I want to know what everything is, and nothing is; the beauty of a note and the silence which surrounds it. I like to know and understand myself, and those whom I meet, or nearly meet. I am conscious that I will not always be conscious: that my curiosity is unlimited but my time is finite, and I cannot waste a moment of it in acquiring things which will not make me richer in a way I value. | |
The amusing thing is many would consider me as living in la la land, where poetry is a secret form of currency, and music a mode of transport which might carry me to lands and vistas invisible to the naked eye: to where angels might dwell and we begin to forgive and truly understand the love which passes all understanding. I can live with the opinions of the “many”, but I cannot live without my imagination.” | |
One of the great temptations of life is to lose sight of the beauty of the whole, or the mystery of an instant amidst the mass of worries, jealousies and insecurities which crowd in on the average day, including mine, but while I have a breath to draw I will, whatever my circumstances, raise my eyes in wonder to the horizon and marvel at the miracle of consciousness. | |
— Peter Wells | |
Originally found at one of the blogs I follow: Countingducks | |
Located at: https://countingducks.wordpress.com | |
The specific post is: A Matter Of Philosophy | |
https://countingducks.wordpress.com/2022/07/18/a-matter-of-philosophy/ | |
[Please visit the original site if you have a few minutes to spare. You’ll get hooked, too! — kmab] | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | How Learning Infections Begin |
Stay Young At Heart | |
2020 | Policies Not People |
Just Thinking To Myself | |
2019 | Should I Start With My Religion? |
2018 | Fear And Hope |
Day 33: Good News & Prep | |
2017 | Directions |
2016 | Handle With Care |
2015 | Nothing But Pride |
2014 | Go |
2013 | Well, Does It? |
2012 | Near Misses Aren’t Successes |
2011 | Uncomfortable Feelings |
2010 | San Francisco (favorites)… |
Bullets or Butter? | |
Posts Tagged ‘Beauty’
Unlimited Curiosity In Finite Time
Posted in Education, Other Blogs, Philosophy, Quotes, Science and Learning, tagged A Matter Of Philosophy, Beauty, Consciousness, countingducks.wordpress.com, Curiosity, Currency, La La Land, Love, Other Blogs, Peter Wells, Philosophy, Poetry, Quotes, Silence, Temptations on August 29, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Dozing In The Backyard Hammock
Posted in Guitar Stuff, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Beauty, Doing Nothing, Hammocks, Philosophy, Proverbs, Quotes, Rest, Spanish Proverb on May 25, 2022| 2 Comments »
How beautiful it is to do nothing, and then to rest afterward. | |
— Spanish Proverb | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | Dozing In The Backyard Hammock |
10 (40) | |
2021 | Still Learning (And Practicing) Guitar |
Still Ain’t Quite Right | |
More Changes… | |
2020 | Remembering… |
You KNEW That Man Was Trippin’ | |
2019 | Kingslanding |
2018 | I’d Bet On Taxes |
Ooops! I Spoke Too Soon | |
2017 | A Cautionary Wish |
2016 | Slogging |
It’s About… | |
Man / Man | |
2015 | Memorial Day – 2015 |
Content People Love To Share | |
2014 | I Resemble That Remark |
2013 | Long Range Exploration |
2012 | UBI |
2011 | Opportunity |
The Invisible Community
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Albert Einstein, Beauty, Being A Loner, Community, Feelings, Isolation, Justice, Philosophy, Quotes, Truth on April 19, 2022| Leave a Comment »
Although I am a typical loner in my daily life, my awareness of belonging to the invisible community of those who strive for truth, beauty, and justice has prevented me from feelings of isolation. | |
— Albert Einstein | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | The Invisible Community |
2021 | I’d Add Planning |
Whisper A Little | |
2020 | I’m From Missouri |
Do Not Take Freedom For Granted | |
2019 | Before & After |
Quiet, Please! | |
2018 | Heavy On The Starch |
2017 | But The Beginning Of What? |
2016 | Today’s Rule |
2015 | Remembering Oklahoma City |
2014 | Who Was That Masked Man? |
2013 | Enemy Mine |
