Life's too short to read bad books. ~ NO DM
Holland
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Solitude
"Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong.'
- Winston Churchill
This quote captures a poetic truth about resilience in isolation. It aligns perfectly with my happiness of leading a solitary life, in which being alone feels enriching rather than burdensome. I should add that I never really felt lonely; I always was in company of my books as well as my pets.
Solitude differs from loneliness. Solitude is chosen, reflective aloneness. Solitude is not the absence of company but a positive state of being at ease with oneself.
Loneliness, on the other hand, is a rather painful isolation, an unmet and frustrating desire for connection. Nobody likes loneliness.
Many celebrate solitude as a path to strength, self-knowledge, freedom, and creativity, but there's a certain need to balance solitude with or within society. I've had a very busy life with my bar and restaurant in a touristy place; always being around many people. I compensated that with long walks and bike rides. I needed my daily me-time.
As Seneca wisely put it: 'Solitude will cure our aversion to the crowd; the crowd, our boredom with solitude'.
I love those precious, invaluable hours of solitude, and, being a reader, I became addicted to spending time alone early in my life.
Carl Gustav Jung saw solitude as a path to an indestructible foundation, healing, and the unfolding of a unique individuality. Like Churchill's tree, the person who can thrive alone - rooted in books, quiet companionship, and inner dialogue - grows resilient and authentic.
#solitude #philosophy #psychology
"Ceramics is earth that takes shape through the hands of the artist and becomes an expression of life."
- Bernard Leach
Very old and beautiful ceramics.
#ceramics #pottery #art #MondayVibes
Dances With Chickens retweeted
Well, I get home after a long, exhausting day and find this by my bed- left there by my son. Finally, there is a real man in my life! Well, I suppose that’s no surprise; after all, I gave birth to him and raised him to always be a Man- in the best sense of the word!
Good night
Second try. I just posted last week's Shakespeare, now Sonnet 36. As usual you'll find the explanations in the comments.
#ShakespeareSunday #poems #poetry #history
Dances With Chickens retweeted
"Every book, every volume you see here, has a soul. The soul of the person who wrote it and of those who read it and lived and dreamed with it. Every time a book changes hands, every time someone runs his eyes down its pages, its spirit grows and strengthens."
Carlos Ruiz Zafón
Good morning. A stormy night indeed (and it's still blowing) but the house is still standing.
Funnily there are two storms trending on X; storm Boelo and storm Beolo. Spelling ain't easy.
Never mind the wind; there's coffee waiting.
Happy Sunday!
#SundayVibes #StormBeolo #StormBoelo
Pooh wandered into the Hundred Acre Wood, and was standing in front of what had once been Owl’s House. It didn’t look like a house now; it looked like a tree which had been blown down; and as soon as a house looks like that, it is time to find another one. ~A.A.Milne #StormBoelo
"Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body."
- Joseph Addison
Goodnight.
#reading #books #library #booktwt #goodnight
Rest in peace, beloved Chromebook. I butchered my 11'' little Acer. It was a Granddaddy in computertime - 5 years old - and broke down completely.
I'm a master in taking things apart, but that's as far as my technical abilities go.
Ad acta. In English, in the trash.
#RIP
“Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future too.”
― Marcus Aurelius, Meditations
It's one of those books I'm still fighting with regularly; like wading through chocolate pudding. I'm not the greatest fan of this stoic philosophy. Smart guy though, Marcus Aurelius.
#philosophy #stoic #booktwt #books
#WordOfTheDay
Dreich
Pronounced 'driːx', with a final Scottish "ch" sound like a hard throat clearing or hiss, is a classic Scottish and Scots-language adjective.
Weather: Wet, damp, grey, gloomy, overcast, or persistently drizzly (often paired with a fine mist or 'smirr').
Language. Always fun.
#Scotland #weather #dreich #smirr
Just pretending to be busy while watching Formula 1 racing and drinking loads of coffee. Ah well, it's weekend.
#SaturdayVibes
