Wishes in Bloom
I wish to be,
That is enough for me.
Incoherence
Death without Fear, Life without Fear
We are afraid of feelings we have now. The fear of death is a feeling now.
Fear of life is too.
Procrastination
Feeling tangled up, restless, achy, and hopeless? Procrastinating about something? Creativity is not the result; it is the process that will get you moving.
Give God Help
This morning, Etty Hillesum’s journals were full of touching, insightful and gloomy lines. Of the best:
Most ask God for help; Etty speaks of giving it.
Joy and Woe
In "Auguries of Innocence" (written in 1803), William Blake wrote about joy and woe as clothing for the divine soul:
It is right it should be so;
Man was made for joy and woe
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Here goes, then...
The first words of Etty Hillesum's major published work... As I read, I want to believe you’re sitting close by me, content within this thick stack of pages. Perhaps you are, but I'm not sure yet if I'll find you here. Then, straight away, just as I’m settling in...