Love life in a form that is not your own

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  This passage from Rlke is so touching as his 150th birthday just recently swept by on Dec. 4. "The space around you is beginning to g...

Same station

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 I love this so much. “When I was newly postpartum, my sister flew from England to help out. It was during Ramadan, and we were trying on ou...

emotions felt that need better words

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I just love these kinds of word lists. This is a set of made-up words where the writer, J. Koenig connects the seemingly unconnectable feeli...

neurobiological roots of reincarnation... future fridays

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I am not sure why I love these kinds of essays, but I am a total fan whether in short or long form. Oliver Sacks' reflections from 2015...

where everything is music

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A wish for a very special person and to all of you as the old year turns into the new year, facing the pandemic's Year #3: open the win...

how do you relax?

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It is Saturday, a day meant for relaxing. I loved going back over some of these comments! 13 Reader Comments on Relaxing The past few weeks ...

reframing perserverance

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I hope you are working towards something beautiful today--Happy Sunday!  “I long so much to make beautiful things. But beautiful things requ...

wild flower roadsides

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Productivity Mondays (and after a holiday weekend): Today I am thinking about solving a problem with beauty and efficiency going hand in han...

the omega point... future fridays

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This is one way to engage with the world. I think I am going to go take a walk and look a little more closely at things in front of me. I...

squaring the circle

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Oh my word, this makes me look many times over.  Constructed from steel and wrapped in a dense black flock flannel that absorbs light, ‘Squa...

uniqueness

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 In honor of this week's winter snow, these pictures were irresistible. These Are the Highest Resolution Photos Ever Taken of Snowflakes...

Jan 20 in DC

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Today's inauguration feels as momentous as Obama's 2008 inauguration but in such a different way. Here's to the next 4 years, cl...

harp dreams... future fridays

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 Goal: more attention to details without getting overwhelmed by them, like this guy with such stellar dedication to his craft and the time i...

Northern Lights

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This is beautiful, written by Ola Gjeilo, sung by a choir, Sjaella based in Leipzig.  Some days, I just really love the internet for discove...

dahlia

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 Wow, these are some of my recent favorites!  via { noah kalina }

Spem in allium

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Even though the Tate Modern is huge and this still makes me nervous, there is nothing like Renaissance choral music sometimes!  There’s no p...

northern lights

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  This is beautiful--yet another reason to go to Scandinavia! This is the Aurora Borealis in Finland called, "The Hem of His Garment....

hand building

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  Now this is patience and true artisanal craft, whether or not the outcome suits my aesthetic.  via { fb }

scenes from home

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  Especially after last night's despicable show, I am choosing to focus on more scenes from my backyard, introducing such a beautiful se...