When I’m feeling a bit crazed and caught up in this (kind of) chic, urban, fast-paced, (sort of) young professional life that I live, I call on an old friend and he calms me down.
Technically, John Burroughs and I are not friends… and, welp, he died in 1921. Moreover, he would have found me ridiculous. And annoying. But I do Yahoo him on the reg; his writing calms me down. That’s basically the only true statement I’ve made so far.
Isn’t he cute? He’s like the conservationist version of a Polly Pocket. I just want to scoop him up and carry him around on days like this, when my brain’s about to explode all over my Dell All-In-One piece of crap printer. Messy, I know.
Or last month, when someone on an upper floor threw several stacks of paper (very un-green) and later, a stapler, out the window. This is what John Burroughs has to say on days like that,
The longer I live, the more my mind dwells upon the beauty and wonder of the world.
I have loved the feel of grass under my feet, and the sound of the running streams by my side.
The hum of the wind in the treetops has always been good music to me, and the face of the fields has often comforted me more than the faces of men.
I am in love with this world.. I have tilled its soil, I have gathered its harvest, I have waited upon its seasons, and always have I reaped what I have sown.
I have climbed its mountains, roamed its forests, sailed its waters, crossed its deserts, felt the sting of its frost, the oppression of its heats, the drench of its rains, the fury of its winds, and always have beauty and joy waited upon my comings and goings.
Beautiful, wouldn’t you say? I bet he was a real catch. You know, back when he was alive.
Also On Tap for Today:
- Joe Warren, an inspiration for so many, passed away this weekend
- Go for a run (indoors)
- Pick up some supplies for an Easter surprise… muhaha
Do you have a go-to writer or passage for when you’re feeling frazzled?
Comments (5)
purplume
March 30, 2010 at 4:59 pm
Yes I think so but I would want to cut his hair. I do feel more relaxed for having read this passage. Thank you.
He reminds me of Euell Gibbons who said, “Nature is my mother and I am her favorite child.”
I think we are all her favorite child. XD
Wishing4One
March 31, 2010 at 2:43 pm
You know I don’t. But i am thinkin this hottie John B. is my new go to man on days when I am frazzeled. Thanks for sharing your secret crush, who just may become mine now.
Terry Elisabeth
March 31, 2010 at 3:00 pm
A Polly Pocket ?! That’s just silly. 🙂
He seems to be a good catch, like he would have a great conversation. He’s a snappy dresser (whatever that is, hehe).
Enid Reggie
March 31, 2010 at 7:04 pm
Nothing relaxes me more than climbing into my comfy sack and letting season 2 of the OC lull me into complete content. But since you didn’t ask the question that called for that answer, in a busy world, Shel Silverstein might be the best quick way to read any stress away. Little Peggy Ann McKay never gets old. Neither does your blog. xoxo
pandabox33
April 3, 2010 at 6:30 pm
Elizabeth ! Lent finishes today so I tasted the pomegranate seeds you sent…YUM !! Thank you, they are wonderful. 🙂