2012 | Strengthen Me |
2011 | Service, Please |
2010 | The Church In Crisis… |
A Wonderful Tension
Posted in Other Blogs, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Andy Goldsworthy, Beauty, Chaos, David Kanigan, davidkanigan.com, Leaning Into The Wind, Light, Live & Learn, Other Blogs, Philosophy, Quotes, Suspension, Tension, Wind on March 2, 2022| Leave a Comment »
There’s this wonderful sort of tension in the wind — that moment when you’re held there suspended is a very beautiful moment … a moment of clarity in a very chaotic situation. … It’s like a shaft of light that penetrates. | |
— Andy Goldsworthy | |
From: “Leaning Into the Wind” | |
[Originally found at one of the blogs I follow: “I can’t sleep” AKA: “Live & Learn“ | |
Located at: https://davidkanigan.com/ | |
The specific post is located at: https://davidkanigan.com/2021/04/15/lightly-child-lightly-295/ | |
Please visit the original site if you have a spare minute. — kmab] | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | A Wonderful Tension |
2021 | Little And Large Choices |
I Got Something To Say | |
Alternate Reality | |
2020 | When? |
2019 | Two Guides |
2018 | A Call For You |
2017 | Because I Read |
2016 | On What Matters… |
2015 | Social Security |
2014 | Bewitching |
2013 | Visiting Joy |
2012 | Dedication To Today |
2011 | Project Second Chance – Adult Literacy |
Turning Coal Into Diamonds | |
Beautiful Curves
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged A Pondering Mind, Beauty, Bob Marley, Curves, Other Blogs, Philosophy, Quotes, Smiles, Women on February 21, 2022| 4 Comments »
The most beautiful curve on a woman’s body is her smile. | |
— Bob Marley | |
[Found on one of the blog’s I follow: “A Pondering Mind“ | |
Located at: https://aponderingmind.org/ | |
The original post is: https://aponderingmind.org/2021/08/23/the-most-beautiful-curve-on-a-womans-body-is-her-smile-bob-marley/ | |
Please visit the original site if you have a few minutes to spare… — kmab] | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | Beautiful Curves |
2021 | Life Is… |
Thank You Guardians (OTG)* | |
2020 | Why #DonTheCon Hates, Belittles And Fires Honest Government Employees |
2019 | What Do You Want? |
2018 | Wakanda Forever |
I’d Be Happy With Another Score (Or So) | |
2017 | In Defense Of A Free Press |
2016 | Lost Opportunity |
2015 | Are You Listening Ladies? |
2014 | Practice, Practice, Practice |
2013 | A Fist Full Of Confusion |
2012 | Teaching Faith |
2011 | The Heart Of Terror |
The Proportion Of Gravity And Probability | |
Do It
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Action, Beauty, Love, Philosophy, Quotes, Rumi on January 18, 2022| 2 Comments »
Let the beauty we love be what we do. | |
— Rumi | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | Do It |
2021 | The Honor Is To Serve… |
I Don’t Know That I Will | |
Only So Long | |
2020 | Each Meaning |
2019 | The Deep End |
Is Anyone ELSE Out There Listening? | |
2018 | Defining Characteristic |
2017 | Just Asking |
2016 | Still A Burden |
15 And Counting | |
2015 | All A Game |
2014 | Two Thoughts |
2013 | RIP – Dear Abby |
Half-Life Problems | |
2012 | To The Soul… |
2011 | Reverted!! |
Small Curves
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Beauty, Life, Philosophy, Quotes, Smiles, Thich Nhat Hanh on November 20, 2021| Leave a Comment »
Because of your smile, you make life more beautiful. | |
— Thich Nhat Hanh | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | Small Curves |
One For Me | |
2020 | Like Belief In Truth And Facts |
Hey #45, Are You Tired Of LOSING Law Suits Too? | |
2019 | Many Forms |
2018 | Serenity Prayer |
2017 | But The Clock Says It’s Already Two Minutes 30 Seconds to Midnight |
2016 | Towards No Regret |
2015 | 109 And Beyond |
2014 | Are You Waiting? |
2013 | Traditional Human Sacrifice |
2012 | A Division Of Men |
2011 | Miles, Legends and Superwoman |
Got Tragedy? | |
2010 | My Company For A Prince!! |
On The Shoulders Of Titans | |
Experience A Simple Whatever
