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i bless you with the healing power of love
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The problems of failure are hard. The problems of success can be harder, because nobody warns you about them.
jamesclear.com • “Make Good Art” by Neil Gaiman
We lump discomfort and aversion together. Are they the same thing? No! One thing is discomfort; the other is aversion. And we can be in discomfort without aversion. It’s a little miracle, but it’s possible.
Corrado Pensa • Discomfort without Aversion: A Little Miracle, by Corrado Pensa
Living as a mystic means orienting the whole of yourself toward the sacred. It’s a matter of purposely looking through the lens of love.
Mirabai Starr • Orienting Toward the Sacred
Optimal grip and
In an effort to get people to look
into each other’s eyes more,
and also to appease the mutes,
the government has decided
to allot each person exactly one hundred
and sixty-seven words, per day.
When the phone rings, I put it to my ear
without saying hello. In the restaurant
I point at chicken noodle soup.
I am adjusting well to the new way.
Late at night... See more
into each other’s eyes more,
and also to appease the mutes,
the government has decided
to allot each person exactly one hundred
and sixty-seven words, per day.
When the phone rings, I put it to my ear
without saying hello. In the restaurant
I point at chicken noodle soup.
I am adjusting well to the new way.
Late at night... See more
Jeffrey McDaniel • The Quiet World by Jeffrey McDaniel | Poetry Foundation
In the novelist’s profession, as far as I’m concerned, there’s no such thing as winning or losing. Maybe numbers of copies sold, awards won, and critics’ praise serve as outward standards for accomplishment in literature, but none of them really matter. What’s crucial is whether your writing attains the standards you’ve set for yourself. Failure to... See more
Write For Yourself
The best criticism of the bad is the practice of the better .