Free Bird

"It's no accident that the church and the graveyard stand side by side. The city of the dead sleeps encircled by the city of the living." ~ Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider, Northern Exposure, Lost and Found, 1992

Say Goodnight, Gracie

Gracie: Don't give up, Blanche. Women don't do that. Look at Betsy Ross, Martha Washington -- they didn't give up. Look at Nina Jones.


Blanche: Nina Jones?


Gracie: I've never heard of her either, because she gave up!

Solemn Solstice

“Bliss—a-second-by-second joy and gratitude at the gift of being alive, conscious—lies on the other side of crushing, crushing boredom. Pay close attention to the most tedious thing you can find (Tax Returns, Televised Golf) and, in waves, a boredom like you’ve never known will wash over you and just about kill you. Ride these out, and it’s like stepping from black and white into color. Like water after days in the desert. Instant bliss in every atom.” 

 ~ David Foster Wallace

"As your faith is strengthened you will find that there is no longer the need to have a sense of control, that things will flow as they will, and that you will flow with them, to your great delight and benefit."  ~Emmanuel