Category Archives: Existentialism

What Truly Matters In Life

Posted on November 8, 2016 by Virgilio Gavia

Raining, cold, and dark. Autumn leaves. Silence. They all are not lies. They just made me realize what truly matters in life. And it goes deep.

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Pathos

Posted on June 24, 2016 by Virgilio Gavia

It is achingly beautiful when the golden shaft of sunlight hits the leaves and make them glow that I just stand in silence. And yet it is fleeting and sad.

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More Than Enough

Posted on January 9, 2016 by Virgilio Gavia

Only silence, stillness, and deeper truth.

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It Will Be

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Virgilio Gavia

The silence and stillness of an empty coffee cup resting on a snowy ground. In due time, it will be gone. Forever.

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There is No Ending

Posted on August 23, 2014 by Virgilio Gavia

They wait in silence and at the mercy of the wind. The story is there. And their disappearance, sooner or later, will be an interesting part of the story. There is no ending.

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My Walk Knows

Posted on March 14, 2014 by Virgilio Gavia

A bitter cold night…a long stretch of lonely road…no stars above, no squirrels, no raccoons, no humans…I walk quietly in the company of a sub-zero wind, first with bare mind, then with an economy of thoughts…I am intimate with the … Continue reading →

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Surrendering to the Waiting

Posted on February 15, 2014 by Virgilio Gavia

There is beauty in the quiet moment of an early morning…and in the silence of my trailing thoughts, I simply wait for a birdsong that will define the harmony of living authentically no matter what the accompaniment life will orchestrate…there … Continue reading →

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Every Step is an Intimate Conversation with Life

Posted on February 4, 2014 by Virgilio Gavia

…there is so much to understand…so much to assimilate…and I try to imagine and rehearse every mindful step I have to take…every breath I have to release and take in…it is a lonely walk…be it in the woods or on … Continue reading →

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A Walk Within a Walk

Posted on January 30, 2014 by Virgilio Gavia

…and I move along…my heart willingly leads the way…and I become aware of the reality all around…and I notice a lot of things…it is as if I am seeing these things for the first time…and with clarity…without judgment…beyond words, concepts, … Continue reading →

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Being Open

Posted on January 21, 2014 by Virgilio Gavia

I am deeply present in this cold quiet place this gray morning of January…internalizing….reflecting…weaving stories…as far as I can remember…the future is long…could be wide or narrow…and a mystery…and then there is that difficult blessings of waiting…the cold wind tries … Continue reading →

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