“Play us a tune on an unbroken spinet, and let the bells ring, let the bells ring! Play music now: play us a tune on an unbroken spinet. Do not make echoes of forgotten time, do not strike music from old broken keys, do not make ghosts with faded tinklings on the yellowed board; but play us a tune on an unbroken spinet, play lively music when the instrument was new, let us see Mozart playing in the parlor, and let us hear the sound of the ladies’ voices. But more than that; waken the turmoil of forgotten streets, let us hear their sounds again unmuted, and unchanged by time, throw the light of Wednesday morning on the Third Crusade, and let us see Athens on an average day.”
— Thomas Wolfe, Of Time and the River
Dr. Tian Dayton writing for The Huffington Post explores the “biology of codependency“. His study of the neurological findings about codependency found that codependency is fear-based. He further believes that the stress of living in a home where the children learned to be more vigilant to the adults’ moods rather than their own taught the children to access mood from outside them. What happens to the child’s moods? The child loses touch with what he/she is feeling.
Coming alive links:
1. Give me a break: Are you busy for a reason?
2. Formation–“to be nobody but myself— in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make me somebody else— means to fight the hardest battle any human can fight, and never stop fighting.” e.e. cummings
3. It’s the perfect day to be alive.–includes “Wonderful Life” by Natalie Grant from her CD Relentness.
100 Ways to Change Your Life for the Better is from Cultivate Greatness. These tips were originally compiled by Jessica Hupp. I have listed the topics of the 100 tips with a link for each:
- Health–Good health is the foundation of a good life, so make these improvements, and they’ll resonate out to the rest of your life.
- Mental–Improve your mind by taking these simple steps.
- Social–Take these steps to change your social life for the better.
- Emotional–Improve your emotional life with these simple strategies.
- Financial–Make these changes to improve your life’s financial outlook.
- Habits–Make these changes in your daily life to improve upon yourself.
- At Work–Take these steps to make things just little bit better.
- In Your Community–Getting involved in your community is a great way to improve upon your life. Try these methods for getting out there.
- In the Environment–An excellent way to improve upon yourself is to reduce the negative impact you have on the world. Take these steps to get greener and change your life for the better.
