Comforting Thought: Life as a Roman Candle

“God speaks to each of us as he makes us,then walks with us silently out of the night. These are the words we dimly hear: You, sent out beyond your recall,go to the limits of your longing.Embody me. Flare up like a flameand make big shadows I can move in. Let everything happen to you:Continue reading “Comforting Thought: Life as a Roman Candle”

10 #InterestingThings I Found on the Internet 139

The #history of #UBI, marine #iguanas, what makes for #happy life, how to let #animals into your heart, beautiful #art #Björk and much more, its edition 139 of #InterestingThings baby!

Comforting Thought: Remember, don’t be frightened

“So don’t be frightened, dear friend, if a sadness confronts you larger than any you have ever known, casting its shadow over all you do. You must think that something is happening within you, and remember that life has not forgotten you; it holds you in its hand and will not let you fall. WhyContinue reading “Comforting Thought: Remember, don’t be frightened”

Book Review Ramani Durvasula Its Not You

Clear-eyed, practical and empathic guide to minimising the impact of the narcissistic person in your life. And for welcoming more peace and order into your life as a result. #BookReview #Books #quote #selfhelp #psychology #DrRamani

Every Picture Tells A Story: Strong Dogs on Antarctic Expedition (1911)

Photographer Frank Hurley snaps his whimsical and wise looking Greenland esquimaux #dogs named Basilisk and Ginger during an #Antarctic expedition between 1911-1914. Image discovered via the State Library of New South Wales. #snow #adventure #old #photo

Comforting Thought: Lovers don’t finally meet somewhere – they’re in each other all along

The moment I heard my first love storyI started looking for you, not knowinghow blind that was.Lovers don’t finally meet somewhereThey’re in each other all along.-Rumi

Book Review: Childhood by Tove Ditlevsen

A brutal, vulnerable, intensely personal and yet universal story of a little girl growing up between the world wars in Denmark. Almost a century after it was written, Ditlevsen’s story of her childhood in a poor suburb of Copenhagen is still fresh, timeless and revealing. Her childhood self is a compelling blend of raw honesty, naive tenderness and fragile curiosity.

10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #137

Whimsical and sweet bunnies fishing with the moon; eerie 3D art of body parts; weird names for contraptions; #vegan slowcooker recipes; viking #history; #Japanese electro made from barcodes and much more #137 #ContentCatnip #Interesting Things

10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #136

The joys and sorrows of being highly sensitive; mythical chameleons; dinosaur puppets; the key to self-esteem; cognitive distortions; sea angels and much more. edition 136 #ContentCatnip #Interesting Things

10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #135

Older people give advice to people in their 20’s, how often you should clean, a gold snake bracelet from Pompeii, medieval dog names of fondness, alien blobs and tiny houses. It’s edition 135 of #Interesting Things by Content Catnip