George Herbert, Gratefulness
Thou that hast giv’n so much to me, Give one thing more, a grateful heart. See how thy beggar works on thee By art. He makes thy gifts occasion … Continue reading
“Take full account of the excellencies which you possess, and in gratitude remember how you would hanker after them, if you had them not.” Marcus Aurelius
It is important to not only apply the idea of gratitude outwards but to direct this feeling inwards too. We can- especially those attempting to live a more ‘conscious’/ ‘spiritual’/ … Continue reading
“Let us be grateful to people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.” Marcel Proust
We live in a society that exalts the idea of the individual ‘making it’ on her or his own. The story of someone coming from ‘nothing’ and ‘making something’ of … Continue reading
Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Sonnet 39: Because thou hast the power and own’st the grace
Because thou hast the power and own’st the grace To look through and behind this mask of me (Against which years have beat thus blanchingly With their rains), and behold … Continue reading
Emily Bronte, My Comforter
Well hast thou spoken, and yet, not taught A feeling strange or new; Thou hast but roused a latent thought, A cloud-closed beam of sunshine, brought To gleam in open … Continue reading
Louie Schwartzberg: Nature. Beauty. Gratitude.
This is another talk from Louie Schwartzberg in which he shares an excerpt from one of his beautiful time-lapse films. “I had time and a sense of wonder so I … Continue reading
Kahlil Gibran- The Prophet, On Beauty
And a poet said, “Speak to us of Beauty.” Where shall you seek beauty, and how shall you find her unless she herself be your way and your guide? And … Continue reading
Amy Poehler
I find Amy Poehler to be a wonderful inspiration- Parks and Recreation, a show she wrote, acted in and created, was so funny, optimistic, big-hearted and sweet. She has starred … Continue reading
“Just because you are blind, and unable to see my beauty doesn’t mean it does not exist.”
I absolutely love this quote from the hilarious- and beautiful- Margaret Cho. It is a statement for us all to keep close to the surface of our minds at all … Continue reading
Percy Bysshe Shelley: Music, when soft voices die
Music, when soft voices die, Vibrates in the memory; Odours, when sweet violets sicken, Live within the sense they quicken. Rose leaves, when the rose is dead, Are heaped for … Continue reading
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