“If you didn’t have some sense of idealism, then what is there to sustain you?” ~ James Carville “You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read. It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things thatContinue reading “Idealists on Guernsey Island”
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Lessons from City of Girls
“Contemplate these words, nothing matters, and you think it does.” ~ Neale Donald Walsch I consider myself to be an extremely tolerant person. 40 plus years of being involved in theatre taught me that there are all kinds of people in the world, and most of them are good at heart. My spiritual practice hasContinue reading “Lessons from City of Girls”
A New Plan
“And it’s a human need to be told stories. The more we’re governed by idiots and have no control over our destinies, the more we need to tell stories to each other about who we are, why we are, where we come from, and what might be possible.” ~ Alan Rickman “Fairy tales are moreContinue reading “A New Plan”
This Is Still Our Phoenix Moment
“Life has no meaning. Each of us has meaning and we bring it to life. It is a waste to be asking the question when you are the answer.” – Joseph Campbell “We delight in the beauty of the butterfly, but rarely admit the changes it has gone through to achieve that beauty.” – Maya AngelouContinue reading “This Is Still Our Phoenix Moment”
Syntesis: Nevelle Longbottom and Mitt Romney
“I wanted you to see what real courage is, instead of getting the idea that courage is a man with a gun in his hand. It’s when you know you’re licked before you begin, but you begin anyway and see it through no matter what.” ~ Atticus Finch in To Kill a Mockingbird by HarperContinue reading “Syntesis: Nevelle Longbottom and Mitt Romney”
Sage Woman Chronicles 