"A garden to walk in and immensity to dream in... what more could he ask? A few flowers at his feet and above him the stars." - Victor Hugo. Gardens, plants, trees, and nature have been used to teach us many life lessons that are important to know. Concepts
"It is a condition of monsters that they do not perceive themselves as such." - Anne Carson. Who is it that we consider a monster? Some would say a narcissist, some a child, some a person under stress, and certainly a dictator or a murderer could be considered monsters.
"The soul has no secret that the behavior does not reveal..." - Lao Tzu. When I think of the term "poker face", I imagine someone forcing their face to stay the same no matter what hand they were dealt. There is another word associated with games and
"Don't seek, don't search, don't ask, don't knock, don't demand- relax. If you relax, it comes. If you relax, it is there. If you relax, you start vibrating with it." - Osho. Summer is traditionally a time for relaxation.
Coddiwomple (v.) - to travel in a purposeful manner towards a vague destination. I like the image this word brings to my mind. I see myself, eyes set to the horizon, putting some effort into carrying myself along, but really having no idea where exactly I am going. Just somewhere away
"Our doubts are traitors, and make us lose the good we oft might win, by fearing to attempt."- William Shakespeare. I recently bought a course on ghostwriting. For Lesson One, I am supposed to update my social media profile bio to let the world know that I am
Can there be anything more fun than immersing yourself in another world? Just let the images of another place, a different time, and new people fill your mind and crowd out the problems of your current existence. "The true horror of existence is not the fear of death, but
One of the most famous defectors from North Korea is a lovely woman named Yeonmi Park. She is a champion for the use of personal freedom and individual choices, but she did not always believe. She wrote in her memoir, In Order to Live: A North Korean Girl's
"The first act of creation is often an act of destruction." - Picasso. In Hindu mythology, Shiva is the god of destruction and rules with Brahma, the creator, and Vishnu, the preserver. Destruction is seen as a necessary part of the never-ending circle of creation, preservation, and destruction.
"The only intelligent tactical response to life's horror is to laugh defiantly at it." - Soren Kierkegaard. Life can be hard, and sometimes the bad things keep piling up to the point where there is nothing left to do but choose to end it or laugh. As
I have been thinking about the potential for greatness we see in others lately, what it means, and why it matters. Usually, when contemplating this subject, I think of the quote "Don't fall in love with potential." - Marshall Sylver. I nod and laugh bitterly. Love interests
"Do not ask who I am and do not ask me to remain the same." - Michel Foucault. I am deeply drawn to that quote. I love the shortness of it, the lack of explanation, the hard truth people seem to feel uncomfortable hearing. We like to go through