Teaching XVIII No man can reveal to you aught but that which already lies half asleep in the dawning of… Read more A teacher . . . leads you to the threshold of your own mind
Month: January 2010
When you work you are a flute through whose heart the whispering of the hours turns to music.
Like so many people, I resent the paper of business. I resent the untidiness of returns that go off to… Read more When you work you are a flute through whose heart the whispering of the hours turns to music.
Do you agree with Khalil Gibran’s ethics of market place?
It’s tax return time again and I began looking around for some poetry about commerce. Here we go. Do you… Read more Do you agree with Khalil Gibran’s ethics of market place?
Positive psychology and injustice
This is the second post in the 4 puzzles of positive psychology. Pleasure, engagement & meaning In the first post… Read more Positive psychology and injustice
Do we have the courage to recognise courage in others?
I, with a deeper instinct, choose a man who compels my strength, who makes enormous demands on me, who does… Read more Do we have the courage to recognise courage in others?
Are you out of touch with the blooming of your life?
And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it… Read more Are you out of touch with the blooming of your life?
Pleasure, engagement and meaning for a good life
Is happiness = pleasure? Gaye Prior kindly commented on my post about poetry and positive psychology. “Pleasure does not give… Read more Pleasure, engagement and meaning for a good life
Don’t spend a day without having noticed a miraculous moment when the universe converges and you were there
Positive psychology in poetry When it comes to understanding positive psychology, there really is no competition between prose and poetry.… Read more Don’t spend a day without having noticed a miraculous moment when the universe converges and you were there
Positive psychology in poetry
Image via Wikipedia Positive Psychology in Poetry in time of daffodils (who know the goal of living is to grow)… Read more Positive psychology in poetry
Is poetry understanding the needs of the moment, as the moment exists in the river of time?
I discovered this definition of a poem quite accidentily today. I am quoting it verbatim. What Makes a Poem a… Read more Is poetry understanding the needs of the moment, as the moment exists in the river of time?