post-religious
Parents, children, teachers, clergy, and friends add to the mix, helping to determine what is allowed to be expressed and what is not. For some families, emotional vulnerability and crying are encouraged; for others, they are banished into shadow. For some families, anger and conflict are tolerated; for others, they are the worst taboo. For some
... See moreSteven Wolf • Romancing the Shadow
If you’re so sure (afterlife)
or A balm for death (entropy)
Idea about black sand and time. Starts with holding a handful of black sand and with it relaxed fingers lets it slip through. As more sand accumulates person grows more and more panicked trying to collect the sand in their hand. Eventually falling to the floor to pull a pile toward them.
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The fantasy of purity is a farce (conquest)
White wings on classically pretty woman (maybe Arielle) in a crouched pose nude - video rolls, thick black paint falls from above onto the wings. Maybe jumps to a cut of her standing flashing between no paint and paint dripping. Standing in a religious or renaissance pose.
Liza says this quote a lot and I love it
Mother Teresa was once asked in an interview, “What do you say when you pray?” She replied, “Nothing, I just listen.” So then the reporter asked, “Well then, what does God say to you?” Her answer: “Nothing much, He just listens.”
Virginal Lands and Bodies: Colonial Domination of Nature and Purity
envhistnow.com
Remember that you own what happened to you. If your childhood was less than ideal, you may have been raised thinking that if you told the truth about what really went on in your family, a long bony white finger would emerge from a cloud and point at you, while a chilling voice thundered, “We told you not to tell.” But that was then. Just put down
... See moreAnne Lamott • Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
Who would want this broken rose? (sermon)
Person standing in cotton white dress, in a shallow vat of black dye. The cotton slowly turns black
... See more“This analogy, according to Rooted Ministry, involves a speaker presenting a beautiful, intact rose and passing it around the audience, intending for it to be handled by many people. When the rose is returned,
