A Word or Two about my First Commitment to my Reading of Emerson

While I had resolved myself to reading Emerson deeply, I had not expected to find myself meditating and reflecting so deeply on individual passages of his writing. I assumed it would be more like me reading an essay and write a summary essay in response. However, what I find is that his writing is so powerful so frequently that I am just as frequently compelled to expression from it; which is why you find my written responses to my reading so focused on and specific to only single passages or even just a sentence or two.

This is a first for me. I hope you don’t mind.

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8 thoughts on “A Word or Two about my First Commitment to my Reading of Emerson”

mstoywhisperer January 30, 2015 at 10:33 pm

I don’t mind at all. I love that you’ve discovered one of the best known…and beloved…New England writers. If you need another, I’m sure I could Thoreau out some ideas.

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Kurt Brindley Post authorJanuary 31, 2015 at 9:06 am

Ha ha…good one. Yes, exactly. And he’s not so much a new discovery, but I am discovering just how much I missed when just casually reading him in the past.

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1. mstoywhisperer January 31, 2015 at 9:31 am
  
  His quotes are learned over a lifetime. Enjoy.
  
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  1. Kurt Brindley Post authorJanuary 31, 2015 at 9:34 am
    
    Thank you, my friend.
    
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    1. mstoywhisperer January 31, 2015 at 9:53 am
      
      Last FYI about your new friend. I painted quotes on my stairs when we moved in over twenty years ago. He made the third step, “when you are angry for a minute, you lose 60 seconds of happiness.” I’ve needed to hold onto that one over the years.
      
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    2. Kurt Brindley Post authorJanuary 31, 2015 at 10:05 am
      
      Beautiful. Love the steps idea…
      
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