Tabitha
@tabithamcduffee
Writer. Learner. Beauty chaser.
Tabitha
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“Many poets are not poets for the same reason that many religious men are not saints: they never succeed in being themselves. They wear out their minds and bodies in a hopeless endeavor to have somebody else’s experiences or write somebody else’s poems or possess somebody else’s sanctity. They waste their years in vain efforts to be some other
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“Cain does not believe that God is just. He responds in a fury by murdering his brother. It is as if he is shouting at heaven, ‘Oh, so my offering is not good enough for you? Try this one on for size!’
Abel is an offering of infinite value. Cain is sacrificing the image of God to God.
That is what murder is. It is the killing of the imago Dei. It is
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“Trust in the value of making things, not just in the value of the things you’ve made. Try to avoid being overly invested in the outcome. Let go of that as much as you can.
“Remember: You’re not for everyone. Your work isn’t for everyone. If you’ve made something no one would object to, it’s probably something no one will feel passionate about
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