Later on in life, you expect a bit of rest, don’t you? You think you deserve it. I did anyway. But then you begin to understand that the reward of merit is not life’s business. — Julian Barnes, The Sense of an Ending. What is the saying — God doesn’t promise a comfortable life, only comfort? Or…
Month: May 2017
Rumi: The Real Work
Rumi — The Real Work “There is one thing in this world that you must never forget to do. If you forget everything else and not this, there’s nothing to worry about; but if you remember everything else and forget this, then you will have done nothing in your life. It’s as if a king…
When Poetry Becomes Part Of Your Soul
People’s reaction to opera the first time they see it is very dramatic. They either love it or hate it. If they love it, they will always love it. If they don’t, they may learn to appreciate it, but it will never become part of their soul. — Edward Lewis, Pretty Woman. I think the same…
Lift With One’s Sympathy the Gloom of Someone Else
The best cure for worry, depression, melancholy, brooding, is to go deliberately forth and try to lift with one’s sympathy the gloom of somebody else. — Arnold Bennett As my Yoga instructor helped me twist and turn, I discovered a new muscle I didn’t know I had and badly needed stretching. As I complained about the…
Socks For The Homeless — Creative Thinking
Did you know that the number one requested item of clothing by shelters for the homeless are new socks? I didn’t, but it makes sense, who doesn’t put on their Christmas List a request for a new pair of comfortable socks. Stiff or holy( not the religious kind of holy) socks just don’t get it.…