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21 May 1856

layman k wrote 1 hour ago: Saw two splendid rose-breasted grosbeaks with females in the young wood in Emerson’s lot. What … more →

Tags: Quotes, thoreau, Journal, May

Miscellaneous tips from the Grandma house1 comment

sara wrote 2 hours ago: As Thoreau said, “My life has been the poem I would have writ But I could not both live and ut … more →

Tags: activities, cooking, crafts, Energy and resource conservation, chores, cooking rotation, drying rack, ethiopian food, herb drying

Parc Rambot

iamericaabroad wrote 2 hours ago: “Simplify, simplify, simplify” -Henry David Thoreau Life can be a lot more simple. Prior … more →

Tags: Images, France, French, Aix-en-Provence, Parc Rambot, rambot

Our truest life...

vandernj wrote 21 hours ago: Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake. … more →

Tags: Uncategorized

No, Thoreau Was Not a Hypocrite

Amien Essif wrote 1 day ago: Your average English major of the past decade has decided to dismiss the body of Henry David Thoreau … more →

Tags: Editorial, walden, thoreau's mother, laundry, hypocrite

"the answer is blowing in the wind."

tomschronicles wrote 1 day ago: That line is one of the most famous song lyrics ever, I think. Most of you who pop by this blog have … more →

Tags: Buddhism, Taoism, Music, Bob Dylan, Transcendentalism, romanticism, Emerson, Blowin' In The Wind

Metta Monday: Thoreau and the Versatile Blogger Award9 comments

A Mindful Traveler wrote 1 day ago: “I learned this, at least, by my experiment: that if one advances confidently in the direction of hi … more →

Tags: Travel (2), meditation 2, Thoughts, Teaching, Mindfulness, Metta Mondays, Lithuania, Uruguay, Perú

a little bit of perspective6 comments

gollygoshgirl wrote 1 day ago:     “It’s not what you look at, but what you see” Henry David Thoreau The teensies … more →

Tags: my proverbial soapbox, people are awesome, well said! (lovely quotes), Behaviour, Commute, health, Healthy Living, Henry David Thoreau, Inspiration

A SPY FOR DIXIELAND17 comments

jazzlives wrote 2 days ago: Ian Fleming never gave me a thought.  I never had a specially-equipped car, dangerous gadgets.  But … more →

Tags: Awful Sad, It's A Mystery, Jazz Titans, Swing You Cats!, the real thing, The Things We Love, A Hard Day's Night, beatles, Billie Holiday

Good Sunday Morning to you....

jeb610 wrote 2 days ago: … more →

Tags: General, photos, Sweethearts, Life, Romance, Relationships, Sunday Morning, Thoughts, Muse

18 May 1855

layman k wrote 2 days ago: Saw the yellow-legs feeding on shore. Legs not bright-yellow. Goes off with the usual whistle; also … more →

Tags: Journal, May, Quotes, thoreau

Living Deliberate

Drone19683 wrote 3 days ago: Sitting in front of my computer with my iphone inches from my hand I am going to write about how con … more →

Tags: Sherry Turkle, text-messages, technology, facebook, Hypocrisy

Interview with an agnostic Zen Buddhist

Bill Merklee wrote 3 days ago: A student friend of a friend was doing research for a comparative religion class, and I was asked if … more →

Tags: Zen, tao, Quotes, Emerson, Watts, compassion, Religion, Agnosticism, Stephen Batchelor

“What's the use...

lauraoverhill wrote 3 days ago: “What’s the use of a fine house if you haven’t got a tolerable planet to put it on?” ― H … more →

Tags: Henry, David, Plastic, Environment, change, Future, consumer, consumerism

16 May 1854

layman k wrote 4 days ago: It is a splendid day, so clear and bright and fresh; the warmth of the air and the bright tender ver … more →

Tags: Journal, May, Quotes, thoreau

The first rule about cleavage....

jeb610 wrote 5 days ago: it’s not how low you go, but where and when you show ~ Elizabeth Squires … more →

Tags: General, photos, Life, Relationships, Thoughts, Muse, Inspiration, Dreams, simplicity

Escape

Dylan wrote 5 days ago: My roommates revealed to me one day that they talk about the day that they will have to retrieve me … more →

Tags: Coping, escape, escape fantasy, like a boss, quitting, Stress, sunk cost fallacy

A Bad Day for Theocracy1 comment

dbreeden wrote 5 days ago: (14 May 2013, marriage equality Minnesota)   A bad day for creeds;  a bad day for stares; a bad day … more →

Tags: Religion, Emerson, Marriage Equality

To the woods

Bogdan D Photography wrote 5 days ago: “I went to the woods because I wanted to live deliberately, I wanted to live deep and suck out all t … more →

Tags: Fine Art, Inspirational, landscape, Mountain, Nature, Carpathians, forest, Landscapes, National Parks


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