“…doing without is often thought of as a sacrifice, especially when strongly attached to material comforts. It’s quickly realized (after about a month) that happiness does not stem from being surrounded by possessions, but that being surrounded by them is the result of an addictive habit. Thus, it can be tremendously liberating not to [...]
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“Down at the core of every fisherman’s heart is the belief that on any day something wonderful and unlikely could be made to happen, and that if you’re careful and patient enough it could happen to you.” -John Gierach, Standing in a River Waving a Stick I love this quote from John Gierach, and [...] “Not that we ever had any money: but any fool knows that you don’t need money to get enjoyment out of life.” -Thomas Merton, The Seven Storey Mountain Came across this quote recently while reading Thomas Merton’s wonderful autobiography The Seven Storey Mountain. He was speaking of how poor his family was when he [...] “…the big resiny roots and knots of the dwarf pine could neither be beaten out nor blown away, and the flames, now rushing up in long lances, now flattened and twisted on the rocky ground, roared as if trying to tell the storm stories of the trees they belonged to, as the light given [...] “You work best at what you most need to become.” -Ernie Zelinski, The Joy of Not Working Found this quote when reading The Joy of Not Working recently. It’s a fun little book filled with deep thoughts on work and play and great ideas for spending leisure time aimed at (according to the subtitle) [...] |
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