Category Archives: thinking in words

That Thing with Feathers Fluttering in and out of the Light

Posted on August 27, 2019 by randomyriad

We can change. People say we can’t, but we do when the stakes or the pain is high enough. And when we do, life can change. It offers more of itself when we agree to give up our busyness. -Anne … Continue reading →

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Legacy

Posted on July 19, 2019 by randomyriad

of the Empire  by Mary Oliver from Devotions   “We will be known as a culture that feared death and adored power, that tried to vanquish insecurity for the few and cared little for the penury of the many. We … Continue reading →

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Empathy Breeds Survival

Posted on July 8, 2019 by randomyriad

Mary Cassatt, the child’s bath      

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How To Be Yourself Awake; 3 Poems

Posted on June 17, 2019 by randomyriad

By Tony Hoagland, from What Narcissism Means to Me   2 BY NAOMI SHIHAB NYE The Art of Disappearing When they say Don’t I know you? say no. When they invite you to the party remember what parties are like before answering. … Continue reading →

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We Are All Collaborators in one Big Farce

Posted on June 6, 2019 by randomyriad

 From Disaster Preparedness by Heather Havrilesky

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