There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity . . . [The Bible, Ecclesiastes 3:1.] This model presents both work and rest as values. No one can do them both simultaneously, so which ... Read More about Cycles – Seasons
Week 48: Focus and Perspective
Living in Eternity’s Sunrise
He who binds himself to a Joy Does the winged life destroy; But he who kisses the Joy as it flies Lives in Eternity's sunrise.[William Blake, The Argument: Eternity] Every moment is eternity's ... Read More about Living in Eternity’s Sunrise
Seeing and Approaching Things from Many Perspectives
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . To see a world in a grain of sand And heaven in a wild flower To hold eternity in the palm of your hand And Eternity in an hour. [William Blake] Having ... Read More about Seeing and Approaching Things from Many Perspectives
Pacing
A frenetic pace cannot be sustained for long. A snail's pace is rarely productive. I can read quickly but some works pack many ideas into a few words while others present simple images that are ... Read More about Pacing
Evanescence – Impermanence
We dole out our lives in dinner parties and plane flights, and it's over before we know it. We lose everyone we love, if they don't lose us first, and every single thing we do is intended to distract ... Read More about Evanescence – Impermanence
Being in the Here and Now
William Hogarth, untitled, dubbed The Shrimp Girl, sometimes The Saleswoman of Crabs (1740) Though thou shouldst be going to live three thousand years, and as many times ten thousand years, ... Read More about Being in the Here and Now
Focusing
The fox knows many things, but the hedgehog knows one big thing. [attributed to the Greek poet Archilochus] Some people cast their attention to many things, the Renaissance Man for example. Others ... Read More about Focusing