The past, now.
- Surrender, slavery, and Christ
“The most beautiful life possible has always seemed to me to be one where everything is determined, either by the pressure of circumstances or by impulses…, and where there is never any room for choice.” — Simone Weil, Letter to a Priest
“Finally, let it be said that to surrender oneself to the will of others [...]
- Everything always is
“We were sitting after yoga and I was see-through. My skin was gone. I had my eyes closed and then I opened them and it was still the same. The room was dark and there were other people sitting and I was transparent.
The teacher said follow your breath but I couldn’t. I was barely breathing. [...]
- The ordinary world
Some of my friends are taking vows to update their blogs more often.
Happenings in my so-called everyday life of late:
- After a couple weeks of visiting family in Kentucky and Georgia, I moved to Portland on June 18th.
- I stayed at a friend’s place in Sellwood-Moreland (a lovely neighborhood full of antique stores, neighbors with [...]
- On flying
This morning, the orange dog is lying on my sheetless bed, and the sun from the window is on half his body while the other half is in the shadows. I have historical maps of old whaling towns now owned by rich people who don’t live in them on my walls. I also have a [...]
- The Velveteen Rabbit
[This passage from Margery Williams'The Velveteen Rabbit has been a favorite since my mother read it to me as a child, and the older I get, the more impossible it becomes to read through it without sobbing. I'm both proud (because it further confirms how wonderful they are) and annoyed (because I didn't think of [...]
