Comforting Thought: Interior Life is Real Life

Though we do not wholly believe it yet, the interior life is a real life, and the intangible dreams of people have a tangible effect on the world.

—James Baldwin

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

International ‘Get to know Your Inner Child Day’

Invent a holiday! Explain how and why everyone should celebrate. Imagine if there was such a public holiday as ‘Get to know your inner child’. What an interesting public holiday this would be! It would be confronting, painful and eye-opening for many people. It’s common to bury one’s feelings along with pain accumulated during childhoodContinue reading “International ‘Get to know Your Inner Child Day’”

Chefchaoen at Dusk

When I was in Chefchaoen, Morocco in 2009 and looking out from the rooftop of the hostel I was overtaken by a feeling of awe and amazement at the sheer size and scale of the world. #travel #storytelling #writing #spirituality #love #connection #morocco

Endless money, endless time and endless health

You have three magic genie wishes, what are you asking for? Endless money: they say money corrupts people, it’s certainly possible that having endless money would make me a different person. I would likely become too lazy with endless money, however I would like to think that I’d use the endless money to resolve theContinue reading “Endless money, endless time and endless health”

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.

Comforting Thought: Sometimes I’m the wind

“sometimes, i consider myselfto be the windsometimes, i consider myselfto be the anchorsometimes, i know that without a doubt,i am the oceanbut only the open sky can seewhat i really am” good grief, brianna pastor “you need both the light and the dark. one does not exist without the other. to sweep your darkness underContinue reading “Comforting Thought: Sometimes I’m the wind”