Photos:

High above Jupiter's Clouds, a photo from NASA

A Kamchatka photo, by Denis Budkov

Astronomy and Philosophy:

Pale Blue Dot, by Carl Sagan, from Brain Pickings

Medicine and Applied Psychology:

Things to say to a friend with a serious illness(instead of, "Everything will be OK", "Stay strong", and "Everything happens for a reason ( Read more... )

"One must always remember that we are not merely made of skin and bone. We are spiritual beings who can achieve all we set out to do. All we have to do is believe in the truth of our existence.

We were not put on this Earth by chance and either have we been put here simply to live and die. We are all on a wonderful journey of discovery. Not only to ( Read more... )

Elizabeth Gilbert
April 7 at 10:06am ·
Question of the day: IS YOUR SOUL APPALLED?

Dear Ones:

I often receive questions from people who are trying to find their path in life, but don't know which way to turn. ("I'm stuck," is the most familiar expression of this dismaying condition.)

Getting unstuck can be a long process - even a lifelong process - but ( Read more... )

When you wake up in the morning, tell yourself: The people I deal with today will be meddling, ungrateful, arrogant, dishonest, jealous, and surly. They are like this because they can’t tell good from evil ( Read more... )

I see I'd already posted this in March of 2011, but I don't think it's lost its relevance...something I'd been thinking of recently ( Read more... )

You must match time’s swiftness with your speed in using it, and you must drink quickly as though from a rapid stream that will not always flow ( Read more... )

The higher we are placed, the more humbly we should walk."

-- Cicero,
philosopher

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