I call her Mnimi
holidays, quotes and all things memory
Patriotism is not short, frenzied outbursts of emotion, but the tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime.
Adlai Stevenson II
Without memory, there is no culture. Without memory, there would be no civilization, no future.
Elie Wiesel
Mindfulness meditation
Mindfulness is that state in which you are aware of what is currently happening. It is simply living today – leaving behind unpleasant things that have already happened without worrying about what the future might hold. Mindfulness meditation, used as a therapeutic technique, is when our mind accepts all our bodily sensations in a calming way.
MoreMotherhood: All love begins and ends there.
Robert Browning
We are born of love. Love is our mother.
Rumi
Life began with waking up and loving my mother's face.
George Eliot
Mental health needs a great deal of attention. It’s the final taboo and it needs to be faced and dealt with.
Adam Ant
Paulo Coelho quote: causes of stress
Paulo Coelho said: Stress, anxiety and depression are caused when we are living to please others
MoreAt the end of the day, remind yourself that you did the best you could today, and that is good enough.
Lori Deschene
Dance is the hidden language of the soul.
Martha Graham
8 ways to escape the mental abyss
Originally posted on Renard's World:
A Pink And Flowery Eight (Photo Credit: Pixabay) Have you ever felt down in the psychological sense and was unable to figure out the reason why? Okay, those things do happen to us at times. However, there is no need for you or I to remain stuck in that…
Odors have a power of persuasion stronger than that of words, appearances, emotions, or will. The persuasive power of an odor cannot be fended off; it enters into us like breath into our lungs; it fills us up, imbues us totally. There is no remedy for it.
Patrick Süskind, Perfume: The Story of a Murderer
The psychology of smell [video]
April 27th, 2019, or the last Saturday in April is National Sense of Smell Day. Sponsored by the Sense of Smell Institute, this annual event is held in children’s museums and science centers to highlight the importance of olfaction – that which pertains to the olfactory nerve inside the nose.
MoreA woman wears both jewelry and fragrance and both recall happy moments of her life.
Alain Boucheron
That’s the thing about books. They let you travel without moving your feet.
Jhumpa Lahiri
Is marijuana addictive? Yes, in the sense that most of the really pleasant things in life are worth endlessly repeating.
Richard Neville
Long-term effects of marijuana on brain and body
Originally posted on Guy Breau's SPACE:
There’s a lot to be said about that Socratic statement “Everything in moderation. Nothing in excess,” especially when it comes to tripping out on weed. Marijuana or cannabis is psychoactive, meaning it’ll screw your mind if you take too much in excess and don’t exercise moderation. You’ve got…
I have no interest in smoking marijuana, but I can’t see any reason to keep someone of age from lighting up.
Henry Rollins
