“When mind predominates…then the individual is ‘liberated’; all his or her wants and wishes are made equal to any other wants and wishes and assume the status of legitimate values or goals. The usefulness of this state of affairs to an economy based on consumption is obvious.”
Tag: poetry
Something Wildly More
Beauty, too, exists wildly in excess of a survival paradigm. The fact that humans yearn for beauty, recognize it, understand instinctually that it is a force that exists both within and outside of ourselves, seek to create it, seek to capture it—why is that?
The Truest Thing I Know
That letter opened up a life-giving dialogue. We were set free to be who we are with each other, no masks.
On The Cusp
The unknown future is suddenly now. The bigness of it is startling.
Poem-A-Day Challenge
I’ve taken on Robert Lee Brewer’s Poem-A-Day Challenge this month (http://www.writersdigest.com/editor-blogs/poetic-asides). It’s a fantastic way to crank out the words and get new ideas flowing. Some poems will probably be duds, but the fun is finding the firecrackers along the way! Feel free to join in! Check out Writer’s Digest’s Poetic Asides blog daily in… Continue reading Poem-A-Day Challenge