January 2011
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“Self-importance is our greatest enemy. Think about it— what weakens us is feeling offended by the deeds and misdeeds of our fellow men. Our self-importance requires that we spend most of our lives offended by someone… Without self- importance we are invulnerable.”
—Carlos Castaneda - “The Fire From Within”
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Move and the way will open
– Zen Proverb (via yama-bato)
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Together
A Poem For Sunday
30 Jan 2011
by Zoe Pollock
“Together” by Charles Wright:
I wish I had the capacity to see through my own death. Some flash light, some force of flame Picking out diamond points of falling leaves and the river of stars.
This is the year I’m scraping the ice away from its...
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He Said she Said
by Zoe Pollock
Fred R. Shapiro corrects the record on famous quotes often misattributed to men:
He has achieved success who has lived well, laughed often, and loved much; who has enjoyed the trust of pure women, the respect of intelligent men, and the love of little children; who has filled his niche and accomplished his task; who has left the world better than he found it, whether by...
listening to "Under Pressure- Queen Feat. David... →
It’s the terror of knowing What this world is about …
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To be hopeful in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the...
– Howard Zinn (via kateoplis)
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All over the place, from the popular culture to the propaganda system, there is...
– Noam Chomsky (via graceisred)
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listening to "Chris Botti - Pavanne" →
A flowing, liquid sound.
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Men and Women
gender jinx and jitters
This is said to have come from the Car Guys, Click and Clack, the Tappit Brothers. It was a gift from a manfriend of mine, a special guy to me and it made me laugh and laugh. I showed it to my son and he laughed and laughed. I have shown it to another friend and it got the same reaction and then he sent me a note and asked for a copy to pass around. So I decided...
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Praying for peace entails believing that peace begins with you, and aligning...
– David Steindl-Rast, OSB (via sacredgraffiti)
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When I watch you
wrapped up like garbage
sitting, surrounded by the smell
of...
– Lucille Clifton (via sacredgraffiti)
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listening to "Ziggy Marley - beautiful day (live)" →
A beautiful day for a beautiful song
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“Our hands imbibe like roots, so I place them on what is beautiful in this...
– http://www.parabola.org/ (via parkstepp)