(Never finished – I loved doodling this, listening to Roxy Music’s The Thrill Of It All, then Roxy after Roxy track)
The act of focusing on what we focus on pays enormous dividends.* Seth Godin
I saw that there’s no word for spiritual in the Hebrew scriptures…So basic, and yet so revolutionary. There’s no word for spiritual, because to call something is spiritual would be to imply other things aren’t.** Rob Bell
I notice what I notice and you notice what you notice–
We are people who see this and it leads to that–
There’s more to this world than meets the first look–
I keep a journal of failure and disappointment…Whenever something is really bothering me, I don’t just stew on it…I write it down in a few words what is bothering me…I reserve it for things that I’m genuinely worried and anxious about or that make me sad or angry…It is an extremely powerful technique called metacognition which means thinking rationally about my own emotions.* Arthur Brooks
Stress and worry tend to be higher before you act. Without action, all you can do is worry. Once you begin, fear shrinks as you start to influence the outcome.** James Clear
To write this down is an action–
To open a notebook and place it ready is an action–
To buy the pen and notebook^ is an action–
The thought or feeling has some place to go–
One small action will lead to another and another–
The shape of our knowledge becomes the shape of our living; the relation of the knower to the known becomes the relation of the living self to the larger world.* Parker Palmer
Two good places for growing what we know are here and today.
Dawdle (verb): 1650s, intransitive, “to idle, waste time,” perhaps a variant of daddle “to walk unsteadily.” Perhaps influenced by daw (jackdaw), because the bird was regarded as sluggish and silly. Not in general use until c. 1775. Related: Dawdled; dawdling, dawdler.
Qualities of great wanderers: curious, inquisitive, non-conformist, rebellious, daring, revolutionary, innovative, visionary, self-sufficient.* Keri Smith
Slowing down is about asserting the importance of contemplation, connectedness, fruition, and complexity. * Lauren Elkin
Every so often, I’ll be sharing a portion of the images** from my colouring book Slow Journeys in the Same Direction– You’re welcome to print these for colouring in– Not quite a labyrinth but they’ll slow you down .
*Maggie Berg and Barbara Karolina Seeber’s The Slow Professor; **The actual image is twice as large as this.
When seeking guidance, don’t ever listen to the tiny-hearted. Be kind to them, heap them with blessings, cajole them, but do not follow their advice. If you have ever been called defiant, incorrigible, forward, cunning, insurgent, unruly, rebellious, you’re on the right track. Wild Woman is close by.* Clarissa Pinkola Estés
Don’t listen to me– Not yet–
One day, I’ll have something to say that will be helpful–
I’m working on it– Until then, don’t give up on me–
Don’t make it easy– I grow most through difficulty–
THE MISBELIEF: When things go wrong, your best option is to run away and start over somewhere else, hopefully in that place on the other side of the rainbow where troubles just melt away…Dorothy has brought her problem, and her belief system right along with her. Troubles never just melt away…* Lisa Cron
Your habits will hold you back more than your enemies ever will.** James Clear
“He’s behind you!”
I came to admit the problem wasn’t out there but in here– I was the villain who must be faced–
I wish this was once and for all but the villain I am trying to escape keeps turning up–
What leads to boredom? Inactivity. But activity does not exist for the purpose of our escaping boredom; rather boredom exists so that we will escape inactivity and do justice to the meaning of our life.* Viktor Frankl
Who will give you the authority to feel what you notice is important? It will have to be you.** Verlyn Klinkenborg
Gratitude serves as a bridge to the transcendent, connecting us to something beyond ourselves. At the heart of the human impulse to seek meaning lies gratitude. And at the heart of gratitude lies the sense of meaning…do you want to change how you see yourself and the world? Cultivate the practice of expressing gratitude.^ AleXander McManus
Here lies a transcending pathway in three quotes–^^
We begin with boredom– We notice some things– We take a good, long look–
We value what is being revealed– Changing before our eyes– We change too–
We find our way from boredom to transcendence through gratitude–
Beyond “some have gratitude and others do not,” We’re discovering–
Some will develop gratitude whilst others will not–
Pet quirks…little eccentricities we see in the world that offer a cost free smile. Habit or interactions that always make us a little lighter on our feet and open the door to better…They’re easy to find, not hard to adopt and don’t take much maintenance. Where are yours?* Seth Godin
To a large extent, the good life is justified by the good story. And the good life story is one of the most important gifts we can offer each other.** Dan McAdams
A quirk isn’t an angle to get the world to bend to you–
It’s your way for doing something with a flourish–
Not an afterthought– I see you being most you–
What if you didn’t have to hide your quirk–
What if you already have permission to bring your quirk to whatever you’re doing?
A quirk becomes a beautiful way to bring something more to another–
THIN|SILENCE 
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