Spots of Time 2012

  There are in our existence spots of time,
That with distinct pre-eminence retain
A renovating virtue, whence--depressed                     210
By false opinion and contentious thought,
Or aught of heavier or more deadly weight,
In trivial occupations, and the round
Of ordinary intercourse--our minds
Are nourished and invisibly repaired;
A virtue, by which pleasure is enhanced 

That penetrates, enables us to mount,
When high, more high, and lifts us up when fallen.

From Prelude by William Wordsworth (lines 208 - 218)

My title for my 2012 blog is "Spots of Time."  It comes from the segment of Wordsworth printed above.  I hope you are impressed that I have read this huge, long poem and that I have personally picked this phrase.  I wish that were true but in reality, I only heard of "spots of time" from a lecture on C.S. Lewis which I was listening to on CD.  The only other time I've heard of Wordsworth is from Father Tim in the Mitford series.  Anyway, I'm pleased that I now know a small scrap of Wordsworth.  Blogging is my way of recording and celebrating a few "spots of time" from my life.  My mind is "nourished and invisibly repaired" by the exercise.