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A Short Guide to a Happy Life: Anna Quindlen on Work, Joy, and How to Live Rather Than Exist
This is too good not to share. I wish I had said it. – Ardys Re-blogged from Brainpickings by Maria Popova “You cannot be really first-rate at your work if your work is all you are.” The commencement address is a special kind of modern communication art, and its greatest masterpieces tend to either become a…
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What I did when the internet was out
If you are reading this, you will know my internet is back on. You know how it is, the everyday struggle. We come to an obstacle and meet it with force. We want things to be another way. I spent two hours on the telephone last Friday, trying to sort a problem with our stereo…
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Why we have eyes
We have eyes to see, of course. But what do we see? As I was going through the grocery store this morning I could see that some of the veggies were a bit passed their prime. I could see the ‘use by’ date on the dairy products, that there was no fish I particularly fancied,…
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the camera and the app
When I was about 9 years old I received my first camera. It was a little Kodak Hawkeye ‘flashfun’ click and shoot. I clicked and shot… the cat, the flower garden, my family, and friends, who, or whatever would sit still long enough. But in those days, of course one had to be able to…
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Out of my Comfort Zone
(In the last post I was uncertain if I would be here again, due to a misunderstanding between myself and the new two step authentication to improve security for my WordPress account. It appears there is still some considerable misunderstanding on my part as to what can be accessed and when, but I’m making inroads. …
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Perfectionism in Writing
Today I am referring you to an excellent blog post that appeared in my Brain Pickings Weekly email this morning. I have read the book about which it is written, Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott. Her advice about writing and her hard won life experience is a good read. If you don’t like well written,…
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Changing the flow
At the moment I am resisting everything that tells me I must do. The stack of papers on my kitchen bench that indicates I must do some filing, the leaves outside the front door that show me I must do some sweeping, the plants in the garden that look at me to re-pot them, the…
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The ‘W’ word
Have you ever committed to doing something that you didn’t particularly want to do but were talked into it? Most of us have. I try not to let myself get talked into things these days, but now and then it happens. Recently, a friend bought a batch of tickets to see a one man musical…
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Euphoria Inversion – Remedy
Occasionally there is an energetic phenomenon that takes place called the Euphoria Inversion. It is difficult to identify in the early stages, before all the indicators are noted. The affected person feels like they are in their normal mode, but nothing quite works. There are gremlins in the wifi network, a hole in the coffee…
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A Philosopher’s Stones
Stones are unpolished gems, gems are polished stones. These are not the same thing. The garden is a deeply, sensual experience, pungent smell of eucalyptus, fresh mulch, occasionally feint urine! It is tactile and rewarding, unyielding as well as fragile. The morning chorus serenades, and daylight’s first rays highlight shapes and textures all around me.…
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