Category Archives: philosophy

Darkness Can Be illuminating

Posted on November 25, 2020 by randomyriad

“Black has depth . . .you can go into it. And you start seeing what your afraid of. You start seeing what you love, and it becomes like a dream.” “Don’t fight the darkness. Don’t even worry about the darkness. … Continue reading →

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A Universe in Every Mind

Posted on October 15, 2020 by randomyriad

Thinking of the stars night after night I begin to realizeThe stars are words and all the innumerable worlds in the Milky Way are words,and so is this world too. And I realize that no matter where I am,whether in … Continue reading →

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Chiaroscuro Visions

Posted on October 2, 2020 by randomyriad

The Uses of Sorrow  (In my sleep I dreamed this poem) Someone I loved once gave mea box full of darkness. It took me years to understandthat this, too, was a gift. Mary Oliver

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Each a Crowded Vessel Drifting Alone into the Unknown

Posted on September 3, 2020 by randomyriad

“Whatever became of the moment when one first knew about death? There must have been one. A moment. In childhood. When it first occurred to you that you don’t go on forever. Must have been shattering. Stamped into one’s memory. … Continue reading →

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Say Yes to a World of Possibility

Posted on July 24, 2020 by randomyriad

Fear is the Divider, Fear is the Death of Creative Problem Solving, Fear is the No to the World’s Yes   Spiritual Practice For Releasing Fear Breathing in,   I rest in my courage. Breathing out, I release fear. Breathing in,  … Continue reading →

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