You want a social life, with friends
* “The dynamic of friendship is almost always underestimated as a constant force in human life: a diminishing circle of friends is the first terrible diagnostic of a life in deep trouble: of overwork, of too much emphasis on a professional identity, of forgetting who will be there when our armored personalities run into the inevitable natural disas... See more
thevalueofsparrows.wordpress.com • WORDS: Friendship by David Whyte
Work, family, or friends: pick two. You can have it all, just not all at once.
The best thing ever written about “work-life balance” - Austin Kleon
Baudelaire, poor haunted Baudelaire, described the hunger in more detail: Those who are able to observe themselves and can remember their impressions often have occasion to note in the observatory of their thoughts strange seasons, luxurious afternoons, delicious minutes. There are days when a man awakens with a young and vigorous genius. Hardly ha
... See moreRobert S. de Ropp • The Master Game
Un autre jour. De la poésie, ce coup-ci ! Écris-lui un poème, épanche ton cœur en douces cadences ; l’ennui c’est que je ne sais pas écrire en vers. Avec moi c’est toujours amour toujours, des mauvaises rimes et des sentiments foireux. Oh, Dieu du Ciel, et ça s’appelle écrivain : même pas fichu de torcher un petit quatrain. Je valais décidément pas
... See morePhilippe Garnier • Romans 1 : La route de Los Angeles/Bandini/Demande à la poussière (LITT. ETR.) (French Edition)
FOOLISH HEART
By Matt Kagen
Bells are ringing & children singing, but what of the foolish heart?
As the bird goes up and up
As the cup spills out and over
All that is holy is profaned, you know that,
and yet you wonder what I meant when I said that in getting what you want,
you also tend to get what you don't want
You're crazy, I know... See more