‘Even a happy life cannot be without a measure of darkness, and the word happy would lose its meaning if it were not balanced by sadness’
Carl Jung
Tag: Quote
Postcards from the Heart
When kindness is shared, it grows ❤
We picked up a pack of 10 of these lovely postcards in our local Lidl supermarket and sent them out to various Scottish friends (those we inevitably haven’t seen for a while due to ongoing coronavirus restrictions across the country) for St Andrew’s Day on 30th November 🙂
Filled With Love
‘A life filled with love must have some thorns, but a life empty of love will have no roses’
Anonymous
Growing Old…
Do not regret growing older, it is a privilege denied to many’
Fandango has asked us to reflect on something that brings us joy, and considering I’ve struggled so much with ongoing depression over the years, even off the top of my head the list is surprisingly long. Family, friends, music, creativity, hobbies, homemaking, learning, loving… and it made me realise that there is so much in life to bring me joy that the longer I live, the happier I seem to feel.
So for me, the thing that brings me most joy is probably the gift of growing older. I have a fridge magnet that says ‘Do not regret growing older, it is a privilege denied to many’. It is a sobering thought, and every time I see it I am reminded of my best friend’s husband, who died in his early fifties of kidney cancer. Only six months after diagnosis he was gone, but he will never be forgotten…
Legendary
‘When the legend becomes fact, print the legend’
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
Hmmm… The trick, of course, is becoming a real legend in the first place. And in my opinion Donald Trump, despite his overblown narcissistic self-belief and blatant best efforts to distort the truth, will definitely go down in history as more of a bell-end than a legend… 🙂
Philosophical Health Advice
‘The greatest of follies is to sacrifice health for any other kind of happiness’
Schopenhauer
The Challenge of Change
When we are no longer able to change a situation, we are challenged to change ourselves
Viktor Frankl
Not Peace, Just Quiet
‘Some of y’all don’t want peace, you just want quiet. You just want us to shut up and suffer in silence’
Reverend Al Sharpton
And to go with my Wednesday One-Liner, here’s a little Sam Cooke in the hope that finally, a change is gonna come…
Beautiful Scotland
‘I used to think – Oh, Scotland’s beautiful, but it rains – and then gradually you realise that Scotland’s beautiful because it rains….’
Frankie Boyle, Scottish Comedian
In My Garden Today
‘The garden should fit its owner or his or her tastes, just as one’s clothes do; it should be neither too large nor too small, but just comfortable’
Gertrude Jekyll
