December 2009
44 posts
“Overwork actually has major cachet in a society whose holy trinity is...”
– Barbara Kingsolver
Canon in D Major
“Forever is so may different things. It was always changing. It was what...”
– ~ Truth About Forever (via gatekeeper)
“The Opening of Eyes
That day I saw beneath dark clouds
the passing light over...”
– David Whyte
“From all eternity,
God lies on a maternity bed,
giving birth.
The essence of...”
– Meister Eckhart
“You have the Answer. Just get quiet enough to hear it.”
– Pat Obuchowski (via gatekeeper)
“Like alien abductees, the first Christians had a shattering experience in...”
– Paul Zahl, Grace in Practice: A Theology of Everyday Life
linzo:vild:blua: Lost | Coldplay
A question for global warming denialists →
“…look carefully at the arguments the denialists make. They simple do not stand up to scrutiny. There is no there, there. To anyone familiar with the variety of denialists in existence these days, the term brings to mind a particular method of argumentation designed to create an impression of controversy…There are those who deny that we went to the moon, deny that evolution...
“The great mystics such as Teresa of Avila or John of the Cross in their own way...”
– Richard Rohr
“Hello, babies. Welcome to Earth. It’s hot in the summer and cold in the winter....”
– ~ Kurt Vonnegut, God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater (via gatekeeper)
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Nature enhances quality of life...makes sense to... →
“Of particular interest were responses to extrinsic life aspirations , like being financially successful or admired by many people; as contrasted with intrinsic life aspirations , like deep and enduring relationships, or working toward the betterment of society. The results showed that people who watched the nature images scored significantly lower on extrinsic life aspirations, and...
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The Shadow Effect
Today, in our Integral Women group, we are watching Debbie Ford’s movie, The Shadow Effect. She writes about the shadow,
“The shadow contains all the parts of ourselves that we try to hide, deny or suppress. It is the keeper of all the aspects of ourselves that we dislike and the qualities that we judge as...
“It is only when we have the courage to face things exactly as they are without...”
– I Ching
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What’s Goin’ On?
“Do not be surprised or scandalized by the sinful and the tragic. Do what you can...”
– Richard Rohr, Everything Belongs
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50 cents a year to deworm a child will allow... →
“Dust” by Ericka Luckett…how...
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The Girl Effect →
Invest in a girl and she will do the rest.
