Jem opened the box. Inside, surrounded by wads of damp cotton, was a white, waxy, perfect camellia. It was a Snow-on-the-Mountain. Jem’s eyes nearly popped out of his head. “Old hell-devil, old hell-devil!” he screamed, flinging it down. “Why can’t she leave me alone?” In a flash Atticus was up and standing over him. Jem … Continue reading Quote for Today: Harper Lee
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Quote for Today: Vera Nazarian
If you have never changed your mind about some fundamental tenet of your belief, if you have never questioned the basics, and if you have no wish to do so, then you are likely ignorant. Before it is too late, go out there and find someone who, in your opinion, believes, assumes, or considers certain … Continue reading Quote for Today: Vera Nazarian
Quote for Today: Leo Tolstoy
Levin had often noticed in discussion between the most intelligent people that after enormous efforts, and endless logical subtleties and talk, the disputants finally became aware that what they had been at such pains to prove to one another had long ago, from the beginning of the argument, been known to both, but that they … Continue reading Quote for Today: Leo Tolstoy
Quote for Today: William Carlos Williams
We sit and talk, quietly, with long lapses of silence and I am aware of the stream that has no language, coursing beneath the quiet heaven of your eyes which has no speech ―William Carlos Williams, Paterson Public Domain Image via pexels.com
Quote for Today: Vera Nazarian
If you have never changed your mind about some fundamental tenet of your belief, if you have never questioned the basics, and if you have no wish to do so, then you are likely ignorant. Before it is too late, go out there and find someone who, in your opinion, believes, assumes, or considers certain … Continue reading Quote for Today: Vera Nazarian
Digging Together: Synkroniciti’s Building Bridges
Synkroniciti's latest Open Mic was a wonderful, intimate conversation about building and being bridges in our communities, families and world. On Saturday, February 20th, eight souls (seven human, one cat) took on the vulnerability of sharing things that separate and connect us. We were diverse in terms of race, culture and circumstances, and we truly enjoyed coming together to … Continue reading Digging Together: Synkroniciti’s Building Bridges
Quote for Today: Ryan Adams
To make a song is a gift, and once it's done it keeps evolving and changing and becomes a tool to interact with other people. It's like a conversation.--Ryan Adams
