It's a Classical Life

  Hi there, thanks so much for stopping by and having a visit with me today. I'm sharing one of my favourite authors in today's word search....Agatha Christie. Recently the gum tree at the end of our street was in bloom with gorgeous pink blossoms. I was able to pick a couple that had fallen on the road and bring them home to paint. The result is the little water paint images you see on the word search.  Downloading the word search is simple. Either click on the jpeg image above and print it, or you can click on the pdf link below. Agatha Christie Word Search. If you're interested, you can find the other word searches that I have created here . I hope you enjoy doing these as much as I'm enjoying creating them. Have a lovely and relaxing weekend.

H ow often are you indifferent about things? When I read this quote by one of my favourite Stoics, Marcus Aurelius, I asked myself that question. And the honest answer was, not very often.  Our opinions, values and beliefs are something that we can control in a world that often feels out of our control. They are things that we hold onto quite tightly, and sometimes wrongly. Sometimes we are so intent on holding on to what we believe that we can cause friction, discord, and unhappiness with our stubborn attachment to our opinions. For the last week I have been trying my hand at being indifferent. It was so much harder than I thought. With the constant stream of news, social media, opinions, ideas, information and all the rest that comes with a modern, technology-based life, we are continually exposed to the actions and words of others. Let's just say, I've been challenged to keep my mouth shut and not comment on the things that in all reality mean nothing to me o...

Hello, and welcome back to It's A Classical Life. I'm so glad you have chosen to stop by. I know your time is precious, and thank you from the bottom of my heart for choosing to spend some time with me today. For many people around the world, the end of June symbolises an end of a year and the beginning of July, the start of a new one. We are in the depths of winter here and although it doesn't technically feel like a new year, it does feel like time for a reset and a reevaluation. I've been reading Far From the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy lately and I loved his descriptive writing. This quote spoke to me, especially the use of "transformation." We don't often think of winter as a time for transformation, but it absolutely is. It got me thinking about how special this time is; not only to transform, but to reflect and reset. I finished my finance subject last week (such a relief!) and have a couple of weeks break before the next one begins. Currently the...

  The words, "don't worry," seem to be out of our mouths before we even consider what they mean. Usually they are said to console, comfort or placate someone who is given to worry, or has something on their mind. It's more difficult, however, and less  commonly done to explain why  someone shouldn't worry. But the truth is, we all know why we shouldn't worry: it's bad for our health, it's more often than not a waste of our time and energy, it often doesn't change an outcome, or it's something that we should simply accept and let go of.  Recently I was reading a psychology article that talked about the three areas that cause us the most worry: the past, the present and the future. This quote taken from the gospel of Matthew, reminds us why we shouldn't worry about the future. In all honesty, the worries we may have today about tomorrow, are often forgotten as tomorrow brings its own worries with it. This quote is so simple, yet it can be tak...