Comforting Thought: Elephants listen with their feet in the womb

“#Elephants, growing in utero for nearly two years, are listening and learning too. With the soles of their feet pressed against the throbbing pulse of the womb’s lining, they are becoming familiar with the rumblings of their mother” #Bookquote #quote #animals

10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #152

Iconic #photos, ancient Egyptian bread recipe, popular #culture and #childhood for different generations, stained glass #owls, surfing the great wave off #Kanagawa, #cats by #LeonorFini and loads more #ContentCatnip #InterestingThings Ten Rules for Loving and Being Loved Well by Roxane Gay and Debbie Millman In a heartfelt collaboration, writer Roxane Gay and artist Debbie MillmanContinue reading “10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #152”

Ancient Word of the Day: Pianissimo

“The voice that speaks in him, speaks low, but he who listens with a third ear hears also what is expressed almost noiselessly, what is said #pianissimo.” #etymology #words #storytelling #music #ancient

Book Review: The Way of the Hermit by Ken Smith

In The Way of the #Hermit, Ken Smith offers a profoundly #human portrait of #solitude—not the performative kind, but the hard-earned, bone-deep kind that comes from living off-grid in the #Scottish #Highlands for over 40 years. #BookReview #Books #introvert #introversion #nature #Scotland #Biography #Autobiography #Philosophy

Comforting Thought: Other people’s opinion of you doesn’t matter

“it is easier to let go
of someone’s opinion of you
when you understand
that others see you through
a combination of their past conditioning
and their current emotional state
without realizing it,
they see themselves first,
and through that lens they get
an unclear picture of you”

10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #151

Simple rules for living a great #life, St Giles Cathedral #Edinburgh at sunset, classic Siouxie and the Banshees, sea cucumber skin under the microscope, Yasui Sotaro’s #art and loads more #InterestingThings #ContentCatnip My name is Angèle I’m a ranger at Virunga National Park “My name is Angèle, and I have been a ranger in VirungaContinue reading “10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #151”

Comforting Thought: We Resemble Each Other Through What We See Together

“Contrary to current prejudicial ideas, the people who do not have the right to stand alone are precisely the artists. Art cannot be a monologue. When even isolated and unknown artists appeal to posterity, they are doing nothing more than reaffirming the very meaning of their work. Because they consider that a dialogue with deafContinue reading “Comforting Thought: We Resemble Each Other Through What We See Together”

Comforting Thought: My head is the lap of infinity

Be small. Be nothing. Stop stirring. Be as small as a petal on a daisy, humming bird tiny. Be nothing as space is nothing, as air is nothing. Stop striving and fall back into the arms of the universe. This is how I have learned to rest. My head is the lap of infinity. OrdinaryContinue reading “Comforting Thought: My head is the lap of infinity”

10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #150

This week: 90’s Grrl #Grunge, #cat goddess #Bastet, 8 factors for #happiness in one helpful #infographic, mythical #beasts of #Scandinavia, #soups and stews from around the world and much more. #ContentCatnip #InterestingThings Chasing away winter in Slovenia with a 1000 year old Pagan tradition Throwing Muses enjoying coffee together in a diner, some time inContinue reading “10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #150”

Cosy Asakusa, Tokyo by night

People were nestled in their own little womb-like worlds of ramen and Izakaya meals, chugging on massive oversized beers in big jugs. Sheltered and obscured by plastic curtains and held up by plastic chairs. #Tokyo #TravelStories #shortstory #writing #travel