“Nothing can cure the soul but the senses, just as nothing can cure the senses but the soul.”
Oscar Wilde (Irish Author and Poet; December 30th, 1865 to January 18th, 1936)
“We were created to experience, interpret, and savor the world through our senses–our ability to smell, taste, hear, touch, see, and intuit.”
“…to perceive the world with all its gushing beauty and terror, right on our pulses.”
Diane Ackerman (American Poet and Essayist; October 7th, 1948)
“…to begin to understand the gorgeous fever that is consciousness, we must try to understand the senses. The senses don’t just make sense of life in bold or subtle acts of clarity, they tear reality apart into vibrant morsels and reassemble them into a meaningful pattern.”
Diane Ackerman (American Poet and Essayist; October 7th, 1948)
“If we had keen vision and feeling for all ordinary human life it would be like hearing the grass grow and the squirrel’s heart beat, and we should die of the roar which lies on the other side of silence. As it is, the quickest of us walks about well wadded with stupidity.”
George Eliot (Mary Ann Evans) (English Novelist and Poet; November 22nd, 1819 to December 22nd, 1880)
“I have found ever since beginning my intentional journey in BEingness, all my senses have improved and become more acute. I am loving how wonderful our human protein sacks are to experience this beautiful world!”
–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 127 to 128 of 501.
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Driving to work, I spotted an adolescent Bald Eagle sitting on the weather gauge pole in the middle of the I-90 bridge heading westbound and the Eagle was facing north. I am so blessed and in the “FLOW”.🦅
“Interesting film and also very odd. The main character Charlie Bubbles is disconnected from his incongruence in his life. He is also alienated from his children, which hits home for me. Not wanting to see again, but an interesting view of family life during the 60s.”
Driving home from work, I spotted an Eagle flying over Mercer Island and being tormented by a crow heading eastbound. I am so blessed and in the “FLOW”.🦅
“Smells are surer than sounds and sights to make heartstrings crack.”
Rudyard Kipling (English Journalist and Novelist; December 30th, 1865 to January 18th, 1936)
“Our sense of smell is our primordial link to our brains. When we inhale a scent, neurotransmitters in our brains trigger the production of biochemical secretions that affect our moods, feelings, and emotions. When an aromatic essential oil permeates our skin through the bath or a massage, the oil penetrates the epidermis, stimulates our sophisticated lymph duct system, and enters the bloodstream, eventually delivering well-being to our frazzled minds.”
“…smell is a potent wizard that transports us across thousands of miles and all the years we have lived.”
Helen Keller (American Author; June 27th, 1880 to June 1st, 1968)
“Smell has always been a huge part of my experience of the world. Lately I have been playing with scent in a new way against the natural pheromones between my husband and myself…DELISCIOUS! One of the ways I knew Neil was my man, is that he always smells like snickerdoodle cookies to me. One of my favorite cookies!🏆“
–Ban Breathnach, Sarah. “Simple Abundance: A Daybook of Comfort and Joy”. Grand Central Publishing. (1976). Kindle Page 126 to 127 of 501.
I challenge each of you on this blog series to post comments so we all can grow together.
My Distilled Life 