#leafbyniggle

[anastpaul]

Tolkien's Leaf

J.R.R. Tolkien’s short story "Leaf by Niggle", reveals that minutia matters: even the little things we do have can have great significance. In this video, Fr. Mike Schmitz explores how the author of The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings shows that having a more complete vision for life can affect our attention to detail. Reflecting on this, Father Mike shows us how the hope of heaven can give eternally deeper meaning to even the most minute tasks in our lives.

[eating-their-words]

I've had this book on my shelves since grade school and have never read it or even wondered about it until today when I picked it up on a whim and read one of Tolkien's first short stories "Leaf by Niggle". Any forgotten books on your shelves? 🍃 #forgottenbooks #treeandleaf #leafbyniggle #jrrtolkien https://www.instagram.com/p/B5GbkiUg62C/?igshid=18ypdwf29g5cd

[davidnerr]

Reflecting on the past few weeks... 14 days since I took this photo, 11 since my Half-Marathon. It seems like longer? And yet it feels like I’ve hardly had a chance to process anything. // Unposted photos, undeciphered thoughts. Unanswered messages. Ever felt like everything is moving too fast, yet you’re standing still? My body at least has been recovering, and I’m running well and happily this week. // Sometimes it’s all too easy to forget that we’re ultimately in control it all. The work we chose to do, the things we pay attention to. Like our muscles, our minds don’t grow during periods of stress (or inactivity) but when we rest. I don’t have to be anywhere on Saturday, except in my bed in the morning, and I’m really looking forward to it, and the space in my schedule. // I read a wonderful short story by J.R.R Tolkien a couple of months ago called #LeafByNiggle and it struck me like a Balrog’s whip. I saw aspects of myself in Niggle, similar hopes and the same challenges. The story left no doubt in my mind that Tolkien wrote from lived experience, and with an intention to help anyone striving for something elusive. (at Madrid, Spain)

[encartonarte-blog]

Hoja de Niggle #insecto #HojadeNiggle #leafbyniggle

[ssundsted]

4/100 finally got my hands on a copy of the Tolkien reader. Now time to read Leaf by Niggle! #tolkien #tolkienreader #leafbyniggle #100happydays

[fotosistema1]

Tenía unos cuantos cuadros comenzados, casi todos demasiado grandes y ambiciosos para su capacidad. Era de esa clase de pintores que hacen mejor las hojas que los árboles. Solía pasarse infinidad de tiempo con una sola hoja, intentando captar su forma, su brillo y los reflejos del rocío en sus bordes. Pero su afán era pintar un árbol completo con todas las hojas del mismo estilo y todas distintas.

Hoja de Niggle, J.R.R. Tolkien.

[santosimata]

Agora sim! Esse é um ótimo jeito de se começar a semana! #jrrtolkien #literatura #sobrecontosdefadas #leafbyniggle