Dec 16, 2020 | Good Work, Man of the Household, Natural Steward, True Friendship, Wednesday Quotes
“We’ve gotten stuck in the summer mode, in chronic summer… In fall and winter we should move into a new mode, a contractive and restorative mode… like coming home at the end of the day… with a sense of settling, of slowing down, of peace, of...
Jan 24, 2018 | Natural Steward, Wednesday Quotes
“Each kind of work has its own season.” Hesiod, Works and Days I am convinced that our bodies, and souls, want to move with the rhythm of the seasons. But most of us have professions or callings in which our work does not really vary according to the season. And...
Jan 17, 2018 | Man of the Household, Wednesday Quotes
“If we suppose the great Creator to condescend to survey his works in detail, what object can be so pleasing to him as that of the laborer, after his return from the toils of a cold winter day, sitting with his wife and children round a cheerful fire, while the wind...
Feb 26, 2014 | Aleteia, Articles, Natural Steward, Wednesday Quotes
“Aegis-bearing Zeus has a design for each occasion, and mortals find this hard to comprehend.” Hesiod, Works and Days Hesiod was convinced that Zeus has a plan for every occasion. Even February. Yet we mortals find this hard to comprehend—especially after a long, cold...
Jan 29, 2014 | Good Work, Wednesday Quotes
“But would the father have the heart to work if he didn’t have his children? If it weren’t for the sake of his children. And in winter when he works hard. In the forest. When he works the hardest. With his billhook and with his saw and with his felling axe and with...
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