Cartoon – Shopping with old people
Author: Antarctica Journal
Poem – The Song of Songs (By Henryk Baranski)
The Song of Songs FEAR FEAR FOR THE CHILDREN FIND FLIGHT FOR THEM ALL AND OTHERS AND SWEEP FOR SOLOMON AND HIS ANCESTORS AND FIGHT FOR HIS DAUGHTERS AND SONS. THOSE WHO THINK OF LOVE AND REDEMPTION THOSE WHO SPEAK OF HEARTS AND WOE THOSE WHO THRIVE FROM SCATTERING PETALS THOSE WHO SHINE WITH GUTTURAL GRIEF. SO […]
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Invictus – With Good Heart
“All I ask is that you do your work to the best of your abilities, and with good heart.” – Invictus
Read moreBarbara Kingsolver quote – figure out what you have to say
“Don’t try to figure out what other people want to hear from you; figure out what you have to say. It’s the one and only thing you have to offer.” – Barbara Kingsolver
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Gary Snyder quote – find your place on the planet
“Find your place on the planet, dig in, and take responsibility from there.” – Gary Snyder
Read morePoem – Following the New Guru (By Lee Marc Stein)
Following the New Guru Before True Detective McConaughey took the wheel and became Zen Master of the Lincoln auto, he layed down the gospel according to St. Matthew: “My rule is to break one sweat a day.” Farshvitst, I contemplate the sound of one hundred six beads of perspiration splashing on the dashboard of my treadmill. Stop running […]
Read moreA Genetic Guide To Happiness
Human beings appear to be genetically engineered to be happiest and healthiest when we spend a lot of time selflessly helping others—and unhealthy when we’re mostly devoted to self-gratification. That’s the eye-opening conclusion of University of North Carolina researchers, based on a study of 80 volunteers. The study subjects were asked how often they felt hedonic pleasure—the kind of happiness […]
Read moreG.K. Chesterton Quote – Bigotry
“Bigotry may be roughly defined as the anger of men who have no opinions.” – G.K. Chesterton
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