A nap is not to be confused with sleeping. We sleep to recharge our bodies. We nap to care for our souls. When we nap, we are resting our eyes while our imaginations soar. Getting ready for the next round. Sorting, sifting, separating the profound from the profane, the possible from the improbable. Rehearsing our acceptance speech for the Nobel Prize, our surprise on receiving the MacArthur genius award. This requires a prone position. If we're lucky, we might drift off, but we won't drift far. Just far enough to ransom our creativity from chaos.
Sarah Ban BreathnachAlways remember, it's simply not an adventure worth telling if there aren't any dragons.
Sarah Ban BreathnachThose who live passionately teach us how to love. Those who love passionately teach us how to live.
Sarah Ban BreathnachBecause the truth is - and we know it - we were born to die without regrets. Regret is the only wound from which the soul never recovers.
Sarah Ban BreathnachSince the choice of what we curl up with is often crucial for our solace and sanity, we need to learn how to nurture the talent of selection. Book browsing is a meditative art...Books are as essential as breathing.
Sarah Ban Breathnach