Posts Tagged: life
For now, I matter.
Permanent: Forever always remain, stuck. One choice really, makes them all. But, what, is permanent? Life? No. Death? Not even that. What dies today becomes the breath; the physical and spiritual sustenance of tomorrow. Icebergs melt. Fires destroy forests. The
For now, I matter.
Permanent: Forever always remain, stuck. One choice really, makes them all. But, what, is permanent? Life? No. Death? Not even that. What dies today becomes the breath; the physical and spiritual sustenance of tomorrow. Icebergs melt. Fires destroy forests. The
We Are What We Eat
Bread goes through three transformations of life and death in the steps it takes to go from wheat to eat. The first is when seeds are harvested (a euphemism for death) in order to become wheat. The seeds contain potential
We Are What We Eat
Bread goes through three transformations of life and death in the steps it takes to go from wheat to eat. The first is when seeds are harvested (a euphemism for death) in order to become wheat. The seeds contain potential
Order Matters.
How stories begin and end change the way we perceive what happens in between. A story’s order matters. “Once upon a time” sets our expectations for what will follow, just as “happily ever after” helps us understand what just took place.
Order Matters.
How stories begin and end change the way we perceive what happens in between. A story’s order matters. “Once upon a time” sets our expectations for what will follow, just as “happily ever after” helps us understand what just took place.
The Boundaries of Life and Death
Have you ever been a part of celebrating a new life entering the world? When someone is born you dream, you imagine, you envision this new, little person’s future. We look forward to who he will become and what she will
The Boundaries of Life and Death
Have you ever been a part of celebrating a new life entering the world? When someone is born you dream, you imagine, you envision this new, little person’s future. We look forward to who he will become and what she will
How Do You See the World?
American Beauty, The Wrestler, 127 Hours, Black Swan, Slumdog Millionaire, Precious, and The King’s Speech. Over the last several years, these are some of the films that have either premiered or won awards at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). These
How Do You See the World?
American Beauty, The Wrestler, 127 Hours, Black Swan, Slumdog Millionaire, Precious, and The King’s Speech. Over the last several years, these are some of the films that have either premiered or won awards at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). These
Do you get it yet?
The answer, I think, should always be no. Like a good poem, or a meaningful song, you don’t ‘get’ it in the first experience. What about the 20th reading? Or the hundredth time you’ve heard it? How long until you get it;
Do you get it yet?
The answer, I think, should always be no. Like a good poem, or a meaningful song, you don’t ‘get’ it in the first experience. What about the 20th reading? Or the hundredth time you’ve heard it? How long until you get it;
Heart is where the path is.
Home is where the heart is. Or is home where you find yourself? Or where you’ll always return? Or, as Edward Sharpe lyrically sweeps us of our feet, is “home wherever I’m with you”? But, really, where is this home
Heart is where the path is.
Home is where the heart is. Or is home where you find yourself? Or where you’ll always return? Or, as Edward Sharpe lyrically sweeps us of our feet, is “home wherever I’m with you”? But, really, where is this home
Two plus Two
Ernst Lubitsch (who directed 76 films from 1914-1948, three of which received Oscar nominations) said, “Let the audience add up two plus two. They’ll love you forever.” This is brilliant. And I think it’s what distinguishes real art from propaganda,
Two plus Two
Ernst Lubitsch (who directed 76 films from 1914-1948, three of which received Oscar nominations) said, “Let the audience add up two plus two. They’ll love you forever.” This is brilliant. And I think it’s what distinguishes real art from propaganda,
I don’t want a recount.
My friend Katharine is really smart. Often she will say something in passing that sticks in my head and ends up in a blog post. This is one of those posts. Katharine is in high school and she recently told me
I don’t want a recount.
My friend Katharine is really smart. Often she will say something in passing that sticks in my head and ends up in a blog post. This is one of those posts. Katharine is in high school and she recently told me
Selection, Waste & Narrowing
We assume, I think, that because God is big and all-encompassing and above and beyond and Other; that because He created us and the whole world, well, we assume that God works in the big and general and abstract. When
Selection, Waste & Narrowing
We assume, I think, that because God is big and all-encompassing and above and beyond and Other; that because He created us and the whole world, well, we assume that God works in the big and general and abstract. When
