Writings 11.28.25
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Writings 11.28.25
1.11 First read 10.19.25
Joe Brainard’s New Year poem “1970,” quoted in Ron Padgett’s biography:
1970
is a good year
if for no other reason
than just because
I’m tired of complaining
1/5/2026
Magnificat
us.magnificat.net1.5.26 Meditation of the day O purify my motives, my thoughts, and my desires!
Of myself, I can do nothing. Tell me what to do to be
worthy of your grace which I so need if I am to seek
perfection. Holy Spirit, Sanctifier of my soul, dispel the
darkness that hovers over me….
When I beg your grace in order to practice virtue,
you grant it to me and it does help me accomplish
something worthwhile. But then I become conceited
and proud. When I ask you to send me misfortune
so that I may learn the path to salvation, I then bear
it with little resignation. I even ask you to deliver me
from it. If you remove it, I get depressed and desolate
and I feel miserable. Behold me, dear God, at the foot
of your throne. Give me whatever you will. Spare me
from whatever you will. Let me know your will without
a doubt, for that must be my law….
True, I feel but little devotion; my soul is dry and slug
gish; but yet, O Lord Jesus, I believe in you, I hope in
you, I love you, and I grieve for having ever offended
you! Behold my resolution to live entirely for you, to
be patient in sufferings, diligent in the fulfillment of
my duties, humble before you and my neighbor, and
devout in your service. O my God, accept the sacri
fice of my lowliness! Holy Immaculate Mother of my
Jesus, pray for me, a poor sinner, that I may worthily
receive my God!
Saint John Neumann
Saint John Neumann († 1860) was born in Bohemia. He moved
to America, joined the Redemptorists, and was appointed Bishop
of Philadelphia in 1852.
12.18.25 Finally reading this article on X
Lack of success is lack of focus and wrong priorities.
No one ever got talented by spending their time admiring talented people.
No one ever got healthy without sticking to some "boring" eating, training, sleeping habits.
No one ever got wealthy by constantly spending their money on their mimetic desires.
No one ever got loved without commitment and... See more
No one ever got talented by spending their time admiring talented people.
No one ever got healthy without sticking to some "boring" eating, training, sleeping habits.
No one ever got wealthy by constantly spending their money on their mimetic desires.
No one ever got loved without commitment and... See more
Orange Book • Tweet
People who couldn't marry well will keep warning you against marriages; people who couldn't invest well will keep warning you that everything is a scam; people who couldn't get what they want from life will keep warning you that you won't be able to do it either.
Pessimism and cynicism are just common signs that you are failing in life. Don't get... See more
Pessimism and cynicism are just common signs that you are failing in life. Don't get... See more
