There’s a line in one of my favourite poems that goes like this: “you are a time of poetry which means complete courage to start life anew every second.”
I’m thinking of the “fresh start” mindset that we get every new year. And how it goes away quickly.
What if it didn’t? What if you could wake up every day and feel the freshness, the excitement? What if you managed to see the 365 days in front of you in a brand new way, no matter when you looked?
And, since dates are arbitrary any way – when can you start thinking like this, and what will it take to begin?
[EDIT: @MartaDziurosz sends this from Oliver Sacks. It’s a simple, difficult read.]
Wiktor (Vic) Kostrzewski (MA, DELTA) is an author, translator, editor and project manage based in London. When he works, he thinks about languages, education, books, EdTech and teachers. When he doesn’t work, he probably trains for his next triathlon or drinks his next coffee.
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