8.11.25

Thought

The arts allow us to contemplate our experiences and therefore invite soul into the picture. They sustain the emotions the soul feeds on and retain the complexity of meaning that is proper to its realm. The mind appreciates the reduction of meaning to logic and classification, but the soul finds more to chew on in diversity, density, and subtlety. ... If we see ourselves as a puzzle to be solved, then we will be satisfied with rational explanations, but if we see ourselves as made up of unfathomable mysteries, then we will need images that are not excessively reductive. A good artistic presentation may well lead us deeper into confusion and help us feel the chaos of life more vividly than ever. The truth in art is diffuse and largely ineffable, but at the same time it offers a degree of honesty and certainty not found elsewhere.

- Thomas Moore, The Re-Enchantment of Everyday Life

Quote

Seneca on interconnectedness: 

“We are waves of the same sea, leaves of the same tree, flowers of the same garden.”

Intention of the Day 

My intention is to celebrate the little victories and simple pleasures.

What’s your intention today? 

Happy Monday,

Val