Greta Markurt
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Greta Markurt
Responsibility to yourself means refusing to let others do your thinking, talking, and naming for you; it means learning to respect and use your own brains and instincts; hence, grappling with hard work. It means that you do not treat your body as a commodity with which to purchase superficial intimacy or economic security; for our bodies to be tre
... See moreMaria Popova • Adrienne Rich on Why an Education Is Something You Claim, Not Something You Get
discipline doesn’t have to be rigid. it just has to be rooted in love. this is why i prefer the word devotion.
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It would be worth setting up a commonplace book of your own where you can collect phrases or sayings which you read or overhear and which provide inspiration.
Andrew Anderson • The Ritual of Writing: Writing as Spiritual Practice
THE PROCESS and HOW LONG IS NOW
Daguerreotypes - Agnes Varda
It’s rare that you meet a person who’s truly dedicated. When you do, you’ll find that he or she almost always has a delightful energy and is usually successful. Dedication is the warrior’s prayer unto him- or herself. It’s a mode of fierce concentration, in which you become so attached and devoted to your cause that eventually life has to give you
... See moreStuart Wilde • The Secrets of Life: Revised & Updated
Make your own Bible. Select and collect all the words and sentences that in all your readings have been to you like the blast of a trumpet.
– Ralph Waldo Emerson