Tag Archives: C.S. Lewis

Winter Solstice

Posted on September 22, 2009 by davidslonim

A few years ago at an opening reception I noticed a woman staring at a little painting of a coffee shop in the rain.   I asked her what she was thinking.  In broken English she said, ” I left my … Continue reading →

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C.S. Lewis on Loving Nature

Posted on September 14, 2009 by davidslonim

“It is the ‘moods’ or the ‘spirit’ that matter.  Nature lovers want to receive as fully as possible whatever nature, at each particular time and place, is, so to speak, saying.  The obvious richness, grace, and harmony of some scenes … Continue reading →

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Determined to Enjoy What Is

Posted on July 29, 2009 by davidslonim

“I learned we should attempt a total surrender to whatever atmosphere was offering itself at the moment;  in a squalid town to seek out those very places where its squalor rose to grimness and almost grandeur, on a dismal day … Continue reading →

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