i gave up caring
I gave up caring about anything, and all the problems disappeared. Fyodor Dostoevsky : The Dream of a Ridiculous Man (1877)
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never look down
Never look down to test the ground before taking your next step: only he who keeps his eye fixed on the far horizon will find the right road. Dag Hammarskjöld : Markings
2012: the year you’ve been waiting for
In Thomas Friedman’s, ‘That Used to be Us’, Bill Gates notes that, “We can renew our excellence not so much with things other have invented, but rather with things we used to do quite well ourselves.” I wonder if I … Continue reading
how i failed in 2011
When I realized that some of my resolutions for 2012 are exactly the same as those in 2011. I cringed. Why didn’t I make more progress in 2011? What were the reasons I couldn’t evolve in the preferred direction? Resolutions … Continue reading
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Ray Bradbury: on purpose
My job is to help you fall in love. Ray Bradbury, 1995 Speech at Brown University
blenkinsopp: the prophetic role originates in isaiah
“Viewing this issue from a broader perspective, I will argue that three very influential interpretative trajectories about the function and place of prophecy and the prophetic role originate in the book. There is, first, the profile of the prophet who … Continue reading
mary oliver: the summer day
Who made the world? Who made the swan, and the black bear? Who made the grasshopper, I mean- the one who has flung herself out of the grass, the one who is eating sugar out of my hand, who is … Continue reading
prayer of humble access
the prayer of humble access is always a tender moment during mass. kneeling beside the other acolytes, quietly saying this prayer together, has become one of my most cherished parts of mass. it is both confession and thanksgiving. a statement … Continue reading
camellias of capitol hill
we walked among the spoils of spring gifts that god bestowed ‘to those who have waited’ the camellias of capitol hill whispered to me all i could do was smile
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long overdue
the truth is between the one that is here and the one that is not expecting blossoms, expecting joy pleasure is long overdue.
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