, and worthy of consideration. In each individual the spirit has become flesh, in each man the creation suffers, within each one a redeemer is nailed to the cross.” ― Hermann Hesse, Demian
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson
Everything below is another passage from Hesse's Demian:
“I wanted only to live in accord with the promptings which came from my true self. Why was that so very difficult?”
“I realize today that nothing in the world is more distasteful to a man than to take the path that leads to himself.”
“You’ve never lived what you are thinking, and that isn’t good. Only the ideas we actually live are of any value.”
“I have been and still am a seeker, but I have ceased to question stars and books; I have begun to listen to the teaching my blood whispers to me.”
“Those who are too lazy and comfortable to think for themselves and be their own judges obey the laws. Others sense their own laws within them.”
“The things we see are the same things that are within us. There is no reality except the one contained within us. That is why so many people live such an unreal life. They take the images outside them for reality and never allow the world within to assert itself.”
“An enlightened man had but one duty – to seek the way to himself, to reach inner certainty, to grope his way forward, no matter where it led.”
“Each of us has to find out for himself what is permitted and what is forbidden.. forbidden for him. It’s possible for one never to transgress a single law and still be a bastard. And vice versa.”
“Everyone had only one true vocation: to find himself. Let him wind up as a poet or a madman, as a prophet or a criminal—that wasn’t his business; in the long run, it was irrelevant. His business was to discover his own destiny, not just any destiny, and to live it totally and undividedly. Anything else was just a half-measure, an attempt to run away, an escape back to the ideal of the masses, an adaptation, fear of one’s own nature.”
“At one time I had given much thought to why men were so very rarely capable of living for an ideal. Now I saw that many, no, all men were capable of dying for one.”
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Thank you Al!! :)
Thank you, Tessa, for your unique way of helping us all to see and understand that regardless of the harsh realities in the world- there is always hope.
Thank you for reminding us all that every single one of us is *supposed* to be here, each created unique, special, and irreplaceable.
My wish for the New Year is that ever single person on Earth would come to know and experience the LOVE of the Creator for each one of them.
Thank you for bring us all glad tidings of great Joy.
Thank you!!! xoxoxo
Thank you Lena! Happy new year to you too, with joy, happiness, luck, and good health! I think everyone in this super cute photo is very cold and wants to get back into the house asap !!
Beautiful message as the 2 hour countdown begins here in AZ. I plan to sleep through it.
Happy Blessed New Year to you, Tessa!!
That photo… 🥰🥰🥰. Happy New Year Tessa!!
A happy and productive New Year from Japan to you Tessa!