Category Archives: Other peoples words

Women Will Always Be Rising: A Force Like the Sun, Unstoppable.

Posted on January 21, 2017 by randomyriad

Sofonisba Anguissola (1535-1625) was a fortunate young Italian woman in that her enlightened father endeavored to educate all seven children – including the girls – in the best humanistic tradition. Although several of her sisters also painted, it quickly became clear … Continue reading →

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You Reading This, Be Ready

Posted on January 19, 2017 by randomyriad

Originally posted on Paper Pencil Life:
A poem I’ve been reading on repeat. A poem I will be referring back to. (thank you, Kim Cody for sending it to me)

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Education Does not Prepare You for Life: Life is Your Education.

Posted on January 15, 2017 by randomyriad

There is only one way to read, which is to browse in libraries and bookshops, picking up books that attract you, reading only those, dropping them when they bore you, skipping the parts that drag — and never, never reading … Continue reading →

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Especially in This Winter We Must Remember Who We Are

Posted on January 11, 2017 by randomyriad

It is what we must do each day, inch out on the ice with our hands together for support. It is fascism that attempts to give us security by making us safe from others. Security is always an illusion, a … Continue reading →

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A Balanced View into a New Year.

Posted on January 1, 2017 by randomyriad

A New Year’s Perspective: John Steinbeck on Good and Evil, the Necessary Contradictions of the Human Nature, and Our Grounds for Lucid Hope By Maria Popova Speaking of the happy new year, I wonder if any year ever had less … Continue reading →

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