Category Archives: paying attention

2023 Graphic Journal Page #13: April 2 to April 8

Posted on April 8, 2023 by randomyriad

Remembering Visions of the Future

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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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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 Graphics Journal #8: March 1 to March 5

Posted on March 6, 2023 by randomyriad

Emergence

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A Machine for Making Falsehoods

Posted on February 14, 2023 by randomyriad

The difficulties of being honest and being truly known Quotes from Under the Net by Iris Murdoch “I hate solitude, but I’m afraid of intimacy. The substance of my life is a private conversation with myself which to turn into … Continue reading →

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