“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.” ~ Anatole France As I sit writing this week’s post, my cat Folsterman relaxes on top of the desk, next to my computer. He likes to rest his paw on top of my left arm as I type. He occasionally looks up […]
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Alla Famiglia
August 20, 2014
Love the One You’re With
August 12, 2014
A note about this week’s post: I wrote this week’s blog post yesterday afternoon. Just before posting, I read about the death of actor/comedian Robin Williams from an apparent suicide. He had recently been suffering from severe depression and had struggled with alcoholism and drug abuse for many years. I lost a dear friend to […]
No Sleep til Pluto
August 4, 2014
“We must learn to reawaken and keep ourselves awake, not by mechanical aid, but by an infinite expectation of the dawn.” ~ Henry David Thoreau The term “moving toward a new horizon” is used to describe a journey to new ways of thinking, living or being, usually indicating an improvement in one’s current situation or […]
Manifest Infinity
July 25, 2014
“Stop acting so small. You are the Universe in ecstatic motion. ~ Rumi I teach a morning yoga class at a lovely swim club in the nearby foothills. Every week I like to introduce the students to a new mudra. Mudras are what I like to call “hand yoga”. They are gestures of the hands, […]
Begin with Me
July 17, 2014
“Make me an instrument of your peace; where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope; where there is darkness, light…” ~From the Prayer of St. Francis In the 1987 movie, Roxanne, the lead character is taking an evening walk and […]
Philosophia Ritornata
July 9, 2014
“The effort of art is to keep what is interesting in existence, to recreate it in the eternal.” ~ George Santayana Welcome to the first post on the new home for The Philosopher’s Spoon Blog! If you have been following the blog recently, you know that a few weeks ago I discovered that the hosting […]
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