Category: Maria Popova

  •   "…when we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe."                                                                                        John Muir           Quote from Brain Pickings on Sunday, by Maria Popova. Butterflies from St. Augustine, Key West…

  •     "Anchor the eternity of love in your own soul and embed this planet with goodness. Lean toward the whispers of your own heart, discover the universal truth, and follow its dictates. Release the need to hate, to harbor division, and the enticement of revenge. Release all bitterness. Hold only love, only peace in…

  •   Whatever the outcome of a great love, whatever the duration, it is still a triumph and a transformation to be celebrated.                                Edward Carpenter     There is a saying that, "Youth is wasted on the young." But how could we survive our youth if we weren't physically young and emotionally naive?   Believing…