Life
The more hours you’ve put into this chaotic business of living, the more you crave a quieter, more nurturing third thing, I think. This needn’t mean dull. The friends I have now, who’ve come all this distance, who are part of my aging plan, include all kinds of joyous goofballs and originals. There’s loads of open country between enervation and int... See more
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It’s Your Friends Who Break Your Heart. - Jennifer Senior for the Atlantic
My favorite age was 50-65 or so, because I still had physical and mental strengths that were not so diminished. This was undoubtedly helped by having spent 20 years editing a series of fitness books—stretching, running, and weight lifting—and hanging out with world-class athletes. I was a competitive runner for over 20 years, did triathlons, paddle... See more
Inspo for living
“Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm”
―Winston Churchill
The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.
—Marcel Proust
—Marcel Proust
Henrik Karlsson • Sometimes the Reason You Can’t Find People You Resonate With Is Because You Misread the Ones You Meet
I was lost in humility.
The person is world-class in their field. But at a crossroads. One that seems out of step with the accomplishments. A lesser person would feel salty, my friend sees the bright sides. Still you try to be objective about how you undershoot.
Those words either grab you right away in which case they need no explanation. The pleasers understand it. I got it right away. You trust in the universe. It’s a strength to be able to do that — the universe does vibrate back — but if you go overboard on the trust you’re a doormat.
if you wanna argue for your limitations you get to keep them
brought up a host of emotions I still have no receptacle for — emotions tethered to a fear of mortality, a fear that I’m not doing enough, a fear that what it is I do day in and day out isn’t quite being alive.
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