Friday, 25 November 2011

Roman Wall in Wales

Place from my history.
Place from my future.
Land of all my sorrow and all my love.
Lord,please,keep Her safe and sound.

Welcome to Rachel Dax Website

Welcome to Rachel Dax Website:

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Biography – Rachel Dax

Rachel Dax grew up in Sutton Coldfield, UK. She obtained a BA (Hons) in Philosophy & Theology at University of London and then trained to be a Religious Studies teacher. After a number of years teaching and completing an MA in Philosophy and Religion, Rachel moved to Cardiff and began pursuing a career in Drama, where her true passion lay. She taught Drama to children across South Wales and occasionally worked as an actor, including doing a memorable cameo in BBC Wales’ High Hopes.

She then obtained a 1st Class Honours Degree in Drama (Theatre & Media) at Atrium in Cardiff. It was at Atrium that she developed her talents as a writer and director. She directed numerous plays such as Ionesco’s Rhinoceros and Beckett’s Eh Joe and wrote, produced and directed her first two short filmsCrush and Heart. She then went on to complete an MA in Film at the International Film School of Wales, Newport, where she made three shorts:Helterskelter, The Gatekeeper and Caravan Sight a comedy-drama. Caravan Sight has been submitted to a range of prestigious film festivals across the globe.

For You

You are always in my heart,I will never ever let You go.
Fly my beloved and be happy eternaly

Stand for Israel: Why Pray for Israel? : Stand for Israel

Stand for Israel: Why Pray for Israel? : Stand for Israel: "Why Pray for Israel?
Learn the Prayer for the State of Israel"

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Tuesday, 22 November 2011

Sappho's view on love

Sappho's view on love:

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Sappho for Equality | The Support Group for Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Women

Sappho for Equality | The Support Group for Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Women: "Come then, I pray, grant me surcease from sorrow,Drive away care, I beseech thee, O goddess Fulfil for me what I yearn to accomplish, Be thou my ally.
---- Poetess Sappho"

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Anne Carson - Decreation: How Women Like Sappho, Marguerite Porete, and Simone Weil Tell God - Common Knowledge 8:1

Anne Carson - Decreation: How Women Like Sappho, Marguerite Porete, and Simone Weil Tell God - Common Knowledge 8:1: "For the jealous lover must balance two contradictory realities within her heart: on the one hand, that of herself at the center of the universe and in command of her own will, offering love to her beloved; on the other, that of herself off the center of the universe and in despite of her own will, watching her beloved love someone else. Naked collision of these two realities brings the lover to a sort of breakdown, as we saw in Sappho's poem, whose effect is to expose her very Being to its own scrutiny and to dislodge it from the center of itself. It would be a very high test of dialectical endurance to be able to, not just recognize, but consent to this breakdown. Sappho seems to be entering on a mood of consent when her poem stops. Marguerite faints three times before she can manage it. But then, with a psychological clarity as amazing as Sappho's, Marguerite pushes open the implications of her own pain."

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The Complete Poems of Sappho

The Complete Poems of Sappho: "Sappho’s Poems

This is an attempt to collect Sappho's entire work together in one page — with Greek originals, succinct translations, and commentary."

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Department of Greek and Roman Classics at Temple University

Department of Greek and Roman Classics at Temple University: "Sappho
This page is devoted to understanding the poetry of Sappho. While anyone interested in Sappho will find this information useful, it has been designed primarily for students and teachers of Intellectual Heritage 51, a Core Humanities course at Temple University.

This page is designed and organized by Robin Mitchell-Boyask, Associate Professor of Greek and Roman Classics at Temple University. He can be reached at ROBINM@VM.TEMPLE.EDU. "

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Sunday, 20 November 2011

Love's Secret- Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More

Love's Secret- Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More: "Love's Secret
by William Blake

Never seek to tell thy love,
Love that never told can be;
For the gentle wind doth move
Silently, invisibly.

I told my love, I told my love,
I told her all my heart,
Trembling, cold, in ghastly fears.
Ah! she did depart!

Soon after she was gone from me,
A traveller came by,
Silently, invisibly:
He took her with a sigh.
"

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Faults- Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More

Faults- Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More: "Faults
by Sara Teasdale

They came to tell your faults to me,
They named them over one by one;
I laughed aloud when they were done,
I knew them all so well before,—
Oh, they were blind, too blind to see
Your faults had made me love you more.
"

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I Love You- Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More

I Love You- Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More: "I Love You
by Sara Teasdale

When April bends above me
And finds me fast asleep,
Dust need not keep the secret
A live heart died to keep.

