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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”

Little Women Love

“Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the soul – and sings the tunes without the words – and never stops at all.” ~ Emily Dickinson “I have decided to stick with love . Hate is too great a burden to bear.” ~ Martin Luther King, Jr. In this turbulent time, you mightContinue reading “Little Women Love”

Let the Characters Make the Mistakes

“People of the future may suffer not from an absence of choice but from a paralyzing surfeit of it. They may turn out to be victims of that peculiarly super-industrial dilemma: overchoice.” ~ Alvin Toffler author of Future Shock “A mind that is stretched to a new idea never returns to its original dimension.” ~Continue reading “Let the Characters Make the Mistakes”