“Bad things do happen; how I respond to them defines my character and the quality of my life. I can choose to sit in perpetual sadness, immobilized by the gravity of my loss, or I can choose to rise from the pain and treasure the most precious gift I have – life itself.”― Walter AndersonContinue reading “The Myth of Sisyphus”
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Leave Behind Something of Value
“Every adversity, every failure, every heartache carries with it the seed of an equal or greater benefit.” ― Napoleon Hill “Most people take the limits of their vision to be the limits of the world. A few do not. Join them.” – Arthur Schopenhauer “You can wipe out an entire generation, you can burn theirContinue reading “Leave Behind Something of Value”
Movies As Art – The Heroes Journey
“In our increasingly secular society, with so many disparate gods and different faiths, superhero films present a unique canvas upon which our shared hopes, dreams and apocalyptic nightmares can be projected and played out.” -Tom Hiddleston “A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself.” -Joseph Campbell “MythsContinue reading “Movies As Art – The Heroes Journey”
Movies As Art – Ripples in Time
“This world spins from the same unseen forces that twist our hearts.” Spoken by the character Robert Frobisher played by Ben Whishaw in Cloud Atlas For several weeks I’ve been struggling with who I am as a writer. Writers write what they know. That’s why in this blog I write about my spiritual journey, myContinue reading “Movies As Art – Ripples in Time”
Movies As Art – The Creative Life
“I always felt like a book is a friend that does what no friend can do; stay quiet when you wanna think.” Charlotte O’Neil, played by Virginia Madson, in The Magic of Belle Isle. “Most times real life doesn’t measure up to what’s in our heads, but every now and then it comes pretty close.”Continue reading “Movies As Art – The Creative Life”
Sage Woman Chronicles 