Two Things To Make You Happy Today
With absolutely no attempt at hyperbole at all, it is fair to say that this is one of–if not the–biggest achievement of the human race. For, as we speak, an object conceived in the human mind, and built by our tools, and launched from our planet, is sailing out of the further depths of our solar system–and will be the first object made by man to sail out into interstellar space.”
Summer Solstice
And as we watch the field baking in the heat-–as we feel the sun’s power to burn as well as to bless–we can feel our own gifts, our own special abilities as they ripen and swell, and know that we, too, have the power to make a difference for growth or for destruction in the world.
It is a time to mark peak moments, moments of warmth and growth […], (it) is a time to invite fire into our lives-–fire to burn away all that we have outgrown and all that no longer serves us; fire that makes the wild things grow in us, for which our inner selves have longed.
Cait Johnson and Maura D. Shaw from Celebrating the Great Mother
Tuesday Pending Project: Dare I?
Never mind the fact that I made a long skirt circa 2004 (inspired by this one from Kill Bill 2), wore it about three times, and then felt really self-conscious–look how “effortlessly glamorous” the fashion world tells us the long dress is:
Outdoorsy
Friday Unrelated Information
#8: Finish your story, let go even if it’s not perfect. In an ideal world you have both, but move on. Do better next time.#11: Putting it on paper lets you start fixing it. If it stays in your head, a perfect idea, you’ll never share it with anyone.
3. Happy Father’s Day to my dad and brother!
That Time of Year
Two Quotes
“Make a pact with yourself today to not be defined by your past. Sometimes the greatest thing to come out of all your hard work isn’t what you get for it, but what you become for it.”
Lester Burnham: “Brad, for 14 years I’ve been a whore for the advertising industry. The only way I could save myself now is if I start firebombing. ”
I guess the moral of these two quotes is that sometimes it’s nice to give your inner hippie options (quotation-wise, that is; don’t firebomb things).
Raymond Chandler Does Not Approve Of Science Fiction
From the always great Letters of Note blog, here’s something from a letter Chandler wrote to his agent