More Empty Pondering
IF YOU CAN’T TAKE ADVANTAGE OF OTHERS’ VULNERABILITIES, WHAT’S THE POINT IN BEING A RAGING ASSHOLE? — A PUBLIC SERVICE MESSAGE FROM HELEN CHRISTIE Continue reading More Empty Pondering
Tag: Vulnerability
Guts by Raina Telgemeier (Review)
Guts By Telgemeier, Raina Graphic Novel, Paperback $12.99 Publisher: Scholastic Graphix © 2019 I wish this book had been around when I was turning thirteen, and suffered with a debilitating “nervous” stomach that knocked about a year and a half from my life. Guts is an autobiographical graphic novel by Raina Telgemeier, whose work can offer comfort to children and teenagers — particularly girls — who mistakenly believe their lives are over when stress becomes overwhelming. Raina is a ten year old child who must always focus on the question, “How will my stomach react to (fill in the blank)?” She … Continue reading Guts by Raina Telgemeier (Review)
Willie Nelson on Human Universality
ANYBODY CAN BE UNHAPPY. WE CAN ALL BE HURT. YOU DON’T HAVE TO BE POOR TO NEED SOMETHING OR SOMEBODY. REDNECKS, HIPPIES, MISFITS — WE’RE ALL THE SAME. GAY OR STRAIGHT? SO WHAT? IT DOESN’T MATTER TO ME. WE HAVE TO BE CONCERNED ABOUT OTHER PEOPLE, REGARDLESS. — WILLIE NELSON Continue reading Willie Nelson on Human Universality
Simone Weil on Transference
A HURTFUL ACT IS THE TRANSFERENCE TO OTHERS OF THE DEGRADATION WHICH WE BEAR IN OURSELVES. — SIMONE WEIL Continue reading Simone Weil on Transference
Bertolt Brecht on the National Void
UNHAPPY IS THE LAND THAT IS IN NEED OF HEROES. — BERTOLT BRECHT Continue reading Bertolt Brecht on the National Void
Moby Quotation
I THINK A LOT OF SELF-IMPORTANCE IS A PRODUCT OF FEAR. AND FEAR, LIVING IN SORT OF AN UN-SELF-EXAMINED FEAR-BASED LIFE, TENDS TO LEAD TO NARCISSISM AND SELF-IMPORTANCE. — MOBY Continue reading Moby Quotation
Compassion or Abuse?
OFTEN, THE MOST EGREGIOUS POWER ABUSES ARE DISGUISED AS ACTS OF COMPASSION. JUST A THOUGHT. LOVE, HELEN Continue reading Compassion or Abuse?
Many Things in Life…
SAYING “MANY THINGS IN LIFE ARE UNFAIR” WHEN YOU EXPLOIT OTHERS’ VULNERABILITY DOES NOT MAKE YOU A WISE PERSON. IT MAKES YOU A COMMON OPPORTUNIST. Continue reading Many Things in Life…
Trump’s Seven Dirty Words You Can’t Say at the CDC
No, this isn’t a George Carlin joke. Here are the words (and phrases), in alphabetical order: Diversity Entitlement Evidence-Based Fetus Science-Based Transgender Vulnerable In case you haven’t yet read about Our Fearless Leader’s change in the public health vernacular, please click the link to this Washington Post news report: https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/cdc-gets-list-of-forbidden-words-fetus-transgender-diversity/2017/12/15/f503837a-e1cf-11e7-89e8-edec16379010_story.html?utm_term=.1ab4d86cc109 Continue reading Trump’s Seven Dirty Words You Can’t Say at the CDC
May Sarton Quote
SELF-RESPECT IS NOTHING TO HIDE BEHIND. WHEN YOU NEED IT MOST, IT ISN’T THERE. — MAY SARTON Continue reading May Sarton Quote
