Quotations Weblog

I have a hard time with this quotation. Sacred Idleness sounds like a really nice thing to me. I fantasize about being able to just lie on a beach and relax. I even fantasize about being able to meditate in solemn sincerity. I just have a hard time being able to do any of those things. I just finding “doing nothing” uneasy.

It’s not like I haven’t tried. I’ve tried to lie on the beach, by the pool, or even in the backyard doing nothing. It always turns into a reading or writing project. I’ve tried to take meditation seriously. It has always turned into an efficient way to create a To-Do list. I just have never learned how to “just sits.”

Instead, I find relaxation in other ways. Crochet is really relaxing to me. Even though my fingers are quickly moving and I am creating an object that didn’t exist before, I find it incredibly relaxing. There is something about the repetitive movement of my fingers that eases my worries.

I also find writing relaxing. Writing is my full-time job, so it might seem like a dichotomy to find relaxation in my profession, but there it is. I’m incredibly lucky that way. When words are flowing out of my fingers, I feel more at ease than I have ever felt on a beach.

I also find reading relaxing. Finding a good book is difficult for me, but once I’ve found one, I will set all chores aside in order to enjoy my book. Losing myself in another world is the best way I know to rest. Plus, it’s rare when I read a book and I don’t find more quotations for the Motivational Quotes of the Day.

Most of the things I find relaxing could be considered work. Sacred Idleness sounds like a really good idea, but I’ve never gotten the hang of it. Maybe in my next life.

They are talking about a first edition of “Alice in Wonderland” but the real story is the author whose collection they are selling.

• Edith Wharton’s library sold for $2.6M

Edith Wharton was one of the shining stars of American Literature during a time when the United States was in turmoil over the first World War. Her accolades include the Pulitzer Prize and the Legion of Honor. She was a war reporter long before we realized that the media controlled the message.

Biography Information:

• Edith Wharton: Biographical Information from the Edith Wharton Society

• Edith Wharton – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

My Favorite Edith Wharton quotes:

Read all of Edith Wharton’s Quotes Here:

• Edith Wharton Quotes – The Quotations Page

Read Edith Wharton’s Works Here:

• Ethan Frome by Edith Wharton – Read Online – The Literature Page

• The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton – Read Online – The Literature Page

Mike and I were at CES (the Consumer Electronics Show) last week. It was an interesting experience and I enjoyed looking at all the new things that will be available to the public soon. When deciding what to focus on, I felt a strange urge to write about EVERYTHING. It was completely impossible for me to do and the futility of it all made me feel a little bit like a failure.

I was going to write an entry on the concept of innovation, so I typed the word, “new” into the quotations search. Sometimes I believe divinity talks to us through the randomness of numbers. The preceeding quotation showed up as the second quote out of 460 because the word “newspaper” has the word “new” within it. It was the exact quote I needed to quit taking myself so seriously.

I wrote about the things that interested me the most. If that’s separating the wheat from the chaff and printing the chaff, so be it. I won’t be the first editor to do so.

You can see what did make the grade here:

• The Gadgets Page – Gadget news and reviews for the real world
• Starling Fitness – Fitness, diet, and health weblog

Hope you enjoy the new gadgets that I found interesting enough to spend a week writing about. I sure did!

Anna Quindlen has a new book out called Loud and Clear. It’s a collection of columns that she has written for Newsweek. Anna Quindlen is a Pulitzer Prize winning writer. She has penned many books, two of which have been made into movies. Here are some of my favorite quotations gathered from her writings:

For all of Anna’s quotations, click here:

Anna Quindlen Quotes – The Quotations Page

See Anna’s website here:

• Anna Quindlen | Home

For the last couple of years, I have been reading Margaret Cho’s weblog. I knew her as an actress in a horrible movie I had seen called, Sweethearts. Margaret played the smart-mouthed barrista at the coffee shop. It was a minor role that kept me from rewinding the video and returning it unwatched. I guess I should be angry at her for making the poorly written movie watchable enough to see it all the way through, but I’m not. I just wish she had more scenes.

Margaret Cho is an activist first and an actress second. She has a wide variety of standup comedy DVDs to see, but she rarely talks about them on her blog. She talks instead about her life, struggles with weight, and her fight for equality.

Here are some of my favorite quotes I’ve gathered from her writings over the years:

You can read all her quotations here:

• Margaret Cho Quotes – The Quotations Page