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Comforting Thought: There are people waiting to meet you
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“there are people waiting to meet you. people waiting to love you. there are places that stand still until you’ve stepped foot in them. something really beautiful could happen for you in the mornin…
18h ago
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Book Review: Third Ear: Reflections on the Art and Science of Listening by Elizabeth Rosner
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A world of exquisite beauty and expansive awareness awaits if only we open up our ears and listen with our ‘Third Ear’. #Listening #Books #Book #quote #BookReview #Spirituality #Psychol…
on Tue, 5PM
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Comforting Thought: Life as a Roman Candle
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“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…
on Sat, 6PM
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Comforting Thought: Interior Life is Real Life
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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
on Nov 12
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Comforting Thought: Interior Life is Real Life
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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
on Nov 12
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10 #InterestingThings I Found on the Internet 139
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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!
on Nov 9
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Comforting Thought: Remember, don’t be frightened
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“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…
on Nov 5
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Living in an exciting European city
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What will your life be like in three years? In three years I hope to be living in Europe with my beloved Polish Bear 🐻 I hope to be undertaking further study and working and that I have purchased a…
on Nov 4
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Book Review Ramani Durvasula Its Not You
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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 #quo…
on Nov 3
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Album of the Year: Cartoon Darkness by Amyl and the Sniffers
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Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Genre: Punk, Thrash Metal Label: Rough Trade Review in one word: Exhilarating I don’t often review music, yet as I clean my house, go on walks, work, have f…
on Nov 1
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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 #storyte…
on Oct 29
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Endless money, endless time and endless health
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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. …
on Oct 28
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10 #InterestingThings I Found on the Internet 138
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The #science of optimism, hexahedral imaginary #architecture, the most popular dreams across every country mapped, how to make good small talk, golden roman bracelets and more. It’s edition 1…
on Oct 26
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Every Picture Tells A Story: Strong Dogs on Antarctic Expedition (1911)
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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 …
on Oct 23
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Comforting Thought: And the people stayed home by Kitty O’Meara
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“And the people stayed home. And read books, and listened, and rested, and exercised, and made art, and played games, and learned new ways of being, and were still.” #alone #quote #heal…
on Oct 23
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Comforting Thought: Lovers don’t finally meet somewhere – they’re in each other all along
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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
on Oct 19
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Book Review: Childhood by Tove Ditlevsen
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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…
on Oct 19
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Comforting Thought: Don’t be afraid of repetition and obligation in our lives
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“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…
on Oct 18
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Comforting Thought: Sometimes I’m the wind
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“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…
on Oct 18
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If you had a million dollars to give away, who would you give it to? Today’s thought-provoking question about who you would donate to if you had 1 million dollars reveals a lot about what peo…
on Oct 10
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Book Review: The Heading Dog That Split in Half by Brown and Tait
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Aotearoa has a rich and varied history of folk legends and urban myths in addition to the rich history of Maori myth and legend. The Heading Dog Who Split in Half collects these half-realised dream…
on Oct 9
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What is your favorite hobby or pastime? Not that anybody need care about that. This is more of an announcement to myself. It is deeply significant to me and my favourite thing to do. Reading opens …
on Oct 6
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Comforting Thought: Diogenes on the human race
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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 gi…
on Oct 5
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10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #136
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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 #Interesti…
on Sep 28
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Book Review – South of the Border, West of the Sun by Haruki Murakami
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Big in scope, the story weaves through the life of Hajime, from being a young teenager to being a successful middle-class man, owner of several high-end bars in Tokyo. Hajime recalls with relish, (…
on Sep 25
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What could you do more of? I’ll be honest I love reading 📚, writing, walking and listening to podcasts and cycling. All of these things rarely involve other people and I’m just fine w…
on Sep 23
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Comforting Thought: Life On a Low Flame
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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 f…
on Sep 21
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Comforting Thought: We see into the life of things
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“Wisdom is oft-times nearer when we stoop than when we soar.”
