“In today's world it is deceptively easy to lose sight of our direction and the things that matter and give us joy. How quickly the days can slip by, the years all gone, and we, at the end of our lives, mourning the life we dreamed of but never lived. Poetry urges us to stand once and for all, and now, in the heart of our own life.” WorldGivingYearsHeartEndsMatterTodayJoyEasyLosesGoneOur LivesSightMourningUrgesSlipsThings That MatterToday's World Author:Roger Housden
“The great French Impressionist painter Renoir, right at the end of his very long life, said to a friend, "I am just now learning to paint." Renoir carried his gift with a humility which realized how much he still had to learn. Anyone who goes deeply into a field in life and realizes this, gains a sense of proportion that can only make you humble.” LongSaidStillsEndsRealizingFieldsHumilityGainsPaintHumblePainterProportionLong LifeImpressionistsRenoirGreat French Author:Roger Housden
“This question of love begins and ends with the willingness to be welcoming to one's own experience as a loving action towards oneself. It may be dark, it may be light, it may be joyous, it may be sorrowful, but it's your experience, and therefore, your life. As we have that kind of loving response towards our own life, then life itself in terms of the outside world, begins to feel different.” WorldFeelsKindMayDifferentEndsLightActionTermDarkLove IsResponseOneselfWelcomeWillingnessJoyousOutside WorldSorrowful Author:Roger Housden