This is a whole village.

Chris has been to retirement communities before and this is not what he was expecting. This is a whole village...He follows a meandering path through a perfect English garden, flanked by three storeys of flats. There are people gossiping on patios and balconies, enjoying the sunshine. Friends sit on benches, bees buzz around bushes, light breezes play tunes with ice cubes. Chris finds the whole thing deeply infuriating. He's a wind-and-rain guy, a turn-up-the-collar-on-your-overcoat man. If Chris had his way he would hibernate for the summer. He has not worn shorts since 1987.

Richard Osman (in The Thursday Murder Club)

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We don't abandon our pursuits because we despair of ever perfecting them (Epictetus)

Dame Lisa Carrington - NZ's greatest Olympian Speaking to Sky Sport , Dame Lisa said it had been a "long journey" and a "constant pursuit of growth and learning". "Something I thought about today is that these Olympics [are] over so quickly. It's just enjoying the moment. So, for me to go out there, it's about getting it done." "I just knew I had to trust my fitness at the back of the race and stay calm and push through and lean on my training ." "I just turn up to do my best. I love the paddling, I love the journey . Striving for excellence has given me a lot of growth over the last 12 years." "I think you put goals out there to try and win. It's more than the medals for us - to have my team here, no matter the result, we as a team have done amazing things together. Thanks for the support at home, the pressure, the expectation, but to remember why I paddle is because I love it, so that's all I was trying to do...

To be mature you have to realize what you value most (Eleanor Roosevelt)

Photo by Jessica Arends on Unsplash To be mature you have to realize what you value most. It is extraordinary to discover that comparatively few people reach this level of maturity. They seem never to have paused to consider what has value for them. They spend great effort and sometimes make great sacrifices for values that, fundamentally, meet no real needs of their own. Perhaps they have imbibed the values of their particular profession or job, of their community or their neighbors, of their parents or family. Not to arrive at a clear understanding of one’s own values is a tragic waste. You have missed the whole point of what life is for. Eleanor Roosevelt

Snowflakes are dancing (Tomita)

Photo by Kajetan Sumila on Unsplash T he snowflakes were sifting thickly down through a cone of blue light over the doorway to the public baths, and a deep, fluffy white carpet lay on the sidewalk, glittering as though sprinkled with tiny diamonds. Josef Skvorecky (in The Swell Season )

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