Happiness does not consist in pastimes and amusements but in virtuous activities.—Aristotle
As a graduate student in a comp/rhet program, I have studied Aristotle enough to know that he is thick with theory and thin on application.
Despite his nearsightedness, I am thankful for his words today as it is the first day of the first week of freedom from classes. Do you follow? Dude, I have three months off from schooling.
Which means I get to be a student of the world.
I woke but did not get to my words right away. Instead, I took the dog for a walk and thought about my words.
True to Aristotles chiding, I did find comfort and happiness in these virtuous activities. There is solace in thinking, walking and breathing deeply.
I am still very excited about my memoir project and am still brainstorming ways to get people to tell me their stories.
I am also getting rather excited about an idea for a novel that is coming together slowly in my mind. It is like piecing a quilt—I gather these great little shiny ideas and they start to fold against one another. It’s magic. It’s sublime.
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