Live while you are alive
“A man without mirth is like a wagon without springs, in which one is caused to jolt disagreeably by every pebble over which it runs.”. Henry Ward Beecher, clergyman and abolitionist. (quoted in the Montreal Gazette) My comment: Hard as it surely is to keep a sense of humor in these rather grim and hate-filled …
“Happiness is having a large, loving, caring, close-knit family in another city”. (George Burns, quoted in Goodreads.com) My comment: Witty this is, but Epicurus would have demurred. He coveted his friendships and liked nothing better than to invite friends and acquaintances round for a simple meal and an intelligent discussion (free of party politics).
The soft, pink clouds hang over the distant horizon. The glazed water gently rolls towards the beach. A breeze-less, tranquil, tropical morning. A man in a punt moves over the unruffled surface. You can see that he has used a punt before By the way he raises the long, wooden pole And drops it noiselessly …
It has been another record year for renewable energy, despite the Covid-19 pandemic and rising costs for raw materials around the world, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). About 290GW of new renewable energy generation capacity, mostly in the form of wind turbines and solar panels, has been installed around the world this year, …
“The Science of Meditation” is collaboration between the Dalai Lama, Richard Davidson and Daniel Goldman. It makes clear what works in meditation and what doesn’t, and explains why focusing our attention minute by minute on a single facet of consciousness (a mantra, our breath, stray thoughts) has such a dramatic impact on our well-being and …
