The texture of the everyday
This thoughtful reminder of the splendour of everyday happiness made its way into the nuannaarpoq pipeline long before the world we love was swept by pandemic. How many of those in quarantined ‘exile’, or ill, or on their deathbed may be recalling with...
Every day is new
One of the tricks of nuannaarpoq living, as far as I can see, is to remain wide-eyed and open-hearted, to view and experience things as if they are new, even if they are quotidian. It is this quality, along with sheer unbounded exuberance, which wins Zorba a...
Everything and nothing
Lovely description of those precious moments when having nothing doesn’t get in the way of having everything. We are lucky, we have some things and we have everything: trays of flower and vegetable seedlings are soaking up the spring warmth on the terrace;...
Impeccable integrity
Barry Lopez came up with this touching idea of comparing perfect integrity in a human life to aspects of nature: the way light works, wind moves, birds sing, or seed pods burst. They are all good models for coherence in life. ‘I wish the order of my life to be...
To live is the rarest thing
A touching reminder by Oscar Wilde, a complex character, that we are here to live, not to exist, though many people face circumstances that make it a miracle if they manage this feat. ‘To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is...
Living a full life
What a wonderful affirmation – and invitation – to start inventing, if you haven’t already. Invent to your heart’s content and may your life be full to the brim, in the best possible way. This line is a reflection on the fully lived nine decade...Yes, sign me up!
