Fri 28 Dec 2018
Goodbye, sweetheart
Posted by PJ under Min
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RIP Min, my sweetheart, best cat in the world. Give grandma a head rub for me. I love you.
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Fri 21 Dec 2018
Be here now
Posted by PJ under change, in the moment, mindfulness, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:
“It turns out that being present is a courageous act. It involves discerning what we cannot change and changing what we can. We cannot change other people or the forces that act on us—we cannot change the relentless force of change. But we can change the quality of our presence here and now. We can turn away from the old thoughts, pull ourselves out of the deep groove of habit, and be here now.â€
—Tracy Cochran, “Life Preserver,†tracycochran.org, April 30, 2014
HAPPY HOLIDAYS, EVERYONE. THE QUOTE OF THE DAY WILL BE ON VACATION UNTIL JANUARY 2.
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Thu 20 Dec 2018
Truths
Posted by PJ under quote of the day, truth
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Random quote of the day:
“A very great deal more truth can become known than can be proven.â€
—Richard Feynman, Nobel Lecture, December 11, 1965
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Wed 19 Dec 2018
The Gift
Posted by PJ under gifts, quote of the day, writers, writing
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Random quote of the day:
“I didn’t want to become a writer—it just happened. It’s a kind of gift, you know, from the heavens.â€
—Haruki Murakami, The Paris Review Interviews, IV
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Tue 18 Dec 2018
Suffering
Posted by PJ under courage and fear, quote of the day, suffering, unknown
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Random quote of the day:
“People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.â€
—Thich Nhat Hanh, Fragrant Palms Leaves, Journals 1962-1966 (tr. Mobi Warren)
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Mon 17 Dec 2018
Intellectual
Posted by PJ under mind, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:
“An intellectual is someone whose mind watches itself.â€
—Albert Camus, The Notebooks, 1935-42
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Fri 14 Dec 2018
Poor
Posted by PJ under poverty, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:
“To recommend thrift to the poor is both grotesque and insulting. It is like advising a man who is starving to eat less.â€
—Oscar Wilde, “The Soul of A Man Under Socialismâ€
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Thu 13 Dec 2018
Opening up
Posted by PJ under creativity, discoveries, openness, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:
“Every man, when he gets quiet, when he becomes desperately honest with himself, is capable of uttering profound truths. We all derive from the same source. There is no mystery about the origin of things. We are all part of creation, all kings, all poets, all musicians; we have only to open up, only to discover what is already there.â€
—Henry Miller, Sexus: The Rosy Crucifixion, Book I
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Wed 12 Dec 2018
THE END.
Posted by PJ under finishing, stories, writing
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Just a wee story, like pulling teeth the whole way, but it’s the first time I’ve finished a work of fiction in a very, very long time.
It was always like dreaming for me, something I couldn’t wait to get back to each day, but it hasn’t been like that since before my mother died. I don’t know if the sit-butt-on-chair-and-start-pulling-teeth method is my new reality or just the painful first steps to a full recovery, but I’ll take it either way, or any half-assed step between.
Now for the next story.
Wed 12 Dec 2018
Faith
Posted by PJ under art, faith, quote of the day, vision, writing
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Random quote of the day:
“You never lose faith in your vision. God might choose fools and people who glow with neurosis for his partners in creation, but he doesn’t make mistakes.”
—James Lee Burke, “Writers On Writing; Seeking a Vision of Truth, Guided by a Higher Power,†The New York Times, Dec. 2, 2002
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