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Thu 24 May 2018

Wrestling

Posted by PJ under angels, daimons and demons, forgiveness, light, quote of the day, self-knowledge, the self
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Random quote of the day:

“Confront the dark parts of yourself, and work to banish them with illumination and forgiveness. Your willingness to wrestle with your demons will cause your angels to sing.”

—August Wilson, quoted by Seattle Repertory Theatre

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Mon 14 May 2018

Stained glass

Posted by PJ under beauty, light, quote of the day, the deep within
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Random quote of the day:

“People are like stained-glass windows. They sparkle and shine when the sun is out, but when darkness sets in, their true beauty is revealed only if there is a light from within.”

—Elisabeth Kübler-Ross, quoted in The Leader’s Digest by Jim Clemmer

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Wed 9 May 2018

Deep

Posted by PJ under flowers, light, poetry, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:

“Deep in their roots, all flowers keep the light.”

—Theodore Roethke, Notebooks 1949-50

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Wed 30 Sep 2015

Let there be light

Posted by PJ under bureaucracy, light, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day: 

“And God said, Let there be light; and there was light, but the Eastern Electricity Board said He would have to wait until Thursday to be connected.”

—Spike Milligan, “The Creation According to the Trade Unions,” The Bible According to Spike Milligan

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Mon 24 Aug 2015

Shadows and light

Posted by PJ under light, otherworld, quote of the day, shadows
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Random quote of the day: 

“From what realm of light were we shadows who darken the earth spawned?”

—Henry Miller, Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch

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Thu 9 Apr 2015

Brief candle

Posted by PJ under death, light, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:

“Man, like a light in the night, is kindled and put out.”

—Heraclitus, Fragment 76

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Wed 10 Dec 2014

This little light of mine

Posted by PJ under light, quote of the day, the deep within, understanding
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Random quote of the day:

“My own understanding is the sole treasure I possess, and the greatest. Though infinitely small and fragile in comparison with the powers of darkness, it is still a light, my own light.”

—Carl Jung, Memories, Dreams, Reflections (tr. Clara and Richard Winston)

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Fri 10 Oct 2014

Opposition

Posted by PJ under darkness, hatred, light, love, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:

“Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that.”

—Martin Luther King, Jr., Strength to Love

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Mon 4 Nov 2013

Shadowlight

Posted by PJ under light, quote of the day, shadows
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Random quote of the day:

“No matter how close they lie, shadow and light, next to each other, so close there is no word for the place where they touch, they never enter one another’s realm.”

—Patricia A. McKillip, Solstice Wood

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Mon 1 Apr 2013

In the velvet darkness of the blackest night

Posted by PJ under darkness, existence, light, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:

“As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.”

—Carl Jung, Memories, Dreams, Reflections

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