Can storied urn or animated bustBack to its mansion call the fleeting breath?Can Honour's voice provoke the silent dust,Or Flatt'ry sooth the dull cold ear of Death? From: Thomas Gray, "Elegy written in a Country Church-yard"
Category: Mental Clarity
Mental clarity refers to a state of cognitive functionality defined by four stages: a) Sharpness of thought b) Organization of thoughts c) Alertness and awareness d) Emotional stability In essence, mental clarity describes a state of optimal cognitive performance where individuals can think clearly, make sound decisions, and function effectively.
Expressions May 2025 V
The boast of heraldry, the pomp of pow'r,And all that beauty, all that wealth e'er gave,Await alike th' inevitable hour.The paths of glory lead but to the grave. ← From: Thomas Gray, "Elegy written in a Country Church-yard"
The Essence of Qi Gong: Cultivating Inner Harmony
The practice of Qi Gong is about cultivating an inner harmony that can permeate the entire body. This is important for developing longevity, maintaining capacity and improving capability. Qi gong is a practice that is very approachable and can be taken up at nearly any stage of life. outward. As inner harmony arises, the state of balance becomes more prominent and is reflected in action and thought.
Expressions May 2025 IV
What then could tempt thee, in a critic age,Such blooming hopes to forfeit on a stage?Could it be worth thy wond'rous waste of pains?To publish to the world thy lack of brains?Or might not reason, e'en to thee, have shewnThy greatest praise had been to live UNKNOWN?Yet let not vanity, like thine, despair:Fortune makes Folly her … Continue reading Expressions May 2025 IV
Expressions May 2025 III
Be still, sad heart! and cease repining;Behind the clouds is the sun still shining;Thy fate is the common fate of all, ← Into each life some rain must fall,Some days must be dark and dreary. From: H. W. Longfellow, "The Rainy Day," Ballads and Other Poems
Expressions May 2025 II
Yet tell Me, frighted Reason! what is Death?Blood only stopp'd, and interrupted Breath?The utmost Limit of a narrow Span,And End of Motion which with Life began? . . . .The Cradle and the Tomb, alas! so nigh; ←To live is scarce distinguish'd from to dye. From: Matthew Prior, Solomon on the Vanity of the World
Expressions May 2025 I
Nothing is foreign; Parts relate to whole;One all-extending, all-preserving SoulConnects each being, greatest with the least;Made Beast in aid of Man, and Man of Beast;All serv'd, all serving: nothing stands alone!The chain holds on, and where it ends, unknown. From: Alexander Pope - An Essay on Man
Expressions Apr 2025 VIII
Anyone who stops learning is old, whether this happens at 20 or at 80. Anyone who keeps on learning not only remains young, but becomes constantly more valuable, regardless of physical capacity. ~ Henry Ford
Expressions Apr 2025 VII
My diseases are an asthma and a dropsy, and, what is less curable, seventy-five. ~ Samuel Johnson
Expressions Apr 2025 VI
Picasso said to me the other day: "One starts to get young at the age of sixty — and then it's too late." Only then does one start to feel free; only then has one learned to strip oneself down to one's essential creative simplicity... ~ Jean Cocteau
Ab-Sutra Wellness and Fitness 