I had an urge to pick up the L'Engle books again this weekend.

For anybody going through a hard, self-extinguishing, and/or depressive period, go read Madeline L'Engle's A Wind in the Door (sequel to A Wrinkle in Time). I also recommend it for all the other times too ( Read more... )

I asked in amused amazement, having seen what looked like galaxies of stars on the ground, in my clothes, in my hands:

"Why do I keep seeing the Universe in everything?"

I was left stunned in a state of pure wonder by the laughing, casual response I received:

"Because that's where it is."

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I have no work besides making this truth, that we are ( Read more... )

Ethic of Service, FTW!!!

This is being hyped as an "internet phenomenon" already, but I haven't seen it on my friends' page yet. (Embedding disabled: Please click on this link, it'll help you remember why you are alive.)

Susan Boyle - Britian's Got TalentUtterly, utterly delightful ( Read more... )

This past Tuesday morning, I was walking along my usual shortcut through Green Lake Park to catch my bus to school. I saw it come around the bend and took off running. Fortunately, I caught the bus. Unfortunately, my Mp3 player fell out of my bag while doing so. By the time I realized, it was too late to go back ( Read more... )

I had the most insanely allegorical dream of my life last night. It was about Samsara and the Truth of our Selves. It was even complete with a final "moral of this story" ending.

( Dreaming in Allegory )

I've started coming to grips with the fact that this grad school thing isn't working out, and I think I need to own up and start considering my options, no matter how terrifying that is right now. I don't really know why I was "brought" here - I only hope it makes sense in retrospect.

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Yes.

Just what I needed to hear.

"Human salvation lies in the hands of the creatively maladjusted." - Martin Luther King Jr.

New Affirmation:

I am a psychedelic, poet-scientist princess, dedicated as priestess in service of the Divine Wow.

To this past Winter - you were very, very good at being a Winter. Now if you'll just step to one side, we're going to move on to Spring. Now.

To the coming Spring - we are going to be as silly, grand, and over-the-top as we want to ( Read more... )