Friday, October 6, 2017

Beauty, add a little to every day ...

"Everybody needs beauty as well as bread" John Muir said. Bread to feed the body and beauty to feed the soul. We spend much of our time earning our bread leaving our soul to starve.

Just a little time spent reading poetry, listening to music, viewing a work of art or creating something ourselves or reflecting on the beauty of nature is enough to nourish the soul.

"The arts are not a way to make a living. They are a very human way of making life more bearable. Practising an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow. For heaven's sake. Sing in the shower. Dance to the radio. Tell stories. Write a poem to a friend, even a lousy poem.  Do it as well as you possible can." - Kurt Vonnegut

“If I had my life to live over again, I would have made a rule to read some poetry and listen to some music” - Charles Darwin