G.K. Chesterton wrote that angels can fly because they can take themselves lightly. It goes hand-in-hand with this quote by Huxley, "Learn to do everything lightly". https://t.co/aGHMOmpR4c
G.K. Chesterton wrote that angels can fly because they can take themselves lightly. It goes hand-in-hand with this quote by Huxley, "Learn to do everything lightly". https://t.co/aGHMOmpR4c
But when a person is humorless, it’s the opposite. They’ve lost the point of life.
Derek Sivers • How to Live: 27 conflicting answers and one weird conclusion
The more lightly you can pass that time, the brighter your existence becomes.
Elizabeth Gilbert • Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear
Aldous Huxley on approaching life with lightness, even in the face of difficulty:
"It's dark because you are trying too hard. Lightly child, lightly. Learn to do everything lightly. Yes, feel lightly even though you're feeling deeply. Just lightly let things happen and lightly cope with them. I was so preposterously serious in those days, such a hu... See more
"It's dark because you are trying too hard. Lightly child, lightly. Learn to do everything lightly. Yes, feel lightly even though you're feeling deeply. Just lightly let things happen and lightly cope with them. I was so preposterously serious in those days, such a hu... See more