Moisture
Heaven & earth do not unite… Thus the superior man falls back upon his inner worth in order to escape the difficulties.
The I Ching or Book of Changes
03-NOV
5 Replies
Tag Archives: green
31-OCT
Gorgeous
Hobbes describes life as “nasty, brutish, and short.”
Keltner believes evolution has given Homo sapiens emotions like gratitude, joy, amusement, and compassion.
–On the Science of Awe by Mark Leviton Thomas
Humans Appreciate Art
28-OCT
GAME MULTIPLICATION TABLE
Reflect on the spirit embodied by monks at the Monastery of Christ in the Desert. Their daily work period is for 3 hours until 12:40 PM. Asked of one monk what he does when the bell rings but he feels that his work is undone, he replied, “You get over it.”
Four Hours by Oliver Burkeman\
30-SEP
Swimming
Smile!
An important & popular fact it is, that things are not always what they seem.
For instance, on the planet Earth, man had always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much – the wheel, New York, wars, and so on – whilst all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water having a good time.
But conversely, the dolphins had always believed that they were far more intelligent than man – for precisely the same reasons.
So Long, and Thanks For All the Fish by Douglas Adams (1999)
28-AUG
Journey
- Get a big idea.
- Build an advantage.
- Improve it.
- Swap it out for a new one.
- Move quickly, see what happens.
- Make a new plan.
- Move again.
I made a hole in the forest so the light shined in, and started writing.
I put my mind to the pages of my journal, explaining myself to myself.
Luwi Ikabala
Make personal progress – choose the right path. Decisiveness sends you forward.
Libra by Eugenia Last
27-AUG
Uvas Canyon
Winding backroads to Morgan Hill and Gilroy along Calero Reservoir south of San Jose are fun for motorcycle riders, and across the water are trails ideal for mountain bikers.
06-JUN
Growth
Revolution is not a dinner party, not an essay, nor a painting, nor a piece of embroidery; it cannot be advanced softly, gradually, carefully, considerately, respectfully, politely, plainly, or modestly.
Mao Tse-tung
04-JUN
Anemometer
Tells a lot about wind direction.
per·am·bu·late (verb)
- formal • humorous – travel through or around a place in a leisurely way. “With great pleasure she perambulated the square.”
- historical • British – walk around (a parish, forest, etc) in order to officially assert and record its boundaries.