Wed 15 May 2013
Posted by PJ under art, artists, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:
“Artists are the antennae of the race.”
—Ezra Pound, ABC of Reading
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Disclaimer:Â The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Siegfried and Roy, Leonard Maltin, or the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.
Tue 14 May 2013
Posted by PJ under love, pain, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:
“The main motive for ‘non-attachment’ is a desire to escape from the pain of living, and above all from love, which, sexual or non-sexual, is hard work.”
—George Orwell, “Reflections of Gandhiâ€
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Disclaimer:Â The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Siegfried and Roy, Leonard Maltin, or the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.
Mon 13 May 2013
Posted by PJ under mysteries, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:
“A mystery isn’t a problem. It can’t be solved—it can only be entered into. And you changed as a result.”
—Patrick Harpur, “Catching the Sacred Fire,†Fortean Times, April 2009
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Disclaimer:Â The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Siegfried and Roy, Leonard Maltin, or the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.
Fri 10 May 2013
Posted by PJ under fiction, quote of the day, reading
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Random quote of the day:
“Many persons read and like fiction. It does not tax the intelligence and the intelligence of most of us can so ill afford taxation that we rightly welcome any reading matter which avoids this.”
—Rose Macaulay, A Casual Commentary
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Disclaimer:Â The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Siegfried and Roy, Leonard Maltin, or the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.
Thu 9 May 2013
Posted by PJ under conflict, quote of the day, understanding
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Random quote of the day:
“If you want to live a different life without understanding what has brought about [your] confusion, you will always be in contradiction, in conflict, in confusion.”
—J. Krishnamurti, “How To Live In This World,†The Urgency of Change
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Disclaimer:Â The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Siegfried and Roy, Leonard Maltin, or the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.
Wed 8 May 2013
Posted by PJ under forteana, monsters, mysteries, quote of the day, science
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Random quote of the day:
“Almost half the scientific community will not examine evidence if there’s no theoretical basis for that evidence. Scientists want a theory.”
—Dr. John Bindernagel, wildlife biologist, “Bigfoot in New York,†Monster Quest
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Disclaimer:Â The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Siegfried and Roy, Leonard Maltin, or the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.
Tue 7 May 2013
Posted by PJ under quote of the day, the self, trust
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Random quote of the day:
“As soon as you trust yourself, you will know how to live.”
—Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Faust
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Disclaimer:Â The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Siegfried and Roy, Leonard Maltin, or the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.
Mon 6 May 2013
Posted by PJ under art, quote of the day
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Random quote of the day:
“Every day you may make progress. Every step may be fruitful. Yet there will stretch out before you an ever-lengthening, ever-ascending, ever-improving path. You know you will never get to the end of the journey. But this, far from discouraging, only adds to the joy and glory of the climb.”
—Sir Winston Churchill, “Painting as a Pastime,†Thoughts and Adventures
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Disclaimer:Â The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Siegfried and Roy, Leonard Maltin, or the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.
Fri 3 May 2013
Posted by PJ under quote of the day, spirit, the self
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Random quote of the day:
“Every day the choice is presented to us, in a thousand different ways, to live up to the spirit which is in us or deny it.”
—Henry Miller, “The Immorality of Morality,†Stand Still Like a Hummingbird: Essays
Disclaimer:Â The views expressed in this random quote of the day do not necessarily reflect the views of the poster, her immediate family, Siegfried and Roy, Leonard Maltin, or the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. They do, however, sometimes reflect the views of the Cottingley Fairies.
Thu 2 May 2013
Posted by PJ under bearing witness, caregiving, mom, my poetry, poetry
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Hot off the presses. I fear I am repeating myself, but I only have One Great Subject these days,
Lotus flower
Always so decisive, organized and resolute, never-aging,
confident-acting if not confident, a bubbly, outgoing woman.
Most of that is gone now. Now, I find myself with a little girl,
uncertain in her steps, both physical and of the spirit,
still reaching out to be what she was, who she was,
but finding a maze of walls between her and her self.
A great tenderness crests inside me, longing to protect,
to make her feel good about herself amidst the torment
and the tumbled-down world she tries to stumble through—
even when I’m exhausted, when the frustration is high.
I cannot swear to always being a perfect person. I weaken.
I trip and fall, but the soft lotus blooming in my heart
is a good resting place, holding us both above water.
The child I chose not to have found me anyway.
What can I do except love her and mother her?
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