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THREE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY ONE

I found an excerpt from this piece by Nora Samaran saved in my drafts from a year ago. While I take issue with parts of the article (and specifically the haphazard discussion of attachment theory), this passage still feels important now as I continue to reflect on how to work with the men in my life from a place of compassionContinue reading “THREE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY ONE”

THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY EIGHT

From Alfred Whitehead’s Science and the Modern World. “Modern science has imposed on humanity the necessity for wandering. Its progressive thought and its progressive technology make the transition through time, from generation to generation, a true migration into uncharted seas of adventure. The very benefit of wandering is that it is dangerous and needs skillContinue reading “THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY EIGHT”

THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY SIX

I love this little thought from Alain de Botton. “At the heart of sulk lies a confusing mixture of intense anger and an equally intense desire not to communicate what one is angry about. The sulker both desperately needs the other person to understand and yet remains utterly committed to doing nothing to help themContinue reading “THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY SIX”

THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY THREE

From Underground Airlines by Ben H. Winters. …Among that crew was a woman named Cherie, who had herself escaped from Louisiana and then dedicated her adult life to the Cause. Most of their work, Cherie liked to say, was done at a desk. Forget the glory of the predawn raid. Smashing in the face ofContinue reading “THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY THREE”