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Comforting Thought: Foresty Smells Help Our Immune Systems

Exquisite Japanese paintings of an enchanted forest by Hirō Isono (1945-2013)

Phytoncides, the aromatic organic compounds that #trees emit—a.k.a. the stuff that makes a #forest smell so very good—boost our #immune system #health #books #quote #bookquote

Comforting Thought: The most rebellious art will be the most enduring

Of Sorrow and Such by The Balbusso Twins - love sadness loneliness spirituality pagan

We must know that we cannot hide away from communal misery, and that our sole justification, if one exists, is to speak out, as best we can, for those who cannot. And we must do this for everyone who is suffering at this very moment, despite the past or future greatness of the states orContinue reading “Comforting Thought: The most rebellious art will be the most enduring”

Comforting Thought: Garden Warblers Sing For Their Own Enjoyment

“Many bird species are not melodic combatants but lone dreamers enveloping themselves in a veil of song,” writes Andreas Weber. “Individuals of species like the garden warbler chatter in a special species-specific low-voice melody only when they are alone and undisturbed. They are talking to themselves, delicate and melodious and totally free of utility.” ThirdContinue reading “Comforting Thought: Garden Warblers Sing For Their Own Enjoyment”

Comforting Thought: The most rebellious art will be the most enduring

Tilda Swinton is an iconoclast, rebel and an alien of the best kind

“Gide said something that I have always agreed with, even though it might be misunderstood: “Art lives from constraint and dies from freedom.” That is true, but we must not draw the conclusion that art should be controlled. Art only lives through the constraints it places upon itself: it dies from any others. On theContinue reading “Comforting Thought: The most rebellious art will be the most enduring”

Comforting Thought: The entire universe is sonic

A large flying fox in repose in some foliage

“Hushed or amplified, implausible yet audible, everything is humming—from quantum to cosmic, from the inner life of electrons to the membranes of outer space. The entire universe is sonic.” #music #sound #book #quote #connection #nature #animals

Ancient Word: The Umwelt

“The act of contemplating the Umwelt of another #creature is so deeply #human and so utterly profound. Our senses filter in what we need. We must choose to learn about the rest.” #animals #connection #love #quote #bookquote

Ancient Word: Pellucid

François Schuiten’s steampunk cityscapes 'Les Cités obscures'

#Pellucid: An adjective meaning “transparent, translucent, admitting the passage of light.” Originating from the 1610s, from #Latin pellucidus #etymology #ancientwords #words #light #shine

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

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

Mirrored sky landscapes by Japanese photographer Shota

“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”

Underrated every day uses for chat GPT’s paid plan

Get Chat GPT to act as a caring friend or counsellor: Confusing interpersonal issues either professional or in family or a romantic relationship can be difficult. Also deep trauma can be complex to unravel. Instead of forking out a lot of money to see a therapist to get advice, ask Chat GPT to provide youContinue reading “Underrated every day uses for chat GPT’s paid plan”