Friday, April 3, 2015
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Loved these two statements
1, We take our personal histories with us when we travel.
Got this from: Cruising the Past, from Baltimore to Charleston
By Susan Stewart
And another one I came across was this one:
2. On our journeys....
The weight of your emotional baggage may vary.
Got this from: Cruising the Past, from Baltimore to Charleston
By Susan Stewart
And another one I came across was this one:
2. On our journeys....
The weight of your emotional baggage may vary.
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
A strange usage
I was talking to a professional Kathak dancer yesterday, who also teaches dance. She was bemoaning the fact that her students just don't put in enough time for practice, and worse, really don't want to learn about the Kathak dance form. She said:
Nowadays the children only want maggi dance.
What she meant was that children want something instant - something they can learn just for that one show...
Nowadays the children only want maggi dance.
What she meant was that children want something instant - something they can learn just for that one show...
Tuesday, February 17, 2015
On silence
That most precious of qualities to cultivate and possess.
Silence is itself the stuff of substance; the moments it fills are not the inbetweenery of life but life itself – rich and nuanced and irrepressibly, if quietly, alive.
~ Deborah Underwood
Reminds me of what I read about the rests in music. Rests are not the inbetweenery of the notes of the piece - it creates the melody - it makes the makes the music come alive.
Don Rath Jr. says: Rests allow us the ability to add depth and additional emotions to music through the use of silence.
Silence is itself the stuff of substance; the moments it fills are not the inbetweenery of life but life itself – rich and nuanced and irrepressibly, if quietly, alive.
~ Deborah Underwood
Reminds me of what I read about the rests in music. Rests are not the inbetweenery of the notes of the piece - it creates the melody - it makes the makes the music come alive.
Don Rath Jr. says: Rests allow us the ability to add depth and additional emotions to music through the use of silence.
About horses
There is something very special about horses. I love the way Sharon Ralls Lemon puts it:
The essential joy of being with horses is that it brings us in contact with the rare elements of grace, beauty, spirit, and fire.
The essential joy of being with horses is that it brings us in contact with the rare elements of grace, beauty, spirit, and fire.
Friday, February 13, 2015
Hygge
Hygge, pronounced 'hooga, actually comes from a Norwegian word meaning "well-being." It first appeared in Danish writing in the 18th Century and has been embraced by the Danes ever since!
Hygge means creating a warm atmosphere and enjoying the good things in life with good people. The warm glow of candlelight is hygge. Friends and family is hygge too. There's nothing more hygge than sitting round a table, discussing the big and small things in life.
Hygge means creating a warm atmosphere and enjoying the good things in life with good people. The warm glow of candlelight is hygge. Friends and family is hygge too. There's nothing more hygge than sitting round a table, discussing the big and small things in life.
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