Writing My Mind.com: 2019

# 71:

Truth is eternal and cannot be changed by the interpretations of people.

No one owns the truth.

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# 232:

There is nothing quite as persistent as reality, but willful ignorance comes close.

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# 72:

You cannot show others the way on a road you’ve never traveled.

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# 115:

Being good is different than acting good.

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# 87:

If we could ever figure out how to travel backward and forward in time,
we’d have to get rid of the word “after.”

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# 80:

Do not confuse being discovered by the world with discovering the world.

The first matters little.
The last is essential.

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# 59:

Don’t cast your net too far or too deep.
Catch the fish that are here, where you are.

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# 48:

Poets must give one another unadulterated
praise because nobody else gives a damn.

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# 33:

Ideas should serve life,
not the other way around.

The actual life is more important
than the imagined idea.

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# 10:

The road to sainthood is paved with sin.

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# 66:

God is a word we made up
for that which is not a word.

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# 44:

Even the finest words fall away
in early morning birdsong.

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# 39:

At some point you must set aside what you want to happen and realize what is actually happening.

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# 42:

The truth does not depend on public opinion.

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# 29:

The meek may indeed inherit the Earth,
but they will not explore it.

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# 69:

Be imperfect and acknowledge your imperfection. In this way you will become honest and no longer need to present a false image of yourself to the world.

~ Russ Allison Loar
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# 218:

"Normal" is an idea in wet cement.

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# 83:

We are not in this world. We are of this world.

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# 105:

You know you’re getting old when you have a lifetime supply of paper clips.

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# 52:

Philosophy, the graveyard of life.

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# 47:

A kind heart may refuse to judge,
but a wise mind will measure.

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# 241:

I don’t say grace before my meals.
I believe in the separation of church and plate.

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# 24:

Improve the world. Sit quietly. Do nothing.

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# 41:

When we say what something is like,
we replace the actual with the imagined.

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# 256:

If you were granted the power of a god,
your ego would be sorely tempered
by your responsibilities.

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# 1:

Those who believe in God, abandon God.

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# 237:

Weighing one sin against another does not change the fact that a sin is a sin.

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# 108:

It’s not what we take,
but what we make that interests me.

# 13:

The universe is not the product of an intelligent being, the universe is an intelligent being.

~ Russ Allison Loar
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# 63:

The secret of wisdom
is to question
what you think you know.

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# 8:

In poetry,
the writing is the thing that comes last.

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# 25:

You must give up where you are
before you can get somewhere else.

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# 228:

Someday, people will look back at us and laugh at our appearances. But most of all, they will be amazed at what we believed.

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# 19:

If you are not living the life you imagined, imagine the life you are living.

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# 243:

The game’s no longer fun,
after the game is won.

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# 170:

Earth is a graveyard.

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# 186:

We are all called.
Some of us listen.
Some of us hear.
Some of us answer.

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# 255:

No mind of man shaped these mountains.

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# 171:

Maintenance is an unwelcome distraction.

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# 169:

The way to end conflict
is to desire an end to conflict
above all else.

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# 181:

Anyone who can look back at life
without feeling some degree of humility
is either a saint or a liar.

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# 160:

Children have a way of living up to
their parents’ worst expectations.

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# 166:

If you pray for the end of all suffering,
you are praying for the end of this world.

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# 155:

It’s original ignorance,
not original sin.

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# 187:

Do not overburden your heart
with what is beyond your influence.

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# 188:

Too many conclusions crowd out the mystery
of not knowing, leaving little room
for the surprise of discovery.

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# 193:

Listen to the inner voice
that tells you what is wise.

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If you awaken; if you become enlightened,
it will not free you from pain.

But it will help you understand
the nature of pain, and all other
earthly sensations, better.

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# 253:

The innocence of the future
will defeat the duplicity of the past.

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# 254:

Embrace imperfection.

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# 189:

Spiritual growth requires honesty
in every action, in every word spoken,
and, most importantly, in every thought.