When April tells the thrushes,
The meadow-larks will know,
And pipe the three words lightly
To all the winds that blow.

Above his roof the swallows,
In notes like far-blown rain,
Will tell the little sparrow
Beside his window-pane.

O sparrow, little sparrow,
When I am fast asleep,
Then tell my love the secret
That I have died to keep."

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Fear Not, Dear Friend, But Freely Live Your Days by Robert Louis Stevenson

Fear Not, Dear Friend, But Freely Live Your Days by Robert Louis Stevenson: "Fear Not, Dear Friend, But Freely Live Your Days
Robert Louis Stevenson
By Simran Khurana, About.com Guide"

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Wednesday, 16 November 2011

Love Sayings

Love Sayings: "Love is not something you feel. It's something you do."

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Longfellow Excelsior

Longfellow Excelsior: "The shades of night were falling fast,
As through an Alpine village passed
A youth, who bore, 'mid snow and ice,
A banner with the strange device,
Excelsior!"

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Tuesday, 15 November 2011

Click on Wales » Blog Archive » .cymru and the Haka

Click on Wales » Blog Archive » .cymru and the Haka: "Siôn Jobbins says .cymru is the domain name for Wales
October 27th, 2011"

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Edgar Allan Poe: Evening Star

Edgar Allan Poe: Evening Star: "Evening Star
Edgar Allan Poe"

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londondance.com : The Best of British

londondance.com : The Best of British: "In Olympic year, British Dance Edition comes to London. The biennial event which showcases the best of British dance to the rest of the world takes place from 2 – 5 February at the main dance presenting venues across the city: Greenwich Dance, Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, the Royal Opera House, Sadler’s Wells, Southbank Centre, Stratford Circus and The Place – who are co-producing the event together with Dance Umbrella."

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Sunday, 13 November 2011

Simple Truths - We Hope You Enjoyed the movie!

Simple Truths - We Hope You Enjoyed the movie!:

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May all of You be blessed by this movie!

with love

Thursday, 10 November 2011

The RSPB: Nightingale

The RSPB: Nightingale: "Latin name
Luscinia megarhynchos"

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Nature Poetry Competition set in Motion - Bugs, Birds and Beasts in the East - Our work - The RSPB Community

Nature Poetry Competition set in Motion - Bugs, Birds and Beasts in the East - Our work - The RSPB Community:

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Ode to a Nightingale- Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More

Ode to a Nightingale- Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More: "Ode to a Nightingale
by John Keats

1.

My heart aches, and a drowsy numbness pains
My sense, as though of hemlock I had drunk,
Or emptied some dull opiate to the drains
One minute past, and Lethe-wards had sunk:
'Tis not through envy of thy happy lot,
But being too happy in thine happiness,— "

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Hope is the thing with feathers (254)- Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More

Hope is the thing with feathers (254)- Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More: "Hope is the thing with feathers (254)
by Emily Dickinson

Hope is the thing with feathers
That perches in the soul, "

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Epithalamium, [Happy Bridegroom]- Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More

Epithalamium, [Happy Bridegroom]- Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More: "Epithalamium, [Happy Bridegroom]
by Sappho
translated by A. E. Housman

Happy bridegroom, Hesper brings
All desired and timely things.
All whom morning sends to roam,
Hesper loves to lead them home.
Home return who him behold,
Child to mother, sheep to fold,
Bird to nest from wandering wide:
Happy bridegroom, seek your bride."

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Let me not to the marriage of true minds (Sonnet 116)- Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More

Let me not to the marriage of true minds (Sonnet 116)- Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More: "Let me not to the marriage of true minds (Sonnet 116)
by William Shakespeare

Let me not to the marriage of true minds
Admit impediments. Love is not love
Which alters when it alteration finds,
Or bends with the remover to remove: "

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Francesco and Clare- Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More

Francesco and Clare- Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More: "Francesco and Clare
by David St. John

It was there, in that little town
On top of the mountain, they walked,
Francesco and Chiara,
That's who they were, that's what"

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To My Dear and Loving Husband- Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More

To My Dear and Loving Husband- Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More: "y Anne Bradstreet

If ever two were one, then surely we.
If ever man were loved by wife, then thee;
If ever wife was happy in a man,
Compare with me ye women if you can.
I prize thy love more than whole mines of gold,
Or all the riches that the East doth hold."

