Category Archives: Quotations

Seeking elegance rather than luxury

William Henry Channing was a 19th century Unitarian pastor and writer. Here he  describes the life he aims to live: “To live content with small means; to seek elegance rather than luxury, and refinement rather than fashion; to be worthy, … Continue reading

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This resonates hugely for me

“All is well.  You did not come here to fix a broken world.  The world is not broken.  You came here to live a wonderful life.  And if you can learn to relax a little and let it all in, … Continue reading

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A moment in time

We have stopped for a moment to encounter each other, to meet, to love, to share. This is a precious moment but it is transient. It is a little parenthesis in eternity. If we share caring, lightheartedness, and love, we … Continue reading

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Anniversary thoughts and a quotation

An excerpt from Tolstoy’s War and Peace: The whole meaning of life, not only for him, but for all the world, seemed to consist only in his love and the possibility of her love for him. Everyone appeared in the … Continue reading

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Farewell Steve Jobs

from “Wired” magazine, 1996                

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The reassurance of just being you

There is a vitality, a life force, a quickening that is translated through you into action And because there is only one of you in all time this expression is unique. If you block it, it will never exist through … Continue reading

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