The book of life
'A million species of animals and plants are threatened with extinction. Three-quarters of the world's land and two-thirds of its...
Poems for my family 006 – Cavafy
This poem has been in my mental saddlebags for about a quarter of a century. I can't remember how I...
The art of living fully
And how!  May you be ever inventive in living a full life. I will find some images that merit this quotation...
Life simile
What a surprising simile for life - at least in its easeful moments - likening it to a familiar tool...
Evidence of life?
This response by Charles Ryder to his wife's question is striking. While change is inevitable, I am not sure it...
Thoughts on modern life
I found this passage striking and moving, perhaps putting its finger on the pulse of much contemporary malaise. It feels...
Affluence of life and certainty of flow
How about that for a well-wishing phrase to fling into the world! May you enjoy both affluence of life and...
Particles of human life
This week, glad to share fine metaphors both written by journalists. Here The Economist pays a suitably eloquent and moving tribute...
Do men drown in regret?
Do not drown and do not regret. Just jettison, while you can, 'the stupidities and meannesses, self-delusions and deceits', and...
This is my life
This statement of arrow-straight simplicity could serve as an occasional sanity check. If it rings true, we’re on track. If it causes a flinch or a...
A blank map
‘You’ll start with a blank map, that doesn’t do more than show roughly what’s water and what...
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