Sitting quietly by the Turon River, which is flowing — albeit slowly — for the first time in many years at Sofala, NSW.
Lots of parrots of various types, some ducks, and a lyre bird who likes to imitate kookaburras, curruwongs, whip birds, magpies, butcher birds, and others.
#Peace #Contentment #VanLife #RVLife #Sofala #NSW #Australia
Sometimes excellent poetry appears in the most unlikely of places, something we all should help happen more often. Kristen Darling today posted a lovely and insightful piece on LinkedIn. It begins:
«How to Have the Life You Want
One day, I hope to stop interrogating my peace.
I will stop demanding peace turn out its pockets
and to keep its hands where I can see them.
I will stop inserting anxiety
where I spent a few moments …»
Read the rest here (no account required, do it in an incognito window if LinkedIn's corporateness bugs you):
#poetry #poem #life #philosophy #peace #happiness #contentment #sufficiency #enough #enoughness #anxiety #depression #MentalHealth
How to Have the Life You Want One day, I hope to stop interrogating my peace. I will stop demanding peace turn out its pockets and to keep its hands where I can see them. I will stop inserting anxiety where I spent a few moments not questioning the validity of my existence— nor courting depression because I was not faster, smarter, better. One must want to live to contemplate the life one wants; and strangely, I do, despite the constant terrors of modern life, the rear-ended vehicles and raggedly broken heart. One day, when life is urgent in my throat and the roar of blood is in my ears, I will thank my lucky stars for everything that my body has rebuked, the many forces that have tried to kill me to this point. One day, I will step into my power and stop second-guessing each potential mistake before I've given myself room to feel joy. Each day, I'm trying to live the life I want, because I want to be alive. (poem, mine) #mentalhealthmatters #mentalhealth
Track 268 — Contentment
The quiet satisfaction of being at peace with what is. Melody stays in a comfortable middle register — not reaching, not sinking. Every phrase resolves fully.
F major, 58 BPM. English horn, harp, viola, cello.
🎧 https://archive.org/details/aeon-track-268-contentment
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Track 182 — Contentment
After elation's burst, the quiet settling. D major returns from Anticipation (Track 180) — same key, opposite meaning. Where anticipation ascended, contentment descends. Every phrase resolves to D.
English horn motif: D-E-F#-A-F#-E-D (arch that rises and returns home). Cello pedal. Harp descends. Bassoon warmth.
306 notes, 5 instruments, 3:46. 76th emotion.
in the midst of an ugly world, we must embrace the beauty that surrounds us…
What does the world offer us today? All around us we see chaos and destruction, loss of hope and hatred. But can we find something more meaningful in the midst of all of this? Find out more...
Mark Twain (1835-1910) American writer [pseud. of Samuel Clemens]
Story (1905-12), “Eve’s Diary,” Harper’s Magazine, Vol. 112, No. 1
More about this quote: wist.info/twain-mark/28734/
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How little a thing can make us happy when we feel that we have earned it! On Adam's admiration for her (Eve) having properly named the dodo. Published in June, 1906, as its own (illustrated) book.
Contentment was harder than any arm balance I attempted.
Santosha means contentment. Being present where you are without grasping. Western yoga doesn't teach it.
How do you practice contentment without giving up on growth?
#santosha #contentment #niyamas
#yogaphilosophy #mindfulness #presencepractice
#selfacceptance #yogalifestyle #authenticyoga
the Great American Theft…
How much would you spend on a product if you knew they were using you to advertise for them for free?https://thedignityofman.net/2026/02/16/the-great-american-theft/
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