Being in Wonder

P. M. Pasquale • Author of Being in Wonder

Daily fragments from Being in Wonder • Free book

#Wonder #Philosophy #Poetry

[Being in Wonder @NewWordsOnX]

Being in Wonder (Edition 5) is a quietly radiant book that does exactly what its title promises: it restores wonder as the natural ground of existence.

The complete book is available for free.
Click on the link ↓
https://t.co/kuiBmW4CzB

[Latest in Cosmos @latestincosmos]

🚨: Neuroscience considers metacognition the highest form of intelligence..... "the ability to think about your own thinking."

[Being in Wonder @NewWordsOnX]

@ballendraaister De mensheid leeft in slaap.

[Being in Wonder @NewWordsOnX]

*
To Be or Not To Be

Yesterday a memory,
tomorrow a dream —
only this moment
is yours to Be.

Time and space —
a dreamed up story
to experience
fear’s contraction
and desire’s race.

Only this very moment
is eternal —
here.

***
**
*

[Lliure🌻 @Lliure1980]

Seks is makkelijker dan ooit, maar echte intimiteit vraagt wat schaars is: kwetsbaarheid. Apps maken van interacties een markt van swipen en beloning. Seks wordt zo soms een ruilmiddel voor status. Echtheid vraagt vertraging. Intimiteit koop je niet, je deelt het.♥️

[Being in Wonder @NewWordsOnX]

@marijhuub @ballendraaister Het aanpraten en stimuleren van de afgunst bij anderen is slecht en gebeurt vaak vanuit partij-politieke belangen.

[Being in Wonder @NewWordsOnX]

@PhysInHistory That is the main topic of this book:
https://t.co/ZrJ9jewbdg

[Being in Wonder @NewWordsOnX]

@ballendraaister Goed artikel.

[Being in Wonder @NewWordsOnX]

*
Be Real

Indulge not in inner ‘n outer pride,
Let vanity not be your guide.
Keep yourself from folly’s game,
Enjoy ’n focus, be true to your aim.

***
**
*

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

“A crooked tree lives its own life, but a straight tree is turned into wood.”

- Chinese Proverb

The idea behind this proverb comes most clearly from the writings of Zhuangzi, one of the central thinkers of Daoism in the 4th century BCE.

In the Zhuangzi, a famous story tells of a large, twisted tree that carpenters ignore because its wood is unsuitable for construction. Precisely because it is considered “useless,” the tree is never cut down and survives to live out its natural life.

Zhuangzi uses the tree as a metaphor for human life. In Daoist thought, being “useful” by conventional standards can make a person vulnerable to exploitation, control, and exhaustion. Those who are unconventional, overlooked, or unwilling to fit society’s expectations may instead preserve their freedom and live on their own terms.

[Being in Wonder @NewWordsOnX]

@MicheleReijsen We zijn zelf niet 100% goed of 100% slecht, anderen ook niet. Laat hij/zij die ogen heeft om te zien, ze gebruiken om te zien.

[Being in Wonder @NewWordsOnX]

Great book, read it twice.

[Spooky @spookyh8r]

Memes from 2010 aren’t funny anymore but Don Quixote is really funny and it was written in 1605

[Krishnamurti @K__Quotes]

Freedom is not to be had at the end; it must be there at the very beginning. —

[Being in Wonder @NewWordsOnX]

*
Hermes of the Winds

Amazing what a small poem can do,
Even give a brute like me a delicate view.
Winged shoes glide on the autumn breeze,
Red and gold leaves twirl from the trees.

***
**
*

[Being in Wonder @NewWordsOnX]

*
Quiet Vow

Behind the bedroom window,
no moon tonight —
only street lamps carving sharp shadows.

I close the curtains,
slide into bed.

She sleeps beside me.
I watch her breathing,
brush her warm cheek.

Whatever comes,
I will protect her
if it needs to be.

***
**
*

[Being in Wonder @NewWordsOnX]

@RealisticPoetry No.

[Being in Wonder @NewWordsOnX]

*
Lanzarote, Timanfaya at Noon

White villages cling to black lava seas,
volcanoes tower — brutal, formidable.
Little me lost — in a cookin’ sulfur breeze,
on a thin solidified skin over melted Earth.

***
**
*

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

Yes

[Being in Wonder @NewWordsOnX]

@Ingeborgvraagt Waarom wil je dat weten?

[Being in Wonder @NewWordsOnX]

*
Here am I
Quietly sitting on a rock.
Light breeze
makes the leaves tremble.

Breath fills my lungs.
A whippoorwill sings.
It’s all there is —
and that’s enough.

***
**
*

[Being in Wonder @NewWordsOnX]

@ballendraaister @JudyTrudy123 Ach, ik heb er vrede mee wat @JudyTrudy123 ervan vindt. Een ieder benadert een gedicht immers vanaf zijn eigen niveau — en de resultaten hiervan zijn soms wonderlijk om te zien. Maar ja… dat maakt het leven juist zo interessant.