"There is a realm of time where the goal is not to have but to be, not to own but to give, not to control but to share, not to subdue but to be in accord."
The Sabbath, Abraham Heschel
Saturday, September 6, 2014
To be in accord
Friday, July 11, 2014
Benson
I need to get caught up on the last season of Mad Men, but instead I've been watching this. Over and over.
Saturday, June 14, 2014
Minute Attentions
Various stars. Various kings.
Various sunsets, signs, cursory insights.
Many minute attentions, many knowledgeable watchers,
Much cold, much overbearing darkness.
Various long midwinter Glooms.
Various Solitary and Terrible Stars.
Many Frosty Nights, many previously Unseen Sky-flowers.
Many people setting out (some of them kings) all clutching at stars.
Monday, February 24, 2014
February 24th
In the immortal lyrics of Le Corps Mince de Francoise, "I'd like to marry Agent Cooper, I think he'd be good as a wife."
Sunday, February 2, 2014
Royals & Pierrot
"Puddles is a 7 foot tall sad clown with a voice like Tom Jones." Let me live that fantasy.
Tuesday, January 21, 2014
Rituals
In one study, participants tasted chocolate, either ritualistically (i.e., with the instruction to break the bar in half without unwrapping it, unwrap half the bar and eat it, and then unwrap the other half and eat it), or as they normally would. Those who performed the ritual reported finding the chocolate more flavorful and enjoying it more. They also took more time to savor it, and were willing to pay nearly twice as much for more of it.
Rituals Not Only Reinforce Behaviour, They Make Us Enjoy It More Too
Thursday, January 2, 2014
Predictions and Exclamations
I predict that you will commit no major acts of self-sabotage in 2014. Congrats! I also foresee that you will be exceptionally careful not to hurt or damage yourself. Hooray! More good news: You won't be as critical of yourself as you have sometimes been in the past. The judgmental little voice in the back of your head won't be nearly as active. Yay! Even your negative emotions will diminish in frequency and intensity. Hallelujah! Whoopee! Abracadabra!
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