things that made me go hmm/woah
To live, to err, to fall, to triumph, to recreate life out of life.
A quote from A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
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big secret to happiness is just liking stuff. finding more stuff to like. finding ways to like stuff you didn’t before. recognizing what it feels like to like something and doubling down on that. what feels frivolous is actually the whole ballgame
It wasn’t until I read “The Wisdom Way of Knowing,” by Cynthia Bourgeault, an Episcopal priest, that I began to wonder if something was getting lost in our culture’s emphasis on time management. In the book, Ms. Bourgeault describes her rationale for how she organized a retreat for participants seeking to deepen their spirituality: “On Eagle Island... See more
Lydia Sohn • Opinion | The Household Chores You’re Avoiding Are Key to a Deeper Life
My best thoughts – the ones that make the most difference in my life – are rarely the byproduct of thought.
A-ha moments.
Epiphanies.
Inspirational insights.
They rarely arise from thinking hard.
They are, instead – a byproduct of leaning back.
Finding flow.
Letting go
The backward step.
A clearing – for me - is where clarity calls home.
A-ha moments.
Epiphanies.
Inspirational insights.
They rarely arise from thinking hard.
They are, instead – a byproduct of leaning back.
Finding flow.
Letting go
The backward step.
A clearing – for me - is where clarity calls home.
ian hollander • The Backward Step
This rant via Shalom Auslander
I was thinking about sex the other day because I was having a really depressing day, and a dead body had been found by the pier, and as I was taking my son to school and waiting at a traffic light, a homeless man in a mad fury began circling my car, shouting and spitting, and it felt like forever before the light turne
... See more“I know that talent doesn’t feel like you’re amazing. It feels like the difficulties that trouble others are mysteriously absent in your case. Don’t ask yourself where your true gifts lie. Ask what other people seem weirdly bad at.” Sasha Chapin
This quote from Tony Hsieh contains so much truth: “Happiness is really just about four things: perceived control, perceived progress, connectedness (number and depth of your relationships), and vision/meaning (being part of something bigger than yourself).”