Hold fast to dreams
Langston Hughes
For if dreams die
Life is a broken-winged bird
That cannot fly.
Hold fast to dreams
when dreams go
Life is a barren field
Frozen with snow.
ARTICLE: Struggling to be a “good” person? Practicing compassion may be the answer.
The idea of being a good person is often based on morals and ethics, which are often subjective. Practicing compassion is a positive and achievable goal. Learning how to develop compassion is an essential life skill which contributes not just to others’ happiness, but also to our own happiness. Read More
SNAPSHOT: The face of wisdom
ARTICLE: 2019 IS HERE! And magic is everywhere.
In this day and age, we are inundated with information. We have information in the palm of our hand. We can look up anything our hearts desire. This may be why we see so many people walking the streets with their eyes glued to a phone or another smart gadget. When our focus remains consistently in one place, we end up missing the magic around us. Read More
SNAPSHOT: Enchanting fairy lights
SNAPSHOT: Nothing… happened…
POEM: Hold Fast to Dreams
ARTICLE: In me, past, present, future meet. A poem about decision-making for complex human beings.
Siegfried Sassoon’s poem, ‘In Me, Past, Present, Future Meet’ is noteworthy for a number of reasons, not just for the poem and the possible interpretations of it, but also for the poet behind the poem. Sassoon was a complex human being (like many of us) and this may be why this poem strikes a chord, as it helps us to understand the complexity of decision-making. Read More
QUOTE: Paulo Coelho
Tell your heart that the fear of suffering is worse than the suffering itself.
And that no heart has ever suffered when goes in search of its dreams…
Paulo Coelho – The Alchemist
VIDEO: In Me, Past, Present and Future Meet.
POEM: Walt Whitman, I Dream’d a Dream
I DREAM’D in a dream, I saw a city invincible to the attacks of the whole of the rest of the earth;
Walt Whitman
I dream’d that was the new City of Friends;
Nothing was greater there than the quality of robust love—it led the rest;
It was seen every hour in the actions of the men of that city, And in all their looks and words.
QUOTE: Butterfly Quote by Richard Buckminster Fuller
There is nothing in a caterpillar that tells you it’s going to be a butterfly.
Richard Buckminster Fuller
INFOGRAPHIC: 5 ways stories help navigate life
For more on this topic, please see the this post: 5 Ways Stories Help Navigate Life.
SNAPSHOT: Lovelies at the bird sanctuary
ARTICLE: How do stories help navigate life? Here are 5 ways.
Stories have an important role to play. They can free us from feeling stuck in our lives. Stories can heal and help us to come to terms with troublesome events, especially when they are shared with trusted confidants. Stories have the power to shift our perceived place and space in this world. Stories have the ability to influence thoughts and decisions. They help us to understand what happened before, what is happening now and what may happen in the future. Stories can also transport us to other places and worlds, right from the comforts of our home. Read More
