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The Ultimate Test
“For one human being to love another is perhaps the most difficult task of all, the epitome, the ultimate test. It is that striving for which all other striving is merely preparation.” – Rainer Maria Rilke Interesting quote. When you boil everything down to its genuine purpose, it all seems to come back to love.… Continue reading
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The Power of Love
In “A Child is Born” a great photographic look on life inside the womb, Lennart Nilson and Lars Hamberger begin their work with love: “Love is an incredibly strong, enduring force and has been since time immemorial. The pattern is recognized in every culture in our world: two people are mutually attracted and feel the… Continue reading
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Soul Food
“A happy, productive writing life is like a simple, perfect dinner, or prayer and meditation. Its soul food.” – Heather Sellers Continue reading
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The Power of Purpose
“The obstacles you encounter rarely have a coherent purpose of their own. They are just there, inconvenient and troublesome to be sure, but with nothing of substance to sustain them. You, on the other hand, have the extreme advantage of being able to choose and follow a definite purpose. By so doing, instead of randomly… Continue reading
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Mankind is an Arrogant Creation
Mankind is an arrogant creation. He walks proudly on both legs, almost as if the wind carries him His head is tilted toward the sky that he curses with his lips But the clouds mock him And the seas have admitted, he is foolish in his ways He possess intellect, but his intelligence has seated… Continue reading
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There’s a Poem Somewhere
There’s a poem somewhere waiting to be heard. There’s a child out there confused and afraid so he waits and she waits to be heard. There’s a man out there who wants to know truth but this world is so tempting that his dreams he’d rather pursue there’s a poem out there somewhere that speaks… Continue reading
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Dear World
“Dear World, do not wait until I am dead to love me. If you appreciate me at all, give me my flowers while I live.” Continue reading
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