on Sep 20
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All the things I’d like to learn more about
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Which topics would you like to be more informed about? If only I had the time. It’s ok though, one can only achieve what they can physically and mentally manage during their allotted 4000 wee…
on Sep 19
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Book Review: SPQR by Mary Beard
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I really wanted to love this book because I am a huge Mary Beard fan and I love her enthusiastic, passionate and fascinating documentaries about the Romans. As a novice to this topic, I was really …
on Sep 17
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Travel: Napier’s remote beaches and wineries by bike
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#Napier is one of the sunniest and most lovely places in #NewZealand. PB and I love to explore this region on a regular basis by bike, the area is almost completely flat. Known for its #ArtDeco #ar…
on Sep 17
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The far-flung pillars of imagination
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Share a story about the furthest you’ve ever traveled from home. When I was in my 20’s I became very ill and almost died. Luckily for me I overcame it. However, it involved a step-change in e…
on Sep 16
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10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #135
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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 editi…
on Sep 14
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Book Review: She Rises by Kate Worsley
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She Rises is an erotic, sea-faring adventure by debut novelist Kate Worsley. Under the tutelage of mentor and maven of the historical novel Sarah Waters, Kate Worsley has created a beautifully scul…
on Sep 10
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Red flags: extreme narcissism and self-absorption
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What personality trait in people raises a red flag with you? I should preface this by saying, every single one of us has the tendency to experience the idea that the world encircles us in ever-grow…
on Sep 9
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Comforting Thought: This being human is a guest house
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This being human is a guest house. Every morning a new arrival.
on Sep 7
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Comforting Thought: Emotional Stories Unlock Science
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“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.” …
on Sep 7
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Comforting Thought: We are all made of stars
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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,…
on Sep 4
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10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #134
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Rich people foods that taste bad, letters to a multispecies kin, people vultures, a 33 year old fruit bat, ice-skating, the world’s most horny countries and other esoteric topics, it’s …
on Aug 31
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Comforting Thought: The appetites of the soul by Aldous Huxley
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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 worshi…
on Aug 30
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Saying sorry comes too easy for me
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I apologised the other day to the end of a table that smacked me on the hip and left a black bruise. That’s when I realised that I was addicted to apologising to a ridiculous extent. I apolog…
on Aug 30
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Travel: The loneliest buildings in the world
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I love secluded and lonely places where there’s nobody around for miles. That’s why the Highlands and Islands hold such appeal to me and so here’s a couple of lonely places may ma…
on Aug 28
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Book Review: Only The Moon Understands The Beauty Of Love by Thomas Slatin
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Publisher: Self Published Review in one word: Transmutation Rating: 🌟🌟🌟🌟 “Only The Moon Understands The Beauty Of Love” by Thomas Slatin is a touching and thoroughly beautiful…
on Aug 27
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Comforting thought: The silence of the bird and the lily by Søren Kierkegaard
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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 lea…
on Aug 26
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The dodgy B-grade VHS movies of my childhood
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What TV shows did you watch as a kid? It wasn’t until I was an adult that I realised that the cartoon Gummy Bears wasn’t just in English, it was syndicated all over the world and many o…
on Aug 26
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10 Interesting Things I Found on the Internet #133
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This week, weird #food combos, a timeline of a #posthuman galaxy, wolpertingers, purple jellyfish and their friends, how to have better arguments, and other esoterica #art #culture #connection
on Aug 24
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Polymer clay figurine making is a small big pleasure
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Tell us about the last thing you got excited about. As a long-time fan of the UK TV show, The Great Pottery Throwdown I have developed a fascination for hand-building and handcrafting things using …
on Aug 23
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Beach walking and native birds
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What do you love about where you live? I love living right next to the beach and being able to walk there each day. There are egrets, rosellas, cocakatoos, gallahs, Australian crows, rainbow l…
on Aug 23
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Phantasmagorical Paper Recipes to Fuel your Belly and Brain
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As you probably have realised from previous posts about the automated paper town called Paperholme, I’m obsessed with paper art. And here is yet another fragile and whimsical creation that I&…
on Aug 14
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What brings you peace? The peace that comes after a swim in a lake, river or the ocean, when allowing your body dry naturally in the hot sun. The peace of an animal friend placing their paw or head…
on Aug 12