Michaela Jo
Goodbye, Indianapolis
“Farewell, hello, farewell, hello.” Kurt Vonnegut Bittersweet chocolate is delicious. Bittersweet goodbyes, not so much. Today, I will be leaving Indianapolis to head home to Houston for a dizzying week before darting off to South Carolina. I’m currently in the airport, waiting for my delayed flight and pretending to savor the *cool* weather outside, which [...]
Thoreau, On Solitude
“By a conscious effort of the mind we can stand aloof from actions and their consequences; and all things, good and bad, go by us like a torrent…I love to be alone. I never found the companion that was so companionable as solitude.” Henry David Thoreau In this age of constant connectivity via Facebook, email, [...]
On Nature, Inspired by Thoreau
“Yet I experienced sometimes that the most sweet and tender, the most innocent and encouraging society may be found in any natural object, even for the poor misanthrope and most melancholy man. There can be no very black melancholy to him who lives in the midst of nature and has his senses still.” Henry David [...]
On Reading, Inspired By Thoreau
“We might as well to omit to study Nature because she is old. To read well, that is, to read true books in a true spirit, is a noble exercise and one that will task the reader more than any exercises which the customs of the day esteem.” Henry David Thoreau I love to read. [...]
Hello, Thoreau!
“I know of no more encouraging fact than the unquestioned ability of a man to elevate his life by conscious endeavor.” Henry David Thoreau Henry David Thoreau was a pretty remarkable man, as far as men go. He would have celebrated his 194th birthday this last week on July 12. Happy Belated Birthday, Thoreau! To [...]
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