“Without cyclical repetition, our lives dissolve into empty noise devoid of content. Without repetition, there is no obligation. Repetition is getting up every morning and making pack lunches for the kids. It’s visiting old friends, even though they may be depressed and not that fun to be around.”
Category Archives: Comforting Thought
Comforting Thought: The comfort of knowing
“i take great comfort in knowingthere are even better versions of myselfthat i haven’t hugged yet” good grief, brianna pastor
Comforting Thought: Diogenes on the human race
Not least for those who are called foreigners, for they are not foreigners. For while the various segments of the earth give different people a different country, the whole compass of this world gives people all people a single country, the entire Earth, and a single home, the world. Diogenes of Oenoanda Diogenes of Oenoanda,Continue reading “Comforting Thought: Diogenes on the human race”
Comforting Thought: Life On a Low Flame
One can live at a low flame. Most people do. For some, life is an exercise in moderation The best china saved for special occasions But given something like death What does it matter if one looks foolish now and then Or tries too hard, or cares too deeply? Diane Ackerman
Comforting Thought: We see into the life of things
“Wisdom is oft-times nearer when we stoop than when we soar.”
Comforting Thought: This being human is a guest house
This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.
Comforting Thought: Emotional Stories Unlock Science
“You can do the best science in the world but unless emotion is involved it’s not really very relevant. Conservation is based on emotion. It comes from the heart and one should never forget that.” Dr. George Schaller, one of the world’s most respected biologists. I think this is particularly true when trying to communicateContinue reading “Comforting Thought: Emotional Stories Unlock Science”
Comforting Thought: We are all made of stars
Comforting Thought: We are all made of #stars #quote #inspiration #space #unity #connection #love
“Do not miss me, because I will always be with you. In every drop of rain that touches your tongue, in every breath of air you inhale.” Rowan Coleman
Comforting Thought: The appetites of the soul by Aldous Huxley
Two great appetites of the soul – the urge to independence and self-determination and the urge to self-transcendence – were fused with, and interpreted in the light of, a third – the urge to worship.
~ Aldous Huxley, The Doors of Perception and Heaven & Hell
Comforting thought: The silence of the bird and the lily by Søren Kierkegaard
Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard (1813-1855) implored people to learn from the silence of the lily and the bird. In other words to learn to refrain from speaking. He believed that we should learn this because we humans possess the power of speech and so we should learn the art of silence. According to Kierkegaard ourContinue reading “Comforting thought: The silence of the bird and the lily by Søren Kierkegaard”
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