“By the Sigh of the Sea” | Anthony Satori
“Happy. Just in my swim shorts, barefooted, wild-haired, in the red fire dark, singing, swigging wine, spinning, jumping, running—that’s the way to live… free, in the soft sands of the beach, by the sigh of the sea out there.”
— Jack Kerouac
Embrace life, every moment of it. Immerse yourself in the wonder of it all. Pursue the sublime, it is hiding behind every corner, and it desires nothing more than to be sought, found and inhaled by you.
“In the Calm of the Afternoon” | Anthony Satori
“That is part of the beauty of all literature. You discover that your longings are universal longings, that you’re not lonely and isolated from anyone. You belong.”
— F. Scott Fitzgerald
I believe that Fitzgerald got this exactly right. Literature has the ability to connect us — in an almost mystical way — with the universal elements of the human experience. This applies not only to literature, of course, but to all art — music, dance, painting, photography, film, poetry, etc. Every time an artist creates a genuine expression of their inner spirit, it has the potential to bring humanity closer together, and to draw us further toward a place of true connection and harmony.
“Cabin on the Lake” | Anthony Satori
Surround yourself with beauty, goodness, compassion, light. The more thoroughly you infuse these qualities into the substance of your everyday life, the more you will come to see the world as a living reflection of the infinite wonder of the universe.
“The Persistence of Beauty” | Anthony Satori
“Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.”
— Arthur Ashe
“In the Shade of a Tree” | Anthony Satori
“Those who decide to use [what] leisure [they have] as a means of mental development, who love good music, good books, good pictures, good company, good conversation… these are the happiest people in the world. And they are not only happy in themselves, they are the cause of happiness in others.”
— William Lyon Phelps
“Luminescence” | Anthony Satori
Life is electric. Every ordinary, mundane moment is rich with the essence of life, if you simply take the time to look for it, and cultivate the inner and outer senses necessary to perceive it.
“Front Row Seat” | Anthony Satori
“Happiness is a butterfly which, when pursued, seems always beyond our grasp, but which, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.”
— Nathaniel Hawthorne
“Walk in the Rain” | Anthony Satori
“Some people walk in the rain, others just get wet.”
— Roger Miller
“The Perception of Beauty” | Anthony Satori
“Works of art are precious, among other reasons, because they make it possible for us to know, if only imperfectly and for a little while, what it actually feels like to think subtly and to feel nobly.”
— Aldous Huxley
“Two Birds” | Anthony Satori
[a poem]
Love from afar has a beauty all its own. That being said, let’s be near.
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