Not EVERYTHING is found in books (a lot: Context and Translation). Personal experience, living in the moment, and the natural world are also powerful teachers. Above & Below, Internal & External, Truth & Reality, Beauty & Balance. Potential Transcendence. #philosopherpoet #plebchain

“Life is short, the art long, opportunity fleeting, experiment treacherous, judgment difficult. ~Hippocrates (460-400 BC) #grownostr #plebchain #nostr #quotes #ArtandFear

“If you want energy for your brain, you need to take care of your body: Research shows that the most important cognitive, health, and mood benefits of exercise can be attained in just twenty minutes." ~ Make Time, by Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky #grownostr #plebchain #nostr #quotes #StrongBodyStrongMind

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“Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year. He is rich who owns the day, and no one owns the day who allows it to be invaded with fret and anxiety. Finish every day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities, no doubt crept in. Forget them as soon as you can, tomorrow is a new day; begin it well and serenely, with too high a spirit to be cumbered with your old nonsense. This new day is too dear, with its hopes and invitations, to waste a moment on the yesterdays.” ― Ralph Waldo Emerson, Collected Poems and Translations #grownostr #plebchain #quotes #nostrafterdark #philosopherpoet #nostr

Hurt people Hurt others but, Healed people Heal others. Safe people, Shelter others. Free spirits, Free others. Enlightened people, Illuminate others. And Love ALWAYS wins. So shine your Light of Love, on all who may cross your path in life, because what YOU do Matters! #grownostr #plebchain #nostrafterdark #philosopherpoet #nostr

“I suggest that we should think of the time spent in creative thought, in quiet reflection and contemplation, in mental replenishment, in consolidation of our identity and values in positive terms - not as what it is not, but what it is. It is time to restore our psychological well-being. It is time to promote growth as human beings. It is time to unleash our imaginations. It is time to protect our sanity. It is time to understand who we are and who we are becoming. ‘Wasting time’ engaged in the activities I've described is far from immoral uselessness. It may be the most important occupation of our minds.” “Invisibly, almost without notice, we are losing ourselves. We are losing our ability to know who we are and what is important to us. We are creating a global machine in which each of us is a mindless and reflexive cog, relentlessly driven by the speed, noise, and artificial urgency of the wired world.” ~ In Praise of Wasting Time, by Alan Lightman #grownostr #plebchain #quotes #nostrafterdark #philosopherpoet #nostr

Dreams and goals are Tricky Things. They become dangerous obsessions if unobtainable. They turn into pits and ruts if too easily achieved. It might be better to act with love for the activity. Find the joy in the journey, The peace in the process, The magic in the moments. #poemstr #poetry #grownnostr #plebchain #nostr #NostrAfterDark #philosopherpoet

"Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work." ~ Thomas Edison #quotes #philosopherpoet #plebchain #grownostr #nostr #PositiveMindset #dothework #getafterit #work #SeriousBusiness

“Make it known that you will not tolerate negative thinking or talk around you. Post it up in your office that it is not tolerated any more than you would allow someone to leave trash or filth in your space.” “If you don’t have something positive to say, then go away until you do!” ~ Sell or Be Sold, by Grant Cardone #quotes #philosopherpoet #plebchain #grownostr #nostr #PositiveMindset #BanishNegativity #personalgrowth #AintNobodyGotTimeForThat

“Perfection is a distraction - another shiny object taking your attention away from your real priorities." ~ Make Time, by Jake Knapp and John Zeratsky #quotes #philosopherpoet #plebchain #grownostr #perfection #focus #nostr

“Somehow, we need to create a new ‘habit of mind,’ as individuals and as a society. We need a mental attitude that values and protects stillness, privacy, solitude, slowness, personal reflection; that honors the inner life; that allows each of us to wander about without schedule within our own minds.” “Without downtime, we might not physically die, but we will die psychologically, emotionally, spiritually. In downtime, not only are we making sense of the events of the day, we are making sense of our lives. We are combing through the thousands of hours and days of our lives to find those experiences and thoughts that have personal meaning to us that speak to us, sometimes in that quiet, whispering voice.” ~ In Praise of Wasting Time, by Alan Lightman #grownostr #plebchain #quotes #nostrafterdark #philosopherpoet #nostr

As long as I'm on the topic: Their cover of Iron Maiden's Phantom of the Opera is nothing to sneer at. #grownostr #plebchain #music #ListenToThis #nostr #websurfingsoundtrack #NostrAfterDark #PhantomOftheOpera

“Our ikigai is hidden deep inside each of us, and finding it requires a patient search.” Your ikigai can be found at the intersection of what you love, what the world needs, what you can be paid for, and what you are good at. “For many, helping others might be an ikigai strong enough to keep them alive.” “According to scientists who have studied the five Blue Zones, the keys to longevity are diet, exercise, finding a purpose in life (an ikigai), and forming strong social ties – that is, having a broad circle of friends and good family relations.” ~ Ikigai, by Francesc Miralles and Hector Garcia #grownostr #plebchain #quotes #nostrafterdark #philosopherpoet #nostr

"The best way to change the world is in concentric circles: start with yourself and work your way out from there." – JamesClear #grownostr #plebchain #quotes #change

“This moment exists only now and won’t come again.” “Life is pure imperfection, as the philosophy of wabi-sabi teaches us, and the passage of time shows us that everything is fleeting, but if you have a clear sense of your ikigai, each moment will hold so many possibilities that it will seem almost like an eternity.” “Life is not a problem to be solved. Just remember to have something that keeps you busy doing what you love while being surrounded by the people who love you.” ~ Ikigai, by Francesc Miralles and Hector Garcia #grownostr #plebchain #quotes #nostrafterdark #philosopherpoet #nostr

Eliot: “The important work of moving the world forward does not wait to be done by perfect men.” “All complex systems that work evolved from simple systems that worked.” “Those who will not face improvements because they are changes will face changes that are not improvements.” ~ The Personal MBA, by Josh Kaufman #grownostr #plebchain #philosopherpoet #quotes #nostr #motivationalthoughts

“Until I feared I would lose it, I never loved to read. One does not love breathing.” ―Harper Lee, To Kill a Mockingbird #poemstr #grownostr #plebchain #philosopherpoet #nostr #quotes #reading #books

Kin If you've ever grabbed a stick from the ground and thought "oh, this is a good stick," then we're family. ~Love Notes from the Hollow Tree #poemstr #grownostr #plebchain #philosopherpoet #poetry #FavoritePoems #NostrAfterDark #nostr #nocturnal #bedtimeprocrastination

“Reading is an act of civilization; it’s one of the greatest acts of civilization because it takes the free raw material of the mind and builds castles of possibilities.” ―Ben Okri #poemstr #grownostr #plebchain #philosopherpoet #nostr #quotes #reading #books