John Banville quote: the past inside me

The past beats inside me like a second heart.

John Banville

Mark Twain quote: when not to remember anything

If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.

Mark Twain

Tom Hodgkinson quote: genius idea of a bench

Truly, the bench is a boon to idlers. Whoever first came up with the idea is a genius: free public resting places where you can take time out from the bustle and brouhaha of the city, and simply sit and watch and reflect.

Tom Hodgkinson

Man using his mobile phone as he sits on a wooden bench by a stone walkway

Happy Bench Monday!

Dr. Seuss quote: why I like nonsense

I like nonsense; it wakes up the brain cells.

Dr. Seuss

Elie Wiesel quote: just nothing without memory

Without memory, there is no culture. Without memory, there would be no civilization, no society, no future.

Elle Wiesel

Guy de Maupassant quote: what gives life to the non-existent

Our memory is a more perfect world than the universe. It gives back life to those who no longer exist.

Guy de Maupassant

Happy Bench Monday: sun-wind allegory

It is a cold afternoon – the wind 💨 seems angry but the sun 😎 appears delighted.

Mnimi girl wears her blue parka over a red vest. Her blue mini skirt complements over a pair of gray leggings. She shows off her at-the-moment-favorite red sneakers 👟 as she stands on a bench in a quiet park. The gushing breeze is the only sound. It pushes her but she hesitates… 🙅🏻‍♀️

“Not today,” she says. “Nothing’s gonna put me down.”

Wishing for a warm springtime 💐 when it comes… But for now, she keeps herself warm and comfy for it doesn’t look like it’s fast-forwarding. She relies on her thick fur-lined coat 🧥 to break the wind when it charges again.

Nasty wind. Happy sun. Persistent winter. Future spring. Allegory.

The future depends on what you do today.

Mahatma Gandhi

Happy Bench Monday!

Mnimi girl in blue, gray and red, standing on a bench on a windy-but-bright afternoon

Virginia Woolf quote: what is language

Language is wine upon the lips

Virginia Woolf

Alexander Fleming quote: what penicillin and wine do to people

Penicillin cures, but wine makes people happy.

Alexander Fleming

 

Better wine with age

Wine improves with age. The older I get, the better I like it.

Unknown author

Martin Luther quote: earthly beer vs. godly wine maker

Beer is made by men; wine, by God.

Martin Luther

Maya Angelou quote: love no barriers but hope

Love recognizes no barriers. It jumps hurdles, leaps fences, penetrates walls to arrive at its destination, full of hope.

Maya Angelou

Charles Schulz quote: all you need that doesn’t hurt

All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt.

Charles M. Schulz

Maya Angelou quote: if you only have one smile

If you have only one smile in you, give it to the people you love.

Maya Angelou

Happy Bench Monday Get Out Your Guitar Day

February 11th is Get Out Your Guitar Day.

…and make music. 🎶

The guitar has a kind of grit and excitement possessed by nothing else.     

Brian May

Guitars have been the obsession of my life. I first picked one up at the age of four and Ive been a guitar junkie ever since.

Johnny Marr

Happy Bench Monday! 🎸
Happy Get Out Your Guitar Day!

Man standing on a bench in a park while holding a guitar for Get Out Your Guitar Day

Umbrella when raining on your dream

When others try to rain on your dreams, carry an umbrella and dream on.

Unknown author

Dr. Seuss quote: in love when reality is better than dreams

You know you’re in love when you can’t fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.

Dr. Seuss

Steve Joordens quote: memory effect on thought and behavior

Memory is acting anytime some past experience has an effect on the way you think or behave now or in the future.

Steve Joordens, Memory and the Human Lifespan