Magical Thinking

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Art from Trees at Night by Art Young, 1926. (Available as a print.) — **Art from** ***Trees at Night*** **by Art Young, 1926. (Available** **as a print**.)

Stillness as a Form of Action: Tocqueville on Cataclysm as an Antidote to Cultural Complacency and a Catalyst for Growth

“There are periods during which human society seems to rest… This pause is, indeed, only apparent, for time does not stop its course for nations any more than for [individuals]; they are all advancing every day towards a goal with which they are unacquainted.”

By Maria Popova @brainpickings - an inventory of the meaningful life.