Posted in Other Blogs, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Beauty, David Kanigan, http://davidkanigan.com/, Matt Haig, Other Blogs, Other web sites, Philosophy, Quotes, Reminders, The Comfort Book on November 5, 2021| 1 Comment »
Experience one beautiful thing a day. However small. However trivial. Read a poem. Play a favorite song. Laugh with a friend. Gaze at the sky just before the sun’s final tumble toward night. Watch a classic movie. Eat a slice of lemon drizzle cake. Whatever. Just give yourself one simple reminder that the world is full of wonders. Even if we are at a point in life where we can’t appreciate things, it sometimes helps to remember there are things in this world to enjoy, when we are ready. | |
— Matt Haig | |
From: “The Comfort Book” | |
[Found at a blog I follow: https://davidkanigan.com/ | |
The specific post is: https://davidkanigan.com/2021/09/20/monday-morning-wake-up-call-269/ | |
Please visit the original site if you have a free moment… — kmab] | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | Experience A Simple Whatever |
A Thousand Kisses | |
2020 | Talking Politics With Trump Republicans |
In Another Lifetime | |
2019 | People Will Come |
Change Is Here… | |
2018 | Be My Hero – Vote Tomorrow! |
He Was All Of Us… | |
2017 | Black And White |
Advice For #DumbDonald | |
2016 | Mirror, Mirror |
2015 | Speaking With Forked Tongue |
2014 | The Code |
2013 | Eventually Formed |
2012 | Remember To Vote Tomorrow |
2011 | It Sounds Like Chaos Theory To Me |
And Fields Of Green
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, Science and Learning, tagged Beauty, Carl Sagan, Colors, Light, Mystery, Passion, Philosophy, Quotes, Science, Sunsets on October 16, 2021| Leave a Comment »
It is sometimes said that scientists are unromantic, that their passion to figure out robs the world of beauty and mystery. But is it not stirring to understand how the world actually works — that white light is made of colors, that color is the way we perceive the wavelengths of light, that transparent air reflects light, that in so doing it discriminates among the waves, and that the sky is blue for the same reason that the sunset is red? It does no harm to the romance of the sunset to know a little bit about it. | |
— Carl Sagan | |
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On This Day In: | |
2021 | And Fields Of Green |
Success Has Been So Easy | |
2020 | Build It To Last |
Thumpin’ Bass | |
2019 | 30 Day Health / Weight Update (Oct 2019) |
When Reason Comes | |
2018 | One Of The Great Ones |
2017 | Mirror In The Oval Office |
True Courage | |
2016 | What’s Your Excuse? |
2015 | Some Meaningful Resemblance |
2014 | Bloom |
Orange October (VII) – The Giants Win The Pennant!! | |
2013 | Walking The Walk |
2012 | Legacy Of Star Trek (TOS) |
2011 | Tolerating The Intolerant |
Passionate Germs | |
2010 | Giants Win Game 1 In Philly (4 to 3)!! |
In Pursuit
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Attitude, Beauty, Bravery, Distress, Philosophy, Principles, Quotes, Reflection, Smile, ST:TOS, Strength, Thomas Paine, Trouble, Truth on April 15, 2021| Leave a Comment »
I love the man that can smile in trouble, that can gather strength from distress, and grow brave by reflection. ’Tis the business of little minds to shrink, but he whose heart is firm, and whose conscience approves his conduct, will pursue his principles unto death. | |
— Thomas Paine | |
[While I agree with Paine – in general – on the admirable traits required to accomplish great things. I am equally reminded of the saying (I made up based on the title of a Star Trek – Original Series episode): “there is no truth in beauty, although there is a beauty in truth“. Anyway, I would caution readers the above quote is equally valid for many mass murderers and terrorists – maybe even more so. — kmab] | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | Spring Colors |
Decisions, Decisions | |
2021 | In Pursuit |
The Music Of Her Laughter | |
2020 | Close, Sustained And Careful |
2019 | #45: Spread The Fear |
Fear The Beards | |
2018 | Slice, Nick, Cut, Bled |
2017 | Like Most Blogs |
2016 | The Window Left Open |
Free Experience | |
2015 | Reality == Perception / (Times Reported * 10) |