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The Well-Versed Movie- Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More

The Well-Versed Movie- Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More: "The Well-Versed Movie
by Stacey Harwood"

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Wednesday, 9 November 2011

Goodreads | Khalil Gibran Quotes (Author of The Prophet)

Goodreads | Khalil Gibran Quotes (Author of The Prophet): "“Hearts united in pain and sorrow
will not be separated by joy and happiness.
Bonds that are woven in sadness
are stronger than the ties of joy and pleasure.
Love that is washed by tears
will remain eternally pure and faithful.”
― Khalil Gibran, Love Letters in the Sand: The Love Poems of Khalil Gibran"

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Mary Magdalen

On meeting Jesus for the first time

It was in the month of June when I saw Him for the first time. He was walking in the wheatfield when I passed by with my handmaidens, and He was alone.

The rhythm of His steps was different from other men's, and the movement of His body was like naught I had seen before.

Men do not pace the earth in that manner. And even now I do not know whether He walked fast or slow.

My handmaidens pointed their fingers at Him and spoke in shy whispers to one another. And I stayed my steps for a moment, and raised my hand to hail Him. But He did not turn His face, and He did not look at me. And I hated Him. I was swept back into myself, and I was as cold as if I had been in a snow-drift. And I shivered.

That night I beheld Him in my dreaming; and they told me afterward that I screamed in my sleep and was restless upon my bed.

It was in the month of August that I saw Him again, through my window. He was sitting in the shadow of the cypress tree across my garden, and He was still as if He had been carved out of stone, like the statues in Antioch and other cities of the North Country.

And my slave, the Egyptian, came to me and said, "That man is here again. He is sitting there across your garden."

And I gazed at Him, and my soul quivered within me, for He was beautiful.

His body was single and each part seemed to love every other part.

Then I clothed myself with raiment of Damascus, and I left my house and walked towards Him.

Was it my aloneness, or was it His fragrance, that drew me to Him? Was it a hunger in my eyes that desired comeliness, or was it His beauty that sought the light of my eyes? Even now I do not know.

I walked to Him with my scented garments and my golden sandals, the sandals the Roman captain had given me, even these sandals. And when I reached Him, I said, "Good-morrow to you."

And He said, "Good-morrow to you, Miriam."

And He looked at me, and His night-eyes saw me as no man had seen me. And suddenly I was as if naked, and I was shy.

Yet He had only said, "Good-morrow to you."

And then I said to Him, "Will you not come to my house?"

And He said, "Am I not already in your house?"

I did not know what He meant then, but I know now.

And I said, "Will you not have wine and bread with me?"

And He said, "Yes, Miriam, but not now."

"Not now, not now," He said. And the voice of the sea was in those two words, and the voice of the wind and the trees. And when He said them unto me, life spoke to death.

For mind you, my friend, I was dead. I was a woman who had divorced her soul. I was living apart from this self which you now see. I belonged to all men, and to none. They called me harlot, and a woman possessed of seven devils. I was cursed, and I was envied.

But when His dawn-eyes looked into my eyes all the stars of my night faded away, and I became Miriam, only Miriam, a woman lost to the earth she had known, and finding herself in new places.

And now again I said to Him, "Come into my house and share bread and wine with me."

And He said, "Why do you bid me to be your guest?"

And I said, "I beg you to come into my house." And it was all that was sod in me, and all that was sky in me calling unto Him.

Then He looked at me, and the noontide of His eyes was upon me, and He said, "You have many lovers, and yet I alone love you. Other men love themselves in your nearness. I love you in your self. Other men see a beauty in you that shall fade away sooner than their own years. But I see in you a beauty that shall not fade away, and in the autumn of your days that beauty shall not be afraid to gaze at itself in the mirror, and it shall not be offended.

"I alone love the unseen in you."

Then He said in a low voice, "Go away now. If this cypress tree is yours and you would not have me sit in its shadow, I will walk my way."

And I cried to Him and I said, "Master, come to my house. I have incense to burn for you, and a silver basin for your feet. You are a stranger and yet not a stranger. I entreat you, come to my house."

Then He stood up and looked at me even as the seasons might look down upon the field, and He smiled. And He said again: "All men love you for themselves. I love you for yourself."

And then He walked away.

But no other man ever walked the way He walked. Was it a breath born in my garden that moved to the east? Or was it a storm that would shake all things to their foundations?

I knew not, but on that day the sunset of His eyes slew the dragon in me, and I became a woman, I became Miriam, Miriam of Mijdel.

