We need a revolution in the West: not violent overthrow, but a willingness to take responsibility for the … - Christina Baldwin

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Cat: a soft indestructible automaton provided by nature to be kicked when things go wrong in the domestic circle.

Christina Baldwin

We need a revolution in the West: not violent overthrow, but a willingness to take responsibility for the course of history being set forth in our names. We need a revolution determined to activate broad, inclusive social change.

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How we remember, what we remember, and why we remember form the most personal map of our individuality.

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Millions of people are joined in the knowledge that writing brings insight and calm in the same way that prayer, meditation, or a long walk in the woods does. They have discovered that writing allows the racing mind to move at the pace of pen and paper or the pace of typing on the waiting screen - that journal writing is a spiritual practice.

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Forgiveness is the act of admitting we are like other people. We are prone to make mistakes that cause confusion, inflict pain, and miscommunicate our intentions. . . The only choice we have is to reconcile ourselves to our own flaws and the flaws of other people, or withdraw from the community.

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Words are how we think; stories are how we link.

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To work in the world lovingly means that we are defining what we will be for, rather than reacting to what we are against.

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Cat: a soft indestructible automaton provided by nature to be kicked when things go wrong in the domestic circle.

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Many a man will have the courage to die gallantly, but will not have the courage to say, or even to think, that the cause for which he is asked to die is an unworthy one.

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Ralph Waldo Emerson

Nature and books belong to the eyes that see them. It depends on the mood of the man, whether he shall see the sunset or the fine poem. There are always sunsets, and there is always genius; but only a few hours so serene that we can relish nature or criticism. The more or less depends on structure or temperament. Temperament is the iron wire on which the beads are strung. Of what use is fortune or talent to a cold and defective store?

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Alone in her shelter, she allowed herself tears. When her shelter cooled to the touch she called to Gull, “Coming out!” She eased her head out into the smoky air, looked over at Gull. She imaged they both looked like a couple of sweaty, parboiled turtles climbing out of their shells. “Hello, gorgeous. ” She laughed. It hurt her throat, but she laughed. “Hey, handsome.

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The human heart is vast enough to contain all the world.

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