Lately, I ve been rereading the articles that I d previously shared here. The goal was to go back to pieces I d considered important enough to save, and to see why. I also wanted to discover parts of myself I d forgotten. What were the topics I d been interested in? What did my agreement with the authors of [ ]
Constant quiet may not be a good idea, just like constant busyness. It s the latter that makes the former more meaningful. Still, I have to make sure I find stillness during my personal hours, too, and not just on the weekends. I should not expect myself to live all of life in just two days [ ]
“Back in the 1940s, when we became independent from Denmark, our economy was extremely poor, and there was a very strict quota of importing goods. So before Christmas there were very few gifts to buy. But there was no quota on paper. We had printing plants; we had authors. So the tradition of making books [ ]
Some books are heavy. Others have weight in them. I just finished a book of the second kind, a book I d been meaning to read for a long time, a book I waited to buy a copy of even though my college library had it so that I could mark it freely with my pencil, [ ]
Before I zeroed in on education as the area I want to focus on, I d spent years reading all I could about the climate crisis. This is a collection of links from that period that I still have, all in one place. I m sharing them in case they help others. Not all of these links [ ]
Sometimes, I have a really strong urge to write a small, quick poem. And sometimes, I just find the right inspiration, as in the following case, on a night when I wanted to play with words but my window and the night outside felt dull: Usually I like riding on trains, especially at night, with [ ]
Some rules and guidelines after spotting patterns, gaps, and disappointments in my reading list:
Nothing we keep around us is only for décor, is it? We select and surround ourselves with objects that speak to or for us, whether we are aware of it or not. Samantha Sotto Yambao, Water Moon, pg. 139 These days, I am thinking again about the beauty of everyday objects, of creating a [ ]
Do notlet another night pass.The days are not endless. Do not waitfor clarity.Wait not for time.For space,peace,love. Wait for no one s thumb of approval. There will be no sudden momentof enlightenment.The words will not write themselves.They have not found a way to transcribe thoughts yet. All that grey matterneeds black ink, white page, silver keys. [ ]
Since writing is the only thing I can do very well, I wondered recently if there was a way of doing some good in the world by using this skill, other than authoring books or becoming a journalist. I was thinking of the impactful letters I ve read, sent by everyone from Vincent van Gogh to [ ]