Comments on: If you find yourself lacking enthusiasm, explore your childhood passions once again

By: Link love: Living your passion | Journey Through the Chrysalis

Link love: Living your passion | Journey Through the Chrysalis — Fri, 26 Oct 2012 02:19:50 +0000

[…] the Dreaming Beneath the Spires blog, Anita Mathias has a recent post entitled Redigging Ancient Wells: Discovering our True Passions by Re-discovering Childhood Passions. She muses about the fact that most of us were readily in touch with our passions in childhood. […]

By: Anita Mathias

Anita Mathias — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 21:58:14 +0000

In reply to Jo Duckles. I love Harry Potter. Have you started your blog, Jo?

By: Anita Mathias

Anita Mathias — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 21:57:38 +0000

In reply to Penelope Swithinbank.

My girls and i had an enchanted Christmas when I read them the Box of Delights.

God willing, your retreat centre will reach the stage at which you have staff (perhaps a volunteer caretaker in exchange for housing) or a part-time gardener and cleaner, and then you could have a puppy who will guard the place beautifully when you travel under your staffs’ watchful eyes.

I started reading Rubin because you mentioned her on your blog. I don’t know how she did so much in a year. It would take me a decade!!

By: Jo Duckles

Jo Duckles — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 21:32:31 +0000

This made me think back to the first Harry Potter book I read on the train to Basingstoke for a job interview more than 10 years ago. It relaxed me because it was close to what I would have read as a 10 year old. I got the job because I was chilled even though I went to the wrong office for the interview. Must read more books of that genre!

By: Penelope Swithinbank

Penelope Swithinbank — Tue, 16 Oct 2012 13:27:08 +0000

Reading Ruben’s Happiness Project earlier this year led to my own rediscovering of childhood pleasures. Reading and writing first of all, and walking and cycling, and having a dog.
So I began to redig some of those wells to rediscover the rich sweet water of enthusiasms forgotten. Starting a book club to read only CHildren’s Literature – and so far we have enjoyed Heidi, The Secret Garden, When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit, and are about to read Masefield’s Box of Delights. How well I remember discovering at age 10, The Old Curiosity Shop, which I ‘stole’ from my mother’s book shelf and devoured behind the sofa in case she discovered me reading it (What did I fear? Perhaps taking it without asking…)
I wish I could cycle – but my bike is still at our home in the States and I shall use it again in November when we are there.
And a puppy; oh, a puppy – will I be able to have one again or do we travel too much?

Such joys, Anita – isn’t it wonderful to be able to recall, redig and re-enjoy!