by mark strand in a field i am the absence of field. this is always the case. whereever i am i am what is missing. when i walk i part the air and always the air moves in to fill the spaces where my body’s been. we all have reasons for moving. i move to keep things whole.

True compassion is not just an emotional response, but a firm commitment based on reason. Therefore, a truly compassionate attitude toward others does not change even if they behave negatively. Through universal altruism, you develop a feeling of responsibility for others: The wish to actively help them overcome their problems. -His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama

i forget where i read this qoute but i found it particularly meaningful. ‘the laborer works with his hand. the craftsmen works with his hand and mind. the artist works with his hands, mind and heart.’ an interesting movie that actually illustrates this fine quote is good will hunting. after tonight’s viewing, mass cultural values have again reenforce that the heart should prevail over all. it’s such an obvious answer when you put in the context other silly human endeavors. and it’s quite obviously so ironic that i get to bear witness to this love ritual on […]

advice doesn’t help lovers! they’re not the kind of mountain stream you can build a dream across. an intellectual doesn’t know what the drunk is feeling! don’t try to figure what those lost inside love will do next. ~ in the slaughterhouse of the love, they kill only the best, none of the weak or deformed. don’t run away from this dying. whoever’s not killed for love is dead meat. ~ pig72] change is inevitable, icons are interchangable ~

no need to travel out of town to find beauty because all one needs it to slow down and take a moments pause – terri l powers the reason i didn’t go to mexico. i found the pause button again in my life.