A quotation from Thoreau

This world is a place of business. What an infinite bustle! I am awaked almost every night by the panting of the locomotive. It interrupts my dreams. There is no sabbath. It would be glorious to see mankind at leisure for once. It is nothing but work, work, work. I cannot easily buy a blank-book to write thoughts in; they are commonly ruled for dollars and cents. An Irishman, seeing me making a minute in the fields, took it for granted that I was calculating my wages. If a man was tossed out of a window when an infant, and so made a cripple for life, or scared out of his wits by the Indians, it is regretted chiefly because he was thus incapacitated for — business! I think that there is nothing, not even crime, more opposed to poetry, to philosophy, ay, to life itself, than this incessant business.

Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) American philosopher and writer
Essay (1863-10), “Life without Principle,” Atlantic Monthly, No. 72

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A quotation from Martin, Steve:

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HARRIS: Sitting there at that moment I thought of something else Shakespeare said. He said, “Hey … life is pretty stupid; with lots of hubbub to keep you busy, but really not amounting to much.” Of course I’m paraphrasing: “Life is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.”
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https://wist.info/martin-steve/17747/

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A quotation from Maurois, Andre:

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Growing old is no more than a bad habit which a busy man has no time to form.
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https://wist.info/maurois-andre/66030/

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A quotation from #Baudelaire , Charles:

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One must work, if not out of inclination, at least out of despair. All things considered, work is far less boring than entertaining oneself.
 
[Il faut travailler, sinon par goût, au moins par désespoir, puisque, tout bien vérifié, travailler est moins ennuyeux que s’amuser.]
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https://wist.info/baudelaire-charles/64599/

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4 Stunden, 4 volle Behälter, ein sauberer Gartenzaun und ein aufgeräumter Pflanzhügel. Das Bierchen habe ich mir jetzt aber verdient. #KeepingBusy #WaschbärHomeAlone

A quotation from Austen, Jane:

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There is nothing like employment, active indispensable employment, for relieving sorrow. Employment, even melancholy, may dispel melancholy, and her occupations were hopeful.
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https://wist.info/austen-jane/60754/

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I thought today was a good a day as any to start writing blog posts about ADHD and me. 😀

It's a quick little post.

I am looking for kind people, especially with #ADHD, to help me figure out if the thought is rubbish or not.

https://thesteve0.blog/2023/05/03/quick-note-on-being-busy-trouble-and-adhd/

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A quotation from Byron, George Gordon, Lord:

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Sorrow preys upon
Its solitude, and nothing diverts it
From its sad visions of the other world
Than calling it at moments back to this.
The busy have no time for tears.
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https://wist.info/byron/31801/

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My #anxiety has learned to create its own anxiety in my #mindbody #bodymind They are inseparable. I watched it last night, and it starts on #autopilot as soon as I think about anything. The only way to stop it is to #block it by #keepingbusy. Which is all good for a while, but it doesn’t #fixtheproblems . More #introspection, but without #criticism

If you follow me on any social media (FB, Twitter, Instagram, or Mastodon) you might have noticed I haven't been posting as much content as I used to. That's because I'm really working hard to make my writing and voice acting career work. I love making videos but I can't sell any books or comics if I don't write new ones. My point is, I'm still here. I've just been keeping busy. #working #keepingbusy