Bob Dylan, Isle of Wight, and Failure

"You fail only when you let death creep in and take over a part of your life that should be alive." -Bob Dylan

"If you try to be anyone but yourself, you will fail; if you are not true to your own heart, you will fail. Then again, there's no success like failure." -Bob Dylan

What is failure?
        ((What does it look like? Feel like?))



Do you believe in failure?

If you could change our schools

What does he say about school that you believe is true? Why?
What does he say about school that you disagree with? Why?

What is the purpose of school in your opinion?
What would your "dream" school day look like? Why?

conviviality will heal us all

“Healing is impossible in loneliness; it is the opposite of loneliness. Conviviality is healing. To be healed we must come with all the other creatures to the feast of Creation.
(pg.99, "The Body and the Earth")”
― Wendell Berry, The Art of the Commonplace: The Agrarian Essays

con·viv·i·al·i·ty

kənˌvivēˈalədē/

noun

noun: conviviality

the quality of being friendly and lively; friendliness.

"the conviviality of the evening"

synonyms:

friendliness, geniality, affability, amiability, bonhomie, congeniality, cordiality, warmth, good nature, sociability, gregariousness, cheerfulness, good cheer, joviality, jollity, gaiety, liveliness "the staff at the inn got an excellent rating for their helpfulness and conviviality"

Books are Magic

A Little Pep Talk

Who in your life needs a pep talk right now? Maybe your friend. Or someone you don't know well, but you've noticed does a lot or looks discouraged. Maybe you need one.


Write a pep talk to someone in your Life. Consider giving it to them eventually.