2014 | Tear Da Roof Off Da Sucka |
2013 | Exposed Spirits |
2012 | Ow-ow |
2011 | Focused Relatives |
Move The Heart
Posted in Music, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Beauty, Christopher Parkening, Growing Up, Music, Philosophy, Quotes on March 21, 2021| Leave a Comment »
As my father used to tell me growing up, ‘Play it beautiful, play it beautiful.’ He said, ‘I don’t care if you don’t hit all the notes. If you don’t move a person’s heart, it’s not music.’ | |
— Christopher Parkening | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | One World (Our Only Place)… |
2021 | Move The Heart |
Join Hands | |
2020 | He Broke Even |
Whoever / Whatever | |
2019 | The Right Anger |
Another P&P Review | |
2018 | Does Fatalism Equal Mental Health? |
2017 | Choice |
2016 | Growing Worlds |
2015 | Change The Tide |
Martyr, n. | |
2014 | You, Too! |
2013 | Bitter Stand |
2012 | Lost For Words |
2011 | On Market Reactions… |
Art Work
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Accident, Anonymous, Art, Beauty, Nature, People, Philosophy, Quotes, Work on February 5, 2020| 4 Comments »
Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art. | |
— Anonymous | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | Do People Know What You Stand For? |
2021 | The Republican Party Can Survive Trumpism (If It Wants To) |
Don’t You Ever Ask Them Why | |
2020 | Art Work |
One Person (Republican) Can Make A Majority | |
2019 | Hopefully, Closer To Noon |
Can You See The Bottom? | |
2018 | Stock Market Sets Another Record Under #DumbDonald |
#LyingDonald: About That Special Prosecutor Testimony | |
2017 | We Ain’t Seen Nothin’ Yet |
2016 | But You Have To Learn It Feels Good |
2015 | Never Stop |
2014 | Caution |
2013 | Treat Her Like A Lady |
2012 | Build New Worlds |
2011 | I Grok Elegance |
Standing Relish | |
Seeking Needs
Posted in Environment, Philosophy, Quotes, tagged Beauty, Environment, John Muir, Nature, Philosophy, Quotes on June 16, 2019| 1 Comment »
Everybody needs beauty as well as bread, places to play in and pray in, where nature may heal and cheer and give strength to body and soul alike. | |
— John Muir | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | Sources Of Enthusiasm |
2021 | Start Reading / Start Building |
I Headed On Alone | |
2020 | Nurturing Trees And Plants |
2019 | Seeking Needs |
2018 | Not Sure Anyway… |
All Clear Nuclear And Burn | |
2017 | Forms Of Conservation |
2016 | Oh, So Lacking |
2015 | e pluribus unum |
2014 | Nothing So Far Removed |
2013 | Positions |
2012 | Two Errors |
2011 | Long Live The King! |
I Hope So
Posted in Career, Philosophy, Quotes, Work, tagged Beauty, Career, Memory, Philosophy, Quotes, Retrospect, Sigmund Freud, Struggle, The Future, Work on May 14, 2019| Leave a Comment »
One day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful. | |
— Sigmund Freud | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | Grr-Argghh |
Long Past Time For A “Thorough-going Reappraisal” | |
2021 | Facing Life |
70’s Sunshine Sound | |
2020 | #IncompetentTrump And His Pandemic Briefings |
#IncompetentTrump | |
2019 | I Hope So |
2018 | Painted Into |
2017 | Prayers, Miracles And Lottery Tickets |
Roman View | |
2016 | Dignity And Grace |
2015 | Is It Warm Enough For You |
2014 | What The Right STILL Wants |
2013 | Embrace Serendipity |
2012 | Your Order, Please |
2011 | Well Enough Anyway |
Beautiful Rules
Posted in Philosophy, Quotes, Science and Learning, tagged Beauty, John Michel, Mathematical Rules, Philosophy, Quotes, Science on April 28, 2019| Leave a Comment »
The mathematical rules of the universe are visible to men in the form of beauty. | |
— John Michel | |
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On This Day In: | |
2022 | 3rd (40) |
Might Still Flicker Or Shine | |
2021 | Keep Growing |
I Keep Looking | |
2020 | I Don’t Need No Stinkin’ Plans |
One Earth | |
2019 | Beautiful Rules |
2018 | Skepticism |
2017 | WWGD? |
2016 | Growing Greatness |
2015 | When It Is Darkest |
2014 | Knowledge And Doubt |
2013 | Three Thoughts |
2012 | Gentle Reader |
2011 | Leave The Light On For Me Anyway |