Yesterday I bought a pair of Burlington socks. Again. Each pair of Burlington socks I possess give an endless amount of contentment and feeling of gratitude to me. I don’ t know if you know them. This an old British brand of socks made of wool or cotton with a specific diamond shape on both … Continue reading Burlington Socks
Tag: Happiness
Rebirth
I have been reading a lot about values lately. I wanted to better understand what they exactly are, how they are formed and what they do to us. Ultimately, I wanted to see what values are important to me and how they guide me in my life. To that end, I read two different books … Continue reading Rebirth
Life Is Not a Laughing Matter
Nazim Hikmet is one my most favorite Turkish poets (the other is Orhan Veli).I can write so much about him. But I don't want to.I want his poem to fill in all the space. So few lines with so much content... Life is not a laughing matter you must live with great seriousnesslike a squirrel, … Continue reading Life Is Not a Laughing Matter
Ralph Waldo Emerson on Success
I stumbled over this poem by Ralph Waldo Emerson today. He is a 19th cc. US American thinker, literate and poet. He belongs to the school of transcendentalists as I read. So, he belonged to a generation of people, whose attempt was to define spirituality and religion that reflect the new understandings of their era. He was involved in social reforms such … Continue reading Ralph Waldo Emerson on Success
Reflections 