If you have one pot
And can make your tea in it
That will do quite well.
How much he is missing
who must have a lot of things.
Sen no Rikyu, 1522 – 1591, Japanese tea master
Enough
Tag: Awareness
an antidote to the rhetoric of growth
A Bank Holiday in Ireland; wise words
But beyond self-care and the ability to (really) listen, the practice of doing nothing has something broader to offer us: an antidote to the rhetoric of growth.
In the context of health and ecology, things that grow unchecked are often considered parasitic or cancerous. Yet we inhabit a culture that privileges novelty and growth over the cyclical and the regenerative.
Jenny Odell, How to do Nothing
Sunday Quote: Gratitude or grievance
At every moment we have the choice of either feeling gratitude for what has been given to us or indulging in grievance about what is missing.
Grievance and gratitude are polar opposites.
John Welwood, Perfect Love, Imperfect Relationships.
How we live our moments
Like it or not,
this moment is all we really have ot work with
Jon Kabat-Zinn
Set your mind
At every moment, we always have a choice,
even if it feels as if we don’t.
Sometimes that choice may simply be to think a more positive thought.
Tina Turner, American singer, 1939 – May 24, 2023
Sunday Quote: time to see
If I were to begin life again, I should want it as it was.
I would only open my eyes a little more
Jules Renard, 1864 – 1910, French author
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