Has man fallen?
You, man, arise…
—James Oppenheim, “1914—And After,” War and Laughter, 1916
Has man fallen?
You, man, arise…
—James Oppenheim, “1914—And After,” War and Laughter, 1916
Health is a relationship between you and your body.
“Seek freedom and become captive of your desires. Seek discipline and find your liberty.”
—Frank Herbert, Chapterhouse: Dune, 1985
Don’t feel guilty about saying no to the nonessentials in life! —
simplicity is
saying yes to joy
by saying no to
overmuch
overwhelm
overdoing
overhaving
overbeing
It’s not all about healing yourself — it’s just as importantly about letting yourself heal.
Focus on the simple, good things in life and breathe your way through the minor struggles.
“We can tap into the majesty of nature by noticing a single fleeting moment of beauty.”
—Christian Howard, Apple Fitness+, calm meditation, Ep96, 2022
Did you really run into a monster on your path, or just a mirror?
“Bartleby, in a singularly mild, firm voice, replied,
—Herman Melville (1819–1891), “Bartleby, the Scrivener,” 1853
Keep a diary even if you rip it up every night.
Come, abashed Self! admit one thing:
You have been indoors too much of late…
You should have been out wrestling with the sun,
Or running races with the rolling Earth…
Where’s the old smell of you, when, nostrils dilated,
You were drenched with sea-salt and soil-odor?
Where’s the lusty tang of your voice, cleansed by strong winds?
Your sun-burnt cheek?
And the animal magic of your eyes?
Out of the house with you…
Into the water! Into the sky!
Over the hills!
—James Oppenheim, “Out!,” War and Laughter, 1916
Sometimes you just need to be open to the universe’s alternate plans for you.
Transform FEAR into —
curiosity, love, kindness, humor, hope, joy, knowledge, focus, laughter, awareness, wonder, willpower, wings, experience, faith, fervor, challenge, gratitude, encouragement, enlightenment, goodwill, action, learning, beginnings, opportunity, aim, determination, adventure, character, smiles, hard work, independence,