Instructions For Living a Life
Instructions for living a life.
Pay attention.
Be astonished.
Tell about it.
― Mary Oliver
anna brones
writer + artist
anna brones
My books:
Live Lagom
Comestible
‘Hello, Bicycle’
‘Fika: The Art of the Swedish Coffee Break’
‘The Culinary Cyclist’
‘Best Served Wild’
‘Paris Coffee Revolution’
Categories
- 1000 Miles
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- Coffee
- Creative Prompts
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- Food + Recipes
- Friday Photo
- Love from Sweden
- Media + Culture + Music
- Outdoor + Environment
- Paris
- Photography
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- Women
- Women's Wisdom Project
Days are slowly growing longer, the sun feels warmer. It has been spring for a few weeks now, but I am only now starting to feel that same shift within. Ready for new projects, a new spark of energy that was previously elusive. Morning swims are still cold, but they feel different. They have made me notice the incremental changes every day. There are more blue skies, tiny green buds on the branches that once were bare and dark, the air has a softness to it.
We Are All Navigating: a new papercut inspired by a new podcast in partnership with @subaru_usa and @she_explores.
Today’s challenge is to sit on a stump in a forest, drink your coffee and stay there for a whole hour. An hour with a coffee and a good book would be a treat. With your phone it would be easy. But what about if you had nothing to distract you: how would you cope just sitting still for an hour?
Seeing ferns hug trees and new ferns spring from the ground after a long winter brings a lot of joy.
For when the enthusiasm you’re encountering is just a little too much...
Great advice and a winning photo to go with it. Nice.
Ben Keene
March 22, 2012 at 06:32
Thanks Ben!
Anna
March 22, 2012 at 07:22
Love that alcohol is involved in this post. I’m not being sarcastic.
robincoyle
March 22, 2012 at 19:24
Not intentional, but I am glad that you appreciated. Although this was a very cool bar…
Anna
March 24, 2012 at 10:06