“Develop a new appreciation for the blessings you already enjoy. See your life freshly, as if for the first time. As you develop this new awareness…
Appreciation
Learning From The Animal Kingdom
A fascinating lecture by Rupert Sheldrake, one of the greatest scientists of our time.
Quote of the Day
“You have power over your mind – not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.”
MARCUS AURELIUS
Quote of the Day
“I think hard times are coming when we will be wanting the voices of writers who can see alternatives to how we live now and can see through our fear-stricken society and its obsessive technologies. We will need writers who can remember freedom. Poets, visionaries – the realists of a larger reality.”
URSULA K. LE GUIN
Quote Of The Day
“Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.”
CALVIN COOLIDGE
Malcolm Muggeridge
A brilliant mind speaking in a time period of human history that was civilized; a time when free speech was respected. Malcolm Muggeridge identified as a “man of the left” by the way.
J.R.R TOLKIEN ON FAIRY STORIES
The following excerpts are from J.R.R Tolkien’s essay collection: On Fairy Stories.
His wisdom is always pertinent, especially during these times of vulnerability:
Featured Image: Spirit of the Night, 1879, by John Atkinson Grimshaw
Flavia Masson 