Take a Seat at the Table

“You should make something.

You should bring something

into the world

that wasn’t in the world before. 

It doesn’t matter what it is. 

It doesn’t matter if it’s a table

or a film

or gardening-

everyone should create. 

You should do something,

then sit back and say,

‘I did that.'”

~ Ricky Gervais

The Beauty in Glass

“That we find a crystal

or a poppy beautiful

means that we are less alone,

that we are more deeply inserted

into existence than

the course of a single life

would lead us to believe.”
~ John Berger

A Feeling of Abandonment 

“Here is the tragedy:

when you are the victim of depression,

not only do you feel

utterly helpless and

abandoned by the world,

you also know that very few people

can understand,

or even begin to believe,

that life can be this painful.”

~ Giles Andreae

March to the Beat of a Different Drummer

“Whether things turn out for the better

depends on what we do. 

We ought not spend our time

masterminding the future,

but recognize our marching orders:

to do the best we can

for history and the planet.”

~ Huston Smith

A Whiter Shade of Pale

“I absolutely adore cows. 

They’re the most fascinating,

gentle and beautiful animals. 

Their eyes are so amazing. 

I have ten that live on the land

around my house. 

I love to talk to them. 

There are few things better

than falling asleep in a field

and being woken up

by an inquisitive cow.”

~ Mary Quant