11-07-24

Living with the light

In the summertime I love to follow the rhythm of sunrise and sunset.
I do this by frequently sleeping with the curtains wide open. The sunlight and the birds wake me up early.
Magical morning hours follow. A lot of times I take the opportunity to jump on my bike or I just go walking and bird watching.
It is quiet outside, a lot of people are still sleeping. There are hardly any cars on the road and everything is kind of "waking up".
At the crack of dawn nature gets the breathing space it deserves.
Wandering about or cruising around puts a lot in perspective for me and often inspires me to look at things in a different way.
I  feel connected to nature, grounded and grateful. A perfect state of mind to start the - sometimes challenging - day that follows.

Khalil Gibran put it in writing so well: 
“We wanderers, ever seeking the lonelier way, begin no day where we have ended another day;
and no sunrise finds us where sunset left us.” 

 

24-05-24

Today I would like to share a quote of William Blake, an English painter, poet, printmaker and visionary.
It brings a beautiful message: See the Great in the smallest. 
A life goal for me.

 

To see a world in a Grain of Sand
And a Heaven in a Wild Flower.
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand
And Eternity in an hour.

 

You can read the full poem here.

You can read more about William Blake and explore his works here.