Rachel Deneé
@rachel.denee
Rachel Deneé
@rachel.denee

Map of the ancient paths of the Mississippi River. Layered and almost ancestral like a geological memory. Of course land has its own long knowing. And I wonder why we see rivers on a map and ever expect them to stay still.
"Functionality creates trust, but it doesn’t create love. Whether it’s the way a waiter remembers your name or how Google Photos quietly curates your best memories into a story, connection comes from the human layer around functionality."
“You have the right to work, but never to the fruit of work. You should never engage in action for the sake of reward…Those who are motivated only by desire for the fruits of action are miserable, for they are constantly anxious about the results of what they do.”
- what Krishna tells Arjuna in The Bhagavad Gita:
Short books with simple story lines. The best ones are traditional fairy tales such as Three Little Pigs, Hansel and Gretel, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Goldilocks and the Three Bears.)
Gone From My Sight
attributed to Henry Van Dyke (1852–1933)
(authorship widely circulated; origin uncertain)
A ship leaves the near shore, slips into the morning breeze, and someone beside me whispers, “There, she is gone.”
But nothing of her has diminished — only my sight.
And on the far shore, others are already calling, “There she comes.”
A perfect
... See more“The African are spiritual beings having a human experience, the Europeans are searching for a spiritual experience.” –Professor James Small
People do meditation to find psychic alignment. That’s why people do psychotherapy and analysis. That’s why people analyze their dreams and make art. That is why some contemplate tarot cards, cast I Ching, dance, drum, make theater, pry out the poem, and fire up their prayers. That’s why we do all the things we do. It is the work of gathering all
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