Comment on What Does Freedom Mean? by FindingStrengthToStandAgain
What a terrific post! I completely agree with these words. One thing I have learned in life is that we all need to learn to listen a bit more. So many people can “hear”, so few people have learned the...
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The problem goes back a long way — “they have ears but hear not” — from the Bible — Nonetheless you’re right, any person who brings good will and patience to the task can become better at listening to...
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Comment on Why We Write — by Pauline
Ah that squeak! Yes indeedy, that little thrill of discovery, of feeling that, for a moment, one has discovered something worth noting, not only about oneself but about the world at large. To share...
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Comment on Why We Write — by Rebekah
He expressed it so well … how I feel about it. I write about what I know best — me.
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Did you ever read his essays? Or either of the two children’s books, Stuart Little and Charlotte’s Web? If not, you have a great treat in store!
View ArticleComment on Why We Write — by Rebekah
I have in the back of my mind that I’ve read Stuart Little, but I’m not sure. Will check it out..
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Of course that’s assuming you like children’s books. Not everyone does, but I adore them. Alice in Wonderland is one of the most important books in my life. Hope you are having lovely — but not TOO...
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Comment on The Necessary Journey — by Stef
I *LOVE* your POV. I think I’m getting a taste of grad school this weekend… and so far, I’m still attending, but am realizing how much more ‘advanced’ it is than undergrad. But, I know I can make it; I...
View ArticleComment on The Necessary Journey — by tms
Kölsch would be nice. The teacher I had in mind actually taught Medieval German Literature at university there. Pick any Kneipe you like. Cheers!
View ArticleComment on The Necessary Journey — by Touch2Touch
Yeah. That’s a problem, no stasis. It would be so nice, wouldn’t it? to be able to rest. At the still point of the turning world — that’s about as good as it gets, though. Onward, Stef!!!
View ArticleComment on The Necessary Journey — by David Elpern
There’s an old Yiddish saying, “We get too soon old and too late smart.” Proust might have approved — who knows?
View ArticleComment on The Necessary Journey — by Touch2Touch
Proust only made it to 51, so he got too soon dead. But he was a smart (if sickly) Jewish man all along. I think he would have encouraged us all to go as far and as fast as we could — But then again,...
View ArticleComment on To Make It Taste A Bit Better — by tms
Pauline, I like what you say about the essence here – since I also like food, here is another parallel: A good sauce (French school here) often gets ‘reduced’, simmered till some of the liquid’s gone...
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Comment on To Make It Taste A Bit Better — by Touch2Touch
Slow? No. They are much appreciated by all when they arrive, and worth waiting for — Like a properly prepared dish.
View ArticleComment on The Necessary Journey — by CMSmith
It’s not the mistakes that matter, but what we do about them. Good recovery.
View ArticleComment on The Necessary Journey — by Touch2Touch
Thanks, Christine. One wonderful thing about the blogging community — we’re all here for each other.
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