Category Archives: Being Human

When Traveling in Darkness Remember:

Posted on April 10, 2023 by randomyriad

To Know the Dark To go in the dark with a light is to know the light. To know the dark, go dark. Go without light, and find that the dark, too, blooms and sings, and is traveled by dark … Continue reading →

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Simone Weil: Attention as Generosity

Posted on April 2, 2023 by randomyriad

Originally posted on Non-Buddhism:
Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity. Simone Weil (1909-1943; pronounced vay) was an extraordinary person. If you do not know her life story, I highly recommend watching Julia Haslett’s moving and deeply personal movie, “An…

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2023 Graphic Journal Page #12: March 25 to April 1

Posted on April 2, 2023 by randomyriad

Drawing On What Does Not Exist

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Video: “The Tub” by Amy Hempel (with text)

Posted on March 25, 2023 by randomyriad

Originally posted on Vox Populi:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BOEdTowESIY&t=2s My heart – I thought it stopped. So I got in my car and headed for God. I passed two churches with cars parked in front. Then I stopped at the third because no…

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2023 Graphic Journal Page #9: March 6 to March 11

Posted on March 11, 2023 by randomyriad

Exploring the Internal Darkness

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