I’ve been sharing quotations on Facebook and recapping on this blog. These quotations typically come from my own reading/learning/listening and therefore have significant meaning in my life (or at least to a life I aspire to). . The sheer pleasure…
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Naivety
Thank you naivety for failing me again. (Laura Marling)1 I grew up in a part of the city, and at a time, where “street smarts” were essential to survival, especially if you were a small kid with a smart mouth.…
What Do I Want?
“ANY CULTURE TELLS YOU HOW TO LIVE your one and only life: to wit, as everyone else does.” — Annie Dillard1 “What Do I Want?” is not a conversation I could have had with myself as a child or even for…
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Teresa of Avila Turns 500 
“The Fool” and Social Media
The lips of the wise spread knowledge; not so the mind of fools. (Proverbs 15.7) The mind of one who has understanding seeks knowledge, but the mouths of fools feed on folly. (15.14) Lately I’ve been thinking about our daughter…
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