life
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Becoming a better whatever
“Even a genius cannot completely resist his Zeitgeist, the spirit of his time.” Viktor E. Frankl “The zeitgeist is ever-changing. If you try second guess what people want, you’ll miss it.” Nick Frost “If you don’t appeal to kids, to the zeitgeist, you get thrown on the scrapheap. “ Ariel Pink I must admit that… 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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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