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# 252:

Why?
Because God allows everything.
That’s why.

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# 198:

One must resist the slumber
induced by a false sense of permanence.

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# 183:

Is reason superior to emotion?
It depends.
Which would you prefer:
to think about love, or to feel love?

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# 151:

How to stay out of trouble: Wait!

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# 154:

If you ever get everything you want,
you will become a slave to prosperity.

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# 172:

The best teachers do not try to change us,
they help us unlock what is already within.

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# 194:

Do not cloud what is real
and unexplainable
with rational pretense.

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# 190:

The friendliest, most kindhearted people
are those most without fear,
especially fear of themselves.

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# 195:

Instead of arguing,
learn what your adversary thinks and why.

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# 175:

If I didn't know what I know now
I wouldn't know what I know now.
But I know now what
I didn't know when
I didn't know what I know now.

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# 149:

Impaled upon modernity.

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# 144:

There is no “best” way to satisfy hunger,
with food or religion.

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# 205:

Earth is the place for making mistakes,
the place of learning,
especially,
learning to forgive.

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# 251:

A prayer is an articulation of the soul.

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# 173:

Embrace your sadness,
for the wound must be treated
in order to heal.

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# 143:

We have a moral obligation to embrace joy,
to be as happy as possible.

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# 152:

Everyone is no one at all.

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# 161:

May we live up to the wisest words we speak.

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# 182:

Enlightenment is not a destination,
it’s a beginning.

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# 202:

Perhaps another word for God is Being,
Something whole
In which we have individual parts,
But still always part of the whole.

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# 212:

You must see your own destiny to fulfill it.

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# 250:

The Truth Has Jagged Edges.

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# 204:

Those things you waited for never happened,
because this world requires that you
make things happen.

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# 165:

So much of the trouble in this world
is caused by certainty.

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# 162:

Despite your heartfelt forgiveness,
there are truly evil people in this world
who do not deserve to be forgiven.

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# 148:

Sometimes, the belief that achievement
comes only after prolonged effort
becomes an excuse.

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# 203:

I am not important enough to disagree with.

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# 197:

Perception requires contrast.

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# 240:

My moments of enlightenment
remind me of just how far I’ve fallen.

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Perhaps the innate joyful nature of children has something to do with reincarnation.

Perhaps it’s a joy that comes from some unspoken, inner realization that one has survived death and come back again for another life.

Perhaps that explains the feeling of immortality so common among the young.

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Knowing is remembering.
Experiencing is being.

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# 247:

All knowledge is based
on the amazing fact that we exist.

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# 180:

We are a sales pitch nation.

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# 177:

Academic poets hide behind literary devices,
keeping a safe, intellectual distance
from what is intensely personal.

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# 211:

This Is The Age Of The Pure Self

Anarchy,
Not just for the dispossessed anymore,
It's catching on like wildfire,
A fad,
A new sport for the upper crust,
For those separated from the great mass
By privilege,
Power,
Perception.

This perception of superiority,
Now this is the motive force,
Not just for the well-to-do anymore,
No,
Even the lowest inhabitants of the social order
Feel superior these days.

Now,
In our cities and our streets,
In our homes and office buildings,
In all manner of public and private places,
Now,
No one is safe from this self-righteous anarchy.

This is war.

To each their own pure self,
The pure self that needs no law,
That bends to no man, woman or child,
That considers not its own frailties,
Sees no larger world beyond itself,
Enforces its iron rule without mercy,
No matter how trivial or mundane its kingdom may be.

Nor more humility,
No backing up,
No admission of error,
Of guilt,
Of responsibility.
All actions and motives of the pure self are beyond question.

We encounter one another
In our day-to-day lives
And exchange the menacing glance.
All is understood.
Ours is the age of the pure self.

~ Russ Allison Loar
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# 249:

When you are treated

as if your life has no worth,

then you have no honor to uphold.

~ Russ Allison Loar
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