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Khalil Gibran Introductory biography Spirits Rebellious The Broken Wings A Tear and a Smile The Madman The Forerunner The Prophet The New Frontier Sand and Foam Jesus, The Son Of Man James the son of Zebedee Anna the mother of Mary Assaph called the Orator of Tyre Mary Magdalen Philemon, a Greek Apothecary Simon who was called Peter Caiaphas Joanna, the wife of Herod's steward Rafca A Persian Philosopher in Damascus David, one of his followers Luke Matthew John the son of Zebedee A young priest of Capernaum A rich levi in the neighborhood of the Nazarene A shepherd in South Lebanon John the Baptist Joseph of Arimathea Nathaniel Saba of Antioch Salome to a woman friend Rachael, a woman disciple Cleopas of Bethroune Naaman of the Gadarenes Thomas Elmadam the Logician One of the Mary's Rumanous, a Greek poet Levi, a disciple A widow in Galilee Judas the cousin of Jesus The man from the desert Peter Melachi of Babylon, an astronomer A philosopher Uriah, an old man of Nazareth Nicodemus the poet Joseph of Arimathea Georgus of Beirut Mary Magdalen Jotham of Nazareth to a Roman Ephraim of Jericho Barca, a merchant of Tyre Phumiah, the high Priestess of Sidon Benjamin the scribe Zacchaeus Hannah of Bethsaida Manasseh Jephtha of Caesarea John the beloved disciple Mannus the Pompeiian, to a Greek Pontius Pilatus Bartholomew in Ephesus Matthew Andrew on prostitutes A rich man on possessions John at Patmos Peter on the neighbor A cobbler in Jerusalem Suzannah of Nazareth Joseph surnamed Justus Philip Birbarah of Yammouni Pilate's wife to a Roman lady A man outside of Jerusalem Sarkis, an old Greek shepherd Annas the high priest A woman, one of Mary's neighbors Ahaz the portly Barabbas Claudius a Roman sentinel James the brother of the Lord Simon the Cyrene Cyborea The woman in Byblos Mary Magdalen thirty years later A man from Lebanon The Earth Gods The Wanderer Al-Nay The Garden of the Prophet Lazarus and His Beloved Satan My Countrymen I Believe In You Your Thought And Mine You Have Your Lebanon History and the Nation The Vision Visual art

Handmade wooden caskets custom personalized funeral Trappist Monks

Handmade wooden caskets custom personalized funeral Trappist Monks: "In the cool silence of the morning, the darkness slowly gives way to the soft light of the morning sun, casting its warmth onto the stone walls and floors. The clang of the bell tower reverberates throughout the grounds, the organ sings its praises as we lift our voices to God, and our prayer life flows into our work life."

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POETRY | The Humanist

Wordsworth: The Rainbow

Wordsworth: The Rainbow: "My heart leaps up when I behold
A Rainbow in the sky:

So was it when my life began;
So is it now I am a man;
So be it when I shall grow old,
Or let me die!

The Child is father of the man;
And I could wish my days to be

Bound each to each by natural piety."

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Elizabeth Barrett Browning Quotes

Elizabeth Barrett Browning Quotes: "Love
Two human loves make one divine."

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Helen Keller Quotes to Inspire You

Helen Keller Quotes to Inspire You: "On Relationships:
Relationships are like Rome -- difficult to start out, incredible during the prosperity of the 'golden age', and unbearable during the fall. Then, a new kingdom will come along and the whole process will repeat itself until you come across a kingdom like Egypt... that thrives, and continues to flourish. This kingdom will become your best friend, your soul mate, and your love."

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Helen Keller Quotes to Inspire You

Helen Keller Quotes to Inspire You: "On Companionship:
Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light.

On Ability:
We can do anything we want if we stick to it long enough.

On Life:
We would never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world.
"

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William Blake Quotations

William Blake Quotations: "Creativity
To see a world in a grain of sand, and a heaven in a wildflower. Hold infinity in the palm of your hand, and eternity in an hour.

Dreams
What is now proved was once imagined.

Love
And we are put on Earth a little space, that we may learn to bear the beams of love."

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Bella Figura

Bella Figura:

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Monday, 7 November 2011

Goodreads | Sappho Sings by Peggy Ullman Bell - Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists

Goodreads | Sappho Sings by Peggy Ullman Bell - Reviews, Discussion, Bookclubs, Lists: "Here Psappha, as Sappho called herself in her own soft Aeolian dialect, sings her way from sadness through exile to triumph. Deliciously written, with descriptive language that transports you wholly into an ancient world, the author's sensuous, often erotic, tale grips and tantalizes with an ever