A Commonplace Book

Category: activeness and activity...

  • there is a physical aspect to thought and a mental aspect to action
  • use red liberally in rooms with lots of activity to promote passion
  • Learn to be still in the midst of activity and to be vibrantly alive in repose (Mahatma Gandhi)
  • positive results stem from a combination of physical activity and mental calmness, as in gigong or yoga
  • There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, a quickening that is translated through you into action. (M. Graham)
  • actions can be classified as: Cognitive, Communicative, General, Motion, or Physical
  • fields of human activity: agriculture, the arts, communications, education, entertainment, family, government and politics, health, legal, military, monetary/financial affairs, professions, recreation, religion, sex and reproduction, social interactions
  • activities for each season - spring, summer, fall, winter

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