Each Life Converges to Some Centre by Emily Dickinson Each Life Converges to some Centre -- Expressed -- or still -- Exists in every Human Nature A Goal -- Embodied scarcely to itself -- it may be -- Too fair For Credibility's presumption To mar -- Adored with caution -- as a Brittle Heaven -- …
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Restoring to Grace
"All men make mistakes, but a good man yields when he knows his course is wrong, and repairs the evil. The only crime is pride." - Sophocles The intrigue and drama surrounding the resignation of General Petraeus from his post as Director of the CIA following the apparently accidental discovery of his extramarital affair by …
Weekly Photo Challenge: Big
Today's weekly WordPress weekly photo challenge is themed: Big. Here are a few of the bigger things I found in my iPhoto on the topic (I couldn't resist the last one...he was big in his own mind):
Start Where you Stand
Stand Where You Stand by Berton Braley Start where you stand and never mind the past, The past won't help you in beginning new, If you have left it all behind at last Why, that's enough, you're done with it, you're through; This is another chapter in the book, This is another race that you …
A Class Act
"Class is an aura of confidence that is being sure without being cocky. Class has nothing to do with money. Class never runs scared. It is self-discipline and self-knowledge. It's the sure-footedness that comes with having proved you can meet life." - Ann Landers Class is no respecter of financial means or social standing, in …
Submitting to Mastery
Most hawks will stand on a falconer's glove within the first few minutes of being trapped from the wild. The hawk will likely puff himself up to look menacing and spread his wings to appear larger, but he will stand there and not bate (jump) from the glove despite his distrust and fear. It's a …
Of Indeterminate Nature
I came across a fabulous piece of literature written by Giovanni Pico della Mirandola in 1486 (at the age of 23), just six years before Columbus sailed to the Americas. Pico della Mirandola had a wonderful capacity for syncretism, a double-edged sword that likely lead to his eventual poisoning for challenging the status quo. The …
Call Down the Hawk
The Hawk by William Butler Yeats 'Call down the hawk from the air; Let him be hooded or caged Till the yellow eye has grown mild, For larder and spit are bare, The old cook enraged, The scullion gone wild.' 'I will not be clapped in a hood, Nor a cage, nor alight upon wrist, …
Weekly Photo Challenge: Geometry
I'm loving the WordPress photo challenges! Here was the challenge: Geometry. This challenge is about the shapes and rhythms that make up the geometry of our world. Many photographs of any genre have an underlying sense of geometry, but I often like to make this the main subject of my work. I think it’s the most important …
Slip of the Tongue
"Better slip with foot than tongue." - Benjamin Franklin There are few things worse than saying something negative or demeaning about another person who is unexpectedly within earshot. It is a good practice to imagine anyone you're talking about being in the room with you. If it is a criticism, ask yourself "Would I say …
Gregory Hake 