Gifts of Wisdom from Helen Exley: Taking Time to Just Be

by Helen Exley

Taking Time Just to Be is about taking time out from our busy, over-complicated lives to sit, to appreciate our home, to breathe and to be at one with To just be. With words by some of the world's wisest writers and thinkers, we regain a wonderful sense of beauty and peace. Helen Exley's Wisdom series of gift books is filled with valuable words of wisdom highlighted by stunning pictures and illustrations of nature at its most beautiful. The books are designed to show humanity at its filled with love and joy, and make a powerful gift to all those in need of inspiration to achieve their ambitions. Taking Time Just to Be is a priceless gift to keep for a lifetime. /Helen Exley Giftbooks is a family company, started by Richard and Helen Exley, and subsequently expanded by their sons, Lincoln and Dalton, who both work in the company. Every giftbook is designed to be special - a joy to give and to receive - with a thoughtful message of ""I love you"" or ""thanks for everything"" or simply ""I saw thisand thought of you"". The books sell four million copies a year in over thirty languages and in over eighty countries across the world. Zi6oj.dpu

144 pages, Hardcover

First published November 1, 2005

Reviews

[M. · Rating 5 out of 5]

Music for the soul.

[laskavka · Rating 2 out of 5]

Kniha z poloviny plná maleb a z druhé plná citátů. Jenom škoda, že obrázky jsou často hezčí než text.

Nejvíc mě dostalo španělské přísloví: "Jak krásné je nic nedělat - a potom ještě odpočívat." a pak ještě: "Dokážeš-li prožít dokonale neužitečné odpoledne dokonale neužitečným způsobem, naučíš se, jak žít." (Lin Yutang)

[Kadri · Rating 2 out of 5]

Ok, kaks tähte, sest need kunstiteosed on hullult ilusad... Aga kuna ma kardab niigi kogu aeg, et ma elan valesti ja teen ainult valesid otsuseid, siis see raamatul oli rahustamise asemel vastupidine mõju...

[Andy Hickman · Rating 3 out of 5]

"Taking Time to Just Be" by Helen Exley

Collection of quotes on solitude

“Even in the heart of a city
there can be a place of calm.
Doors shut and curtains closed
a light against the dark
wrapped round in dear, accustomed things
we can withdraw
and find ourselves again.” – Pam Brown (b.1928)
…

“Teach me the art of creating islands of stillness,
in which I can absorb the beauty of everyday things:
clouds, trees, a snatch of music….
Impress upon my mind that there is more to life
than packing every moment with activity,
and help me to fence in some part of my day with quietness.”

- Marion Stroud
…..
The best things are nearest:
breath in your nostrils,
light in your eyes,
flowers at your feet,
duties at your hand,
the path of God just before you.
Do not grasp at the stars,
but do life's plain common work
as it comes
certain that daily duties
and daily bread
are the sweetest things of life.”
― Robert Louis Stevenson