A quiet space for me to think, write, and wonder.
Stay a while, and look around friend!
Maria Popova, my favorite writer and notice-er, writes about the 16 lessons she has learnt from 16 years of the Marginalian:
Seek out what magnifies your spirit.
Patti Smith, in discussing William Blake and her creative influences, talks about writers and artists who magnified her spirit — it’s a beautiful phrase and a beautiful notion. Who are the people, ideas, and books that magnify your spirit? Find them, hold on to them, and visit them often. Use them not only as a remedy once spiritual malaise has already infected your vitality but as a vaccine administered while you are healthy to protect your radiance.
Here’s me collecting people who magnify my spirit.