Divinized, immortalized, changed into citizens of peace I’ve been too far-flung places, went sailing on a ship of fools. All firmly in the grip of the delusion that makes fine young hearts grow cold, that all would be fine and dandy, if I could just get hold of more power, prestige, and gold. Not a drop […]
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Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding.” ― Albert Einstein. I recall listening to a fella who had suffered more than a few up close and personal rock-bottoms. He said that these days all he wanted “was to step out easy.” That struck me as a fine metaphor for
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“There is a crack in everything; that’s how the light gets in.” Leonard Cohen. Eventually, we nearly all take a reluctant stroll down the boulevard of broken dreams. If you’ve stumbled into this unwelcome place, comrades, take heart, it might just be the best thing that has ever happened to you. For above all, this is
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Crying does not indicate that you are weak. Since birth, it has always been a sign that you are alive. – Charlotte Bronte I know only too well what it’s like to live with a heart like a stone! Utterly snared by what some of my friends on the journey call the bondage of self.
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