Happiness 7-6
being completely calm ; an afternoon in the hammock ; hiking to Grindelwald Grund in summertime.
Author: winslow eliot
Happiness 7-5
free-falling ; walking on hot coals without difficulty ; a basket of fresh peas on your doorstep.
Happiness 7-4
the wild fawn eating from your hand ; croquet on the lawn ; landing.
Happiness 7-3
tracing the journey on the map ; saved by the bell; fastening the diamonds on the back of her neck.
Happiness 7-2
a wise thought ; stopping for a gelato in San Gimignano ; kissing wildly in the dark.
Happiness 7-1
making a wish on Helgafell, Iceland ; biting into fresh corn ; after the party is over.
WriteSpa #39 – Lost in Thought
For about a third of our waking day, our minds are lost in a world that has little or nothing to do with the task at hand. That’s about five hours a day of daydreaming, and if that’s really the case, I figure it had better be good for us. Read more…
Happiness 6-30
a herd of wild ponies galloping across ; Debussy being played on the piano across the street; magic sandals with wings.
Happiness 6-29
snorkeling around a coral reef ; salade nicoise ; talking intensely till dawn.
Letter to the Chronicle
In this week’s Chronicle of Higher Education ‘Brainstorm’ section, a writer puzzles over the reason for the amazing growth of Waldorf schools around the world. Because of its founder’s, Rudolf Steiner’s, unorthodox beliefs, he can’t understand why anyone would attend a Waldorf school.
I’m always delighted when Waldorf Education is discussed in mainstream journals, since it so rarely is, but I was deeply disappointed in this particular article, which did not address any of the educative methods that Waldorf schools use and that are rapidly being absorbed into mainstream education, nor the philosophy behind the education. So I was moved to write this letter in response: […]
Happiness 6-28
a look of complete tenderness ; pausing in the Kalahari Desert ; a surprising phone call with fabulous news.
Happiness 6-27
a great blue heron skimming over the lake ; reading out loud to a child ; the Venus de Milo.
Happiness 6-26
following the guide into the caves ; being kissed on the inside of your wrists ; after the eclipse.
Happiness 6-25
leaping over the bonfire ; climbing the Eiffel Tower ; seeing fairies for the first time.
Happiness 6-24
being appreciated ; ‘son et lumiere’ ; unlocking a sealed trunk from 100 years ago.
Happiness 6-23
picking blueberries ; knowing the next step to take ; coming home late at night after a long absence.
WriteSpa #38 – Lunar Eclipse
When the Earth stands between the moon and the sun, obscuring the light of the sun from the moon, a lunar eclipse occurs. An eclipse marks endings, surprises, or culminations, loss. There’s going to be one this Saturday, June 26, 2010.
Happiness 6-22
a refulgent full moon ; dramatic noses ; the straits of Gibraltar.
Happiness 6-21
fireflies winking in the dark ; someone writing a love poem about you ; midsummer bonfires.
Happiness 6-20
boarding the train in the rain ; a gazebo covered with wild roses ; scientists with imaginations.
Happiness 6-19
Seeing your painting hung in the Louvre ; complete understanding ; quaint salt-and-pepper shakers.
Happiness 6-18
dining on the Orient Express ; Lakshmi ; finding a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.