“If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, “thank you,” that would suffice.”
—~Meister Eckhart
November 2008
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Waiting on the World to Change - John Mayer from Yes We Can: Voices of a Grassroots Movement
Word of the Day
crapulous \KRAP-yuh-lus, adjective:
1. Suffering the effects of, or derived from, or suggestive of gross intemperance, especially in drinking; as, a crapulous stomach.
2. Marked by gross intemperance, especially in drinking; as, a crapulous old reprobate.
The new money was spent in so much riotous living, and from end to end there settled on the country a mood of fretful, crapulous irritation.
— Stephen McKenna, Sonia
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“People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it.”
— Author Unknown (via onherway)
“But fame is theirs - and future days
On pillar’d brass shall tell their praise;
Shall tell - when cold neglect is dead -
‘These for their country fought and bled.’” —~Philip Freneau
On pillar’d brass shall tell their praise;
Shall tell - when cold neglect is dead -
‘These for their country fought and bled.’” —~Philip Freneau
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Spare Change by Ingrid Michaelson
Book Recommendation:
A Wolf at the Table: A Memoir of My Father by Augusten Burroughs [AUDIOBOOK]
“With A Wolf at the Table, Augusten Burroughs makes a quantum leap into untapped emotional terrain: the radical pendulum swing between love and hate, the unspeakably terrifying relationship between father and son. Told with scorching honesty and penetrating insight, it is a story for anyone who has ever longed for unconditional love from a parent. Though harrowing and brutal, A Wolf at the Table will ultimately leave you buoyed with the profound joy of simply being alive. It’s a memoir of stunning psychological cruelty and the redemptive power of hope.” - Publisher
“…There are books that were born for bells and whistles, and Augusten Burroughs’ Wolf at the Table is one. This fifth memoir of abuse and excess is read, bleated, rumbled and, at times, tearfully shouted by the author himself. The audio book includes sound effects and occasional instrumental music, and it breaks new ground by presenting four songs written expressly for the productions. There is one each from Patti Smith, Ingrid Michaelson, Sea Wolf and Tegan Quin.” - Washington Post
This book is well written and engaging but the story is so raw and heartbreaking that it’s tough to digest. Three cheers for the healthy family unit.
“Democracy is…the conviction that there are extraordinary possibilities in ordinary people.”
— — Harry Emerson Fosdick
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