Category Archives: sympathy and empahty

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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Tarot Journal #61: Ten of Swords/ 6 of Cups

Posted on October 3, 2022 by randomyriad

Readjustment Coming back to work after a week off was challenging as I made the transition from almost total control of my schedule and who I interacted with to having my day divided into hour-long segments where my interactions were … Continue reading →

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Tarot Journal #57: The Sun/ 3 of Swords (Sorrow)

Posted on September 18, 2022 by randomyriad

A Brief Flash of Illumination “We are probably wrong to suspect that each individual has some secret passion, some mystery, some weakness; if Jean-Yves’s father had had to express his innermost convictions, the profound meaning he ascribed to life, he … Continue reading →

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Tarot Journal #15: XVIII The Moon/Eight of Coins/9 of Disks (prudence)/ XIX The Sun

Posted on June 2, 2022 by randomyriad

Dreams, Memory and Moving into the Moment The problem I have with my dreams is that they often highlight events and incidents in my life that I, if I had been more mindful and intentional, could have handled more positively, … Continue reading →

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2022 Graphic Journal page #18: May 23- May 24

Posted on May 24, 2022 by randomyriad

Dissonant Cartography

Posted in Abstraction, All part of the process, banality of evil, can't really complain but, Check this out, Collage, delusions of progress, Geographies of Death, paying attention, Politics of Peace, Questions and riddles, sympathy and empahty, thinking in words, visions from the dark side, Works in Progress | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment