“The longest journey is the journey inwards. Of him who has chosen his destiny, Who has started upon his quest For the source of his being.” ~ Dag Hammarskjöld “Imagination is what is there after you know everything; without knowledge, one’s imagination may be too thin – lacking in strength and too fragile to buildContinue reading “The Blessing of Patience”
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My Favorite Class to Teach
“I made mistakes in drama. I thought drama was when actors cried. But drama is when the audience cries.” ~ Frank Capra “A film is – or should be – more like music than like fiction. It should be a progression of moods and feelings. The theme, what’s behind the emotion, the meaning, all thatContinue reading “My Favorite Class to Teach”
We All Have Scars
“Become a possibilitarian. No matter how dark things seem to be or actually are, raise your sights and see the possibilities … always see them … for they’re always there.” ~ Norman Vincent Peale “If you don’t like something, change it. If you can’t change it, change your attitude.” ~ Maya Angelou After nearly threeContinue reading “We All Have Scars”
Art Changes People
“The point is, art never stopped a war and never got anybody a job. That was never its function. Art cannot change events. But it can change people. It can affect people so that they are changed – because people are changed by art – enriched, ennobled, encouraged – they then act in a wayContinue reading “Art Changes People”
On Strength and Weakness
“Opinion is really the lowest form of human knowledge. It requires no accountability, no understanding. The highest form of knowledge is empathy, for it requires us to suspend our egos and live in another’s world. It requires profound purpose larger than the self kind of understanding.” ~ Bill Bullard “We think that forgiveness is weakness,Continue reading “On Strength and Weakness”
Sage Woman Chronicles 