Anu

“When we endlessly ruminate over distant times, we miss extraordinary things in the present moment. These extraordinary things are, in actual fact, all we have: the here and now.”
― Katherine May, Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times

“I am still at home. Having rumbled along on high for years, my stress level has reached a kind of crescendo. I feel physically unable to go into work, as though I’m connected to the house by a piece of elastic that pings me back indoors whenever I attempt my commute. It is more than a mere whim; it is an absolute bodily refusal. I’ve been pushing through this for a long time now, but something has finally snapped.”
― Katherine May, Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times

“Kuidas me elame nii, et kogu aeg on järgmine asi silmapiiril, kogu aeg püüdleme millegi suunas ja üldse ei märka, et õnn on õuel? Märkame ainult, et peaksime olema tublimad ja õnnelikumad ja targemad ja rohkem jõudma. Oleme aastaid iga päev millegi nimel pingutanud, aga ei märkagi, kui töö on vilja kandnud.”
― Eia Uus, Eluisu

“People admired me for how much I got done. I lapped it up, but felt secretly that I was only trying to keep pace with everyone else, and they seemed to be coping far better. After all, I had colleagues who regularly replied to emails after midnight, long after I was asleep. In actual fact, I was ashamed.”
― Katherine May, Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times