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William Wordsworth
"The child is the father of the man."

William Wordsworth 1770–1850, English poet, b. Cockermouth, Cumberland. One of the great English poets, he was a leader of the romantic movement in England. More about William...
A View From
The West A View From
The East

Other things William said? by Peter Palava by Guru Helpzal

The best portion of a good man's life ... His little, nameless, unremembered, acts of kindness and of love. Don't fool yourself. That child in us can still kick ass. And it kicks ass. We're an itegral part of a whole. Inseparable

This prayer I make,
Knowing that Nature never did betray
The heart that loved her; 'tis her privelege
Through all the years of this our life, to lead
From joy to joy: for she can so inform
The mind that is within us, so impress
With quietness and beauty, and so feed
With lofty thoughts, that neither evil tongues,
Rash judgements, nor the sneers of selfish men, Nor greetings where no kindness is, nor all
The dreary intercourse of daily life,
Shall e'er prevail against us, or disturb
Our cheerful faith, that all which we behold
Is full of blessings.

Try as we might we can't successfully cut ourselves off from our own history. We are a tapestry, complex, woven with nigh a zillion strands, some reaching back to the beginning of our times. Many of the most important threads in this complex design that constitutes who we are were introudced in our childhood, and especially through the parent-child relationship.
This hidden child leads us as much as misleads us. David Seamands, in his book, Putting Away Childish Things, says "In some people, the inner child not only survives but thrives as a bawling, brawling, sprawling character" or is "so timid, fearful, defeated, and self-depressing that no matter how much you want to, you just can't force yourself to make friends, or speak up ... or handle heavy responsibility."
Think about that for a second or two. It's a reality we must live with. It is incumbent upon us to find the most harmonious way of dealing with this truth. We can! Return

Consider two important realities.
Each action has consequences. Each consequence impacts the acting individual as well as the universe of which this individual is an active part. This is a truth we cannot escape. It is a good truth. It is a powerful truth. These acts and consequences create the path we're on. This we continue to do.
The second reality is this. The actions we individually choose often result from conscious or unconscious agreements each of us has with 'self' or with other 'selves' present or past. We can change these agreements if we so choose. However, changing these agreements require renegotiation, sometimes very difficult renegotiations, but always this choice is available. The major hurdle is this, and we cannot ignore this question for it is part of the original agreement for which subsequent agreements have been made: Why are we here? What specifically did we come to learn? ... Think on these things. Then return.

William Wordsworth "The child is the father of the man."
William Wordsworth 1770–1850, English poet, b. Cockermouth, Cumberland. One of the great English poets, he was a leader of the romantic movement in England. More about William...	A View From The West	A View From The East
Other things William said?	by Peter Palava	by Guru Helpzal
The best portion of a good man's life ... His little, nameless, unremembered, acts of kindness and of love.	Don't fool yourself. That child in us can still kick ass. And it kicks ass.	We're an itegral part of a whole. Inseparable
This prayer I make, Knowing that Nature never did betray The heart that loved her; 'tis her privelege Through all the years of this our life, to lead From joy to joy: for she can so inform The mind that is within us, so impress With quietness and beauty, and so feed With lofty thoughts, that neither evil tongues, Rash judgements, nor the sneers of selfish men, Nor greetings where no kindness is, nor all The dreary intercourse of daily life, Shall e'er prevail against us, or disturb Our cheerful faith, that all which we behold Is full of blessings.	Try as we might we can't successfully cut ourselves off from our own history. We are a tapestry, complex, woven with nigh a zillion strands, some reaching back to the beginning of our times. Many of the most important threads in this complex design that constitutes who we are were introudced in our childhood, and especially through the parent-child relationship. This hidden child leads us as much as misleads us. David Seamands, in his book, Putting Away Childish Things, says "In some people, the inner child not only survives but thrives as a bawling, brawling, sprawling character" or is "so timid, fearful, defeated, and self-depressing that no matter how much you want to, you just can't force yourself to make friends, or speak up ... or handle heavy responsibility." Think about that for a second or two. It's a reality we must live with. It is incumbent upon us to find the most harmonious way of dealing with this truth. We can! Return	Consider two important realities. Each action has consequences. Each consequence impacts the acting individual as well as the universe of which this individual is an active part. This is a truth we cannot escape. It is a good truth. It is a powerful truth. These acts and consequences create the path we're on. This we continue to do. The second reality is this. The actions we individually choose often result from conscious or unconscious agreements each of us has with 'self' or with other 'selves' present or past. We can change these agreements if we so choose. However, changing these agreements require renegotiation, sometimes very difficult renegotiations, but always this choice is available. The major hurdle is this, and we cannot ignore this question for it is part of the original agreement for which subsequent agreements have been made: Why are we here? What specifically did we come to learn? ... Think on these things. Then return.