January 2012
13 posts
“Often the hands will solve a mystery that the intellect has struggled with in...”
– Carl Jung
“Who has fully realized that history is not contained in thick books but lives in...”
– Carl Jung
“As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a...”
– Carl Jung
“Knowing your own darkness is the best method for dealing with the darknesses of...”
– Carl Jung
“Shrinking away from death is something unhealthy and abnormal which robs the...”
– Carl Jung
“Through pride we are ever deceiving ourselves. But deep down below the surface...”
– Carl Jung
December 2011
19 posts
“So then, the relationship of self to other is the complete realization that...”
– Alan Watts
“How is it possible that a being with such sensitive jewels as the eyes, such...”
– Alan Watts
“It is better to conquer yourself
than to win a thousand battles.
Then the...”
“The life of Zen begins, therefore,
in a disillusion with the pursuit of goals...”
– Alan Watts
“Not to be bound by rules,
but to be creating one’s own rules –
this is...”
– D. T. Suzuki
“Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be...”
– bell hooks, All About Love: New Visions (via osram-akoma)
“I can remember the early mornings—how the stubble,
A little proud with frost,...”
– “Waking on the Farm” by Robert Bly
“i remember the first time i saw someone lying on the cold street
i thought:...”
– “Subdivision” by Ani Difranco
The ‘Molitor’ Stradivarius of 1697 →
I never knew my violin-playing genes go this far back…this is SUCH an exciting discovery! Now, who wants to buy this Stradivarius for me…? :)
[In 1804 Madame Récamier’s two violins passed to a young General in Napoleon’s army, the Count Gabriel-Jean-Joseph Molitor (1770-1849). Count Molitor was evidently a musician of some stature as well as a distinguished soldier under both Napoleon...
“Zen mind is not Zen mind. That is, if you are attached to Zen mind, then you...”
“You must have been warned against letting the golden hours slip by; but some of...”
– J. M. Barrie (author of Peter Pan novels)
November 2011
47 posts
“In science it often happens that scientists say, “You know that’s a really good...”
– Carl Sagan, 1987 CSICOP keynote address (via supercuddlypuppies)
“You Don’t Have to Be Pretty. You don’t owe prettiness to anyone. Not to your...”
– Erin, “A Dress a Day” (via lollaloves)
A Message to Women From a Man: You Are Not "Crazy"... →
While dealing with gaslighting isn’t a universal truth for women, we all certainly know plenty of women who encounter it at work, home, or in personal relationships.
And the act of gaslighting does not simply affect women who are not quite sure of themselves. Even vocal, confident, assertive women are vulnerable to gaslighting.
Why?
Because women bare the brunt of our neurosis. It is...
Abercrombie & Fitch sells the corporate,... →
“Abercrombie is known for its discriminatory nature (especially prevalent in its advertising), flawed and unjust employment practices and its use of slave labor.
…All of the Abercrombie clothing is made by child laborers slaving away in unsettling conditions. They have no benefits or access to health care, and these products are being marketed and sold to a demographic who have...
