Friday Favorite Feature 43 — Wordsworth quote

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British (English) School; William Wordsworth (1770-1850) ; National Trust, Wordsworth House

The following quote was on a postcard I received in the mail today as part of POPO2024.  Since I hadn’t put a Friday Favorite together, the quote is it.  Read it and really think about it.  Then allow yourself to feel it.   Would love to hear your impressions.

While with an eye made quiet by the power
Of harmony, and the deep power of joy
We see into the life of things.

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  1. I agree 💯, Lisa. Noice blurs our vision.

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  2. Ana Daksina's avatar Ana Daksina says:

    We see so much more beautifully then.

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  3. memadtwo's avatar memadtwo says:

    To make the eye quiet…that changes everything. And then the mind, too. You can listen with the eye as well as see. (K)

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  4. Badfinger (Max)'s avatar Badfinger (Max) says:

    I take it as when you witness or feel something so joyful it can render you quiet….but I could be completely wrong.

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    1. Lisa or Li's avatar msjadeli says:

      Max it can mean whatever you perceive it to mean.

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      1. Badfinger (Max)'s avatar Badfinger (Max) says:

        Ok…one of those subjective quotes. BTW…how do you like the Kinks so far? I love that we are not just looking at Lola, You Really Got Me etc…

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        1. Lisa or Li's avatar msjadeli says:

          I’m really liking the selections, the write-ups, and the tasty tidbits each writer has either dug up or hypothesized about. I know I like their music, but reading these shows their depth. This is a band I’d really like to have the discography of.

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          1. Badfinger (Max)'s avatar Badfinger (Max) says:

            I think the same thing…I was so surprised on the variety….Me also…the whole discography.

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    2. Max, perhaps like a spiritual experience in the overwhelming beauty of nature? Wordsworth did a lot of walking tours.

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  5. balroop singh's avatar balroop2013 says:

    The quote signifies how our perspective about life can change if we pay attention to the power of harmony around us. Even the experience of joy holds that power of changing us.

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    1. Lisa or Li's avatar msjadeli says:

      I like what you see, Balroop. I think it is about giving oneself permission to do it also.

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  6. Sadje's avatar Sadje says:

    A lovely, thought provoking quote

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    1. Lisa or Li's avatar msjadeli says:

      Thanks. Welcome back! Long time no see.

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      1. Awww… thank you — it is nice to be seen… errr… read !! :-D

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  7. rothpoetry's avatar rothpoetry says:

    A great Quote! When the mouth stays shut Peace reigns!

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    1. Lisa or Li's avatar msjadeli says:

      Dwight, I *love* that! And it works in most situations!

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      1. rothpoetry's avatar rothpoetry says:

        That is true! And Michael Jonathan of the Woodsongs show says people can’t fight when they are playing music together! :>)

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        1. Lisa or Li's avatar msjadeli says:

          imagining side by side la-z-boys:

          two reclining,
          side by side, listening,
          fingertips touching

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  8. selizabryangmailcom's avatar selizabryangmailcom says:

    Ah, Wordsworth. What a great name for a poet, huh?

    Also, fantastic portrait. What a great dresser he was! :)

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    1. Lisa or Li's avatar msjadeli says:

      Yes on the name. He does look quite dapper :)

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  9. Lovely! I wrote a comment under Max’s below. Thank you!

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    1. Lisa or Li's avatar msjadeli says:

      It’s a good’n. Glad you like it, Dana.

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