General Musings
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Sail on Sailor…
“Life would be pretty monotonous if the sky was always blue.” Robin Graham “One learns from the sea how little one needs, not how much. These were our islands now, islands cut off from the world of concrete and steel, from freeways and television.” “Happiness has no frontiers, that it’s a state of mind and… Continue reading
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On the human phenomena of travel…
Or, “Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Tennessee anymore.” “Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” Mark Twain… Continue reading
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Have you ever done something stupid?
“Friends don’t let you do stupid things. Good friends don’t let you do stupid things alone.” Anonymous “Love is being stupid together” Paul Valery “It is one of the blessings of old friends that you can afford to be stupid with them.” Ralph Waldo Emerson Don’t bother, if you are old enough to have had… Continue reading
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Literally and figuratively
“Every single cell in the human body replaces itself over a period of seven years. That means there’s not even the smallest part of you now that was part of you seven years ago.” Steven Hall “Everything about your life, about your body, grows! Your cells regenerate; your hair, your nails, everything grows for your… Continue reading
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It’s about respect
“Respect for ourselves guides our morals, respect for others guides our manners.” Laurence Sterne “A person’s a person, no matter how small. Dr. Seuss “We should all consider each other as human beings, and we should respect each other.” Malala Yousafzai I have noticed a thing about myself. Noticing by the way is something I… Continue reading
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The Holler
“I’m always making Butcher Holler sound like the most backward part of the United States-and I think maybe it is.” Loretta Lynn “The pull of our roots can be such a strong force, no matter how far or wide we may roam.” Lauren McDuffie “Appalachia, in fact, is a very matriarchal culture. We revere our… Continue reading
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It’s the little things. Redux
“If you know someone who’s depressed, please resolve never to ask them why. Depression isn’t a straightforward response to a bad situation; depression just is, like the weather.” Stephen Fry “Depression is being colorblind and constantly told how colorful the world is.” Atticus “Man is not worried by real problems so much as by his… Continue reading
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It’s the little things
I still get wildly enthusiastic about little things… I play with leaves. I skip down the street and run against the wind. Leo Buscaglia Life is made up, not of great sacrifices or duties, but of little things, in which smiles and kindness, and small obligations given habitually, are what preserve the heart and secure… Continue reading
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Joyful Sadness
Joyful Sadness I am sad. Memories half-remembered have filled my dreams; sometimes coalescing into brilliance. Fleeting though. The aftermath a sadness of recollection lost. Past loved ones slipping into the oblivion of eternal night. Intangible ghosts; tendrils of nothing. Daylight brings hope for remembrance. I shake at the acme of the day; the slope of… Continue reading
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England Swings
“England swings like a pendulum do. Bobbies on bicycles two by two…” – Roger Miller “It’s a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don’t keep your feet, there’s no knowing where you might be swept off to.” – J. R. R. Tolkien “A foolish consistency is… Continue reading
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