"It is tomorrow I want to look back on, not today. Tomorrow I start to be happy; today is almost yesterday." from 'Tomorrow" by Dennis O'Driscoll, ©Dennis O’Driscoll, "Tomorrow" from New and Selected Poems (Anvil Press Poetry, Ltd.) and published in Poetry (July 1999). To read the complete poem, check the Poetry Foundation website. … [Read more...]
EWB
Atone to be at one Ellen Wade Beals, thought for the day January 27, 2013 … [Read more...]
Nipsey Russell
I learned through a tweet that there may be a biography on Nipsey Russell. That's a book I'll read. A trip to Wikipedia told me that he was known as the "poet laureate of television." Here's one of his poems: Those who think of women as the weaker sex Just can't see the trees for the woods Cause no matter how loudly a rooster may crow It's the hen who delivers the goods. Nipsey Russell … [Read more...]
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Wherever you go, there you are. I wasn't able to find the source for this quote. Various sites attributed it to Buddha, Confucius, Ram Dass, and anonymous. I first read it in the book by the same name by Jon Kabat-Zinn. It got to me then for its simple wisdom. … [Read more...]
Solace in Bits & Pieces
Don't ask the barber whether you need a haircut. Daniel S. Greenberg Each year at Thanksgiving time, I receive as a gift from my estate planner a publication called Bits & Pieces, which is put out twelve times a year. For more information on this little pamphlet of inspirational quotes and stories, check out the website here. … [Read more...]
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