I don't want your future,_x000D_ I don't need your past._x000D_ One bright moment_x000D_ Is all I ask.
Interpretation
The quote expresses a desire to focus on the present rather than being weighed down by the past or future.
Florence Welch's quote captures the essence of living in the moment. It suggests that one should not dwell on previous experiences or future uncertainties, but instead seek the beauty and significance of the present. This outlook emphasizes the importance of finding joy and meaning in fleeting moments of connection and happiness, which can often be overshadowed by the burdens of what has been and what is yet to come.
In practice
This quote can be shared during an inspiring talk about mindfulness.
I love performing outside because it's as if the heavens are open and the elements become part of the stage show as well - you know, the wind and the rain and the thunder. It's almost as if there's a sense of invocation in performance.
I was a heavy heart to carry_x000D_ My beloved was weighed down_x000D_ My arms around his neck_x000D_ My fingers laced to crown._x000D_ I was a heavy heart to carry_x000D_ My feet dragged across ground_x000D_ And he took me to the river_x000D_ Where he slowly let me drown_x000D_ My love has concrete feet_x000D_ My love's an iron ball_x000D_ Wrapped around your ankles _x000D_ Over the waterfall
My visual landscape as a child was the inside of a lot of these old churches. And the Baroque drama of the things was what I was first engaging with artwise. I'm much more attracted to the aesthetic of religious iconography than the actual religious side. The passion and the blood and the violence and the gaudy side of it I find really fascinating.
Music is my way out. I keep things locked up and never say anything. I guess in order to say something to one person, I have to sing it to a couple of thousand. It doesn't make for healthy relationships.
The stage is a place where I can be wholly myself. Even though you're in front of people almost to be judged, it is a place without judgement.
When something really hits me, it makes me want to either jump off something really high or lie down and be buried. I want people to get hit and caught by my music.
As long as the "I" is there, love cannot be. All that we call love is only desire, longing, passion and attachment; as long as ego is there, all these bind one.
For even as love crowns you so shall he crucify you. Even as he is for your growth so is he for your pruning. Even as he ascends to your height and caresses your tenderest branches that quiver in the sun, so shall he descend to your roots and shake them in their clinging to the earth.
Don't threaten me with love, baby. Let's just go walking in the rain.
If thou dost love, proclaim it faithfully.
Love between man and woman cannot be built without sacrifices and self-denial.
I am a Christian person, and I do love the Lord, and I feel no matter who you are, what you believe, how you live your life, it's not my place to judge. I don't have that power. I don't want that power. It's my place to love and to show God's love to other people, even if they don't live a life like I live.
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