Category Archives: Other peoples words

My To Do List

Posted on August 30, 2007 by randomyriad

This is a list that I have collected and adjusted over many years from many sources and it includes the best of what I attempt to do and be everyday. I always fail, some days a little, some days I … Continue reading →

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If I See You

Posted on August 27, 2007 by randomyriad

If I really see you, I will laugh out loud, or fall silent, or explode into a thousand pieces. If I don’t, I will be caught in the cement and stone of my own prison. Rumi

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That God is Me

Posted on August 26, 2007 by randomyriad

Henri Matisse wrote: Spontaneity is not what I am looking for. . . . Undoubtedly it is necessary to paint as one sings, without constraint. The acrobat executes his number with ease and an apparent facility. Let’s not lose sight … Continue reading →

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Franz Kafka’s Diary

Posted on August 24, 2007 by randomyriad

Franz Kafka wrote in his diary: October 19, 1921: Anyone who cannot come to terms with his life while he is alive needs one hand to ward off a little his despair over his fate– he has little success in … Continue reading →

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Into the Jaws of the Beast I Shout Joy

Posted on August 21, 2007 by randomyriad

“You must empty your pockets, turn them inside out, and spill out your wife and your son, the pets you hardly knew, and the days you simply missed altogether watching the sunlight fade on the bricks across the way. You … Continue reading →

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