Born on this day in 1905, the Swiss poet, philosopher, and linguist wrote brilliantly about the evolution of consciousness in a theory he called "the ever-present origin" https://t.co/Xluc1cAQnX

“Resign yourself to the lifelong sadness that comes from never ­being satisfied.”

Zadie Smith's 10 timeless rules of writing (which apply to all creative work) https://t.co/GWLpKtfaeK

Winnicott on the qualities of a healthy mind and a healthy relationship https://t.co/iORn09WYh7

You may know “a murmuration of starlings,” but did you know that a group of crows is called “a murder” and peacocks “an ostentation”? How groups of birds got their names (thanks to a forgotten medieval woman), with magnificent vintage illustrations: https://t.co/s8EXOGnKYh

I have long loved Umberto Eco's notion of the "antilibrary" – the unread books in our lives, and why they are actually more valuable than those already read https://t.co/Y7BQF2SLkJ

Bird divination for today, available as a print benefitting the Audubon Society at https://t.co/ItZN7ptahd

More of them, and the story behind this strange labor of love, at https://t.co/xpo04XE701 https://t.co/ia9pENzV04

"A relationship is a physiologic process, as real and as potent as any pill or surgical procedure."

Relationship rupture and the limbic system – fascinating read on the neurobiology of abandonment and separation https://t.co/3OLeHB39Jv

The Peace of Wild Things – Wendell Berry's poetic antidote to despair, animated https://t.co/5cX9aQ1g1h

The Paradox of Active Surrender – Jeanette Winterson's uncommonly insightful meditation on how art transforms us https://t.co/5DXk2A7Zkp

"Nothing can make our life, or the lives of other people, more beautiful than perpetual kindness."

From Marcus Aurelius to Tolstoy to Einstein, two millennia of wisdom on the nuances, challenges, and rippling rewards of kindness https://t.co/fIJNCcH1Vd

"The self is a style of being, continually expanding in a vital process of definition, affirmation, revision, and growth."

Count on a poet to write with uncommon wisdom about the paradox of "finding yourself" https://t.co/6Vz2FgQBmV

Read this week's highlightable delights, in a single place — Loren Eiseley on the first and final truth of life, a centuries-old poem about the confusions of love, and a soulful illustrated meditation on our search for meaning https://t.co/rwG0iCKX8C https://t.co/fbFb0tsHtF

Walter Benjamin on the key qualities of a successful person and how to master the art of asking for what you need https://t.co/jejYL7lkUb

Turning to Stone – a geologist's love letter to the wisdom of rocks https://t.co/ZVSPnrGvjw

Trees at Night – an illumination of our human emotions in stunning century-old Rorschach silhouettes of trees https://t.co/sINJyBcecB

"Love one another but make not a bond of love: let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls."

Kahlil Gibran's classic consolation for the difficulty of balancing intimacy and independence in relationships https://t.co/85gpjxX6in

New bird divination. Available as a print (benefitting the @audubonsociety) at https://t.co/na7rlel5Hq

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"The mind narrates what the nervous system knows. Story follows state."

Polyvagal theory and the neurobiology of connection https://t.co/049xCwVNDG

How Hans Christian Andersen turned his heartbreak into one of the most beloved fairy tales of all time, "The Nightingale" https://t.co/U5Pt4y6tOm

Read this week's highlightable delights, in a single place – Loren Eiseley on the first and final truth of life, a centuries-old poem about the confusions of love, and a soulful illustrated meditation on longing and our search for meaning https://t.co/rwG0iCKX8C https://t.co/ZGr1gbmU2x