… that’s a warm wind, from the south. Also the name of a boat, apparently.
On a cold day, last winter. It wasn’t cold for a very long time.
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- a conflict made in heaven
- ‘Mystik och andlighet: kritiska perspektiv’
- brushing teeth in the presence of swans
- Slussen (II)
- Slussen (I)
- röda hundar och dumma katter
- walk
- spring, and some tulips
- nature spirits
- ‘waldorfpedagogikens framtidsmöjligheter’
- tenth esoteric lesson
- smittande
- helmut giese
- schieren on the spiritual dimension of waldorf
- ‘human beings are not descended from the apes’
- carlgrenska
- minskning i biodynamisk areal
- dryga besserwissrar
- tidskriften balder
'Perhaps humankind can't bear too much reality, but neither can it bear too much unreality, too much abuse of the truth.' (Saul Bellow)
'448 OMAR KHAYYÁM Omar had a personality; I, for better or worse, have none. In an hour I’ll have strayed from what I am at this moment; tomorrow I’ll have forgotten what I am today. Those who are who they are, like Omar, live in just one world, the external one. Those who aren’t who they are, like me, live not only in the external world but also in a diversified, ever-changing inner world. Try as we might, we could never have the same philosophy as Omar’s. I harbour in me, like unwanted souls, the very philosophies I criticize. Omar could reject them all, for they were all external to him, but I can’t reject them, because they’re me.' (F Pessoa)
'Mrs Glass looked over, abstractedly, at the blue bathmat, across the tiled floor. Zooey stood as still as possible, in order not to break her mood. "You can't live in the world with such strong likes and dislikes," Mrs Glass said to the bathmat, then turned again toward Zooey and gave him a long look, with very little, if any, morality in it. "Regardless of what you may think, young man," she said.' (JD Salinger)
'Art only begins where imitation ends.' (Oscar Wilde)
'"I like zooey's blog," Steiner would say, "It's the only internet site with a foyer. Saul and I often meet there, by the ethereal kiosk. The ice-cream is splendid."' (ThetisMercurio)
'What is the use of telling people repeatedly that the Society is not a sect and then behave as if it were one?' (Steiner)
'Laughter means distance. Where laughter is absent, madness begins. The moment one takes the world with complete seriousness one is potentially insane.' (Jens Bjørneboe)
'If you want to tell people the truth, make them laugh, otherwise they'll kill you.' (Oscar Wilde)
'Let's act like sphinxes, however falsely, until we reach the point of no longer knowing who we are. For we are, in fact, false sphinxes, with no idea of what we are in reality. The only way to be in agreement with life is to disagree with ourselves. Absurdity is divine.' (F Pessoa)
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- On Fernando Pessoa-- 'The Metaphysical Courier' wp.me/p2lFhS-br via @wordpressdotcom 6 hours ago
- @tigerbalsam1 helt klart inte! Inte heller hur gatorna/platserna annars alltid betonats, tydligen. 7 hours ago
- @tigerbalsam1 Märkligt! 7 hours ago
- Som i 'Kristineberg' eller liknande. 7 hours ago
- Ja, Runebergsgatan och Runebergsplan är förstås efter författaren. Så jag begriper inte betoningen på bussrösten. Den är liksom på 'berg'. 7 hours ago
The pale/cool blue of the snow/frost and very pale orange of the sky are marvelous. I also like the way the detail on the boats and buildings appears so dark in contrast.
Ideally, I think, the snow should be whiter. But snow is very difficult. Also, a little blue makes it look very cold, so it’s not all bad. This was on one of the cold days last winter.