William James, Letters I
To Thomas W. Ward. BERLIN, Jan., 1868.
Tuesday, December 7, 2021
Bright side
Remember when old December's darkness is everywhere about you, that the world is really in every minutest point as full of life as in the most joyous morning you ever lived through; that the sun is whanging down, and the waves dancing, and the gulls skimming down at the mouth of the Amazon, for instance, as freshly as in the first morning of creation; and the hour is just as fit as any hour that ever was for a new gospel of cheer to be preached. I am sure that one can, by merely thinking of these matters of fact, limit the power of one's evil moods over one's way of looking at the Kosmos.
William James, Letters I
To Thomas W. Ward. BERLIN, Jan., 1868.
William James, Letters I
To Thomas W. Ward. BERLIN, Jan., 1868.
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Thank you preaching those gospels!! It was a great class!!
ReplyDeleteAnd thank you, Mary. The sun whangs down on us all, political and other differences aside.
Delete"Some things in life are bad
They can really make you mad
Other things just make you swear and curse
When you're chewing on life's gristle
Don't grumble, give a whistle
And this'll help things turn out for the best
And..."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X_-q9xeOgG4
OMGosh!!! Made my morning to go to the link (which you didn't mark "properly"!!!) LOL!!! I will have my African Grey doing that whistling very soon!!!
DeleteThe YouTube address, you mean? No, you can't do proper links in the comments space.
DeletePlease send video of that bird
LOL!!! OK! I will do a video when he finally gets it!!!
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