“To gather together around a table – the ultimate symbol of communion – is the only truly authentic way to properly prioritise the ritual of eating.”
Source: Happy Inside: How to harness the power of home for health and happiness
“Lights are the jewellery of the home, so think of pendants as finishing-touch earrings for a room.”
Source: Happy Inside: How to harness the power of home for health and happiness
“The pleasure of a freshly-dressed bed is one of the finer things in life, and yet many stumble here, not sure what can go with what, or whether it's okay to mismatch pillows and duvet cover. The simple answer to this is that anything goes.”
Source: Happy Inside: How to harness the power of home for health and happiness
“With room to breathe and room to think, we can live a more meaningful life. And this type of 'room' is not necessarily physical space; rather, it is the absence of all that is extraneous alongside the sweet feeling of liberation that comes with realising that you have enough, and that you are enough, just as you are. To put it another way, that you can become spacious in yourself as your home becomes your place to be fearless, completely at ease and absolutely splendid in your imperfections and obsessions.”
Source: Happy Inside: How to harness the power of home for health and happiness
“We can only ever gain mastery over ourselves as individuals, but the impact of that can be far-reaching. And it is my sincere opinion that taking charge of the space in which you live is a very good place to start.”
Source: Happy Inside: How to harness the power of home for health and happiness
“Home-making is not frivolous, it is absolutely fundamental to good health and happiness.”
Source: Happy Inside: How to harness the power of home for health and happiness
“It has been said, 'the truth will make men free.' The truth alone has never made anyone free. It is only doubt which will bring mental emancipation.”
“A home that supports and sustains you can be your secret superpower.”
Source: Happy Inside: How to harness the power of home for health and happiness
“Home: it didn’t just seem as if home was a long way away,
it actually felt as if the whole concept of home was strange, a thing you used to believe in,
an ideology you’d once been passionate about but had now abandoned.
Home: the place where, when you have to go there, they have to take you in.
Somebody had said that. But once you had spent time on
the Wall, you stop believing in the idea that anybody, ever, has no choice but to take you in.
Nobody has to take you in. They can choose to, or not. (p. 54)”
Source: The Wall
“A home appliance shortage happened due to COVID-19.”