The mental reactions of the inmates of a concentration camp must seem more to us than the mere expression of certain physical and sociological conditions. Even though conditions such as lack of sleep, insufficient food and various mental stresses may suggest that the inmates were bound to react in certain ways, in the final analysis … Continue reading Quote for Today: Viktor Frankl
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Quote for Today: Julian Hawthorne
States of the atmosphere pass into us as water through the meshes of a sieve, and storms occur in us before they break upon the world without, creating restless sensations. ―Julian Hawthorne, "Absolute Evil" Public Domain Image via Pixabay
Quote for Today: Maya Angelou
We write for the same reason that we walk, talk, climb mountains or swim the oceans — because we can. We have some impulse within us that makes us want to explain ourselves to other human beings. That’s why we paint, that’s why we dare to love someone- because we have the impulse to explain … Continue reading Quote for Today: Maya Angelou
Quote for Today: Augustine of Hippo
Don't you believe that there is in man a deep so profound as to be hidden even to him in whom it is? -Augustine of Hippo Public Domain Image: Buddhabrot via Wikipedia
Deciphering the Dream: Robert Altman’s 3 Women
Dreams allow symbols, objects and personalities to form fluid associations. Can their suspension of reality help us understand our lives? Robert Altman was having a terrible day. He had argued with Warner Brothers executives over decisions about his next film project and things had been said that couldn't be unsaid. Much worse, his wife had … Continue reading Deciphering the Dream: Robert Altman’s 3 Women
Revealing the Internal Voice: Christopher Isherwood’s A Single Man
If our internal dialogues were revealed, what would the world learn? None of us could bear that kind of scrutiny. We are each far more wonderful and far more horrible than anyone could imagine. Thankfully, in A Single Man, Christopher Isherwood supplies us with the internal dialogues of a fictional character. George may not … Continue reading Revealing the Internal Voice: Christopher Isherwood’s A Single Man
Quote for Today: Leah Raeder
Who fixes broken people? Is it only other broken people, ones who've already been ruined? And do we need to be fixed? It was the messiness and hurt in our pasts that drove us, and that same hurt connected us at a subdermal level, the kind of scars written so deeply in your cells … Continue reading Quote for Today: Leah Raeder
