Quote for Today: Václav Havel
We ask ourselves all kinds of questions, such as why does a peacock have such beautiful feathers, and we may answer that he needs the feathers to impress a female …
Quote for Today: L.M. Montgomery
“After all,” Anne had said to Marilla once, “I believe the nicest and sweetest days are not those on which anything very splendid or wonderful or exciting happens but just …
Quote for Today: Julia Cameron
At root, a pearl is a ‘disturbance’ a beauty caused by something that isn’t supposed to be there, about which something needs to be done. It is the interruption of …
Quote for Today: Catherynne M. Valente
She did not know yet how sometimes people keep parts of themselves hidden and secret, sometimes wicked and unkind parts, but often brave or wild or colorful parts, cunning …
Quote for Today: Robert Francis
I follow Plato only with my mind Pure beauty strikes me as a little thin A little cold, however beautiful. I am in love with …
Quote for Today: Suzy Kassem
I have been finding treasures in places I did not want to search. I have been hearing wisdom from tongues I did not want to listen. I have been finding …
Look and Listen #15: Free Soul by Momo Sanno and Franz Galo
Free Soul is a short film directed by Franz Galo about the Romanian dancer Momo Sanno, exploring the connections between contemporary dance and life. As most dancers do, Sanno began …
Look and Listen #1: Our Journeys, Our Stories: In Our Own Words by Carolyn Elaine Miller
This is the first post of our new “Listen” series, about the journeys and contributions of people of color. Please take some time to drift through and meditate on this …
Globe-trotting Travel Series #15: Capitol Reef National Park via Amazing Places on our Planet
Day 15 of the Globe-trotting Travel Series is a fly-over of Capitol Reef National Park in Utah by Milosh Kitchovitch of Amazing Places on our Planet. His stunning drone footage …
40 days of poetry: Day 34: Tidings by Czeslaw Milosz
Day 34: Today’s poem is Tidings by Czeslaw Milosz. It’s a beautiful poem about the beauty and tragedy of civilization. How can we even begin to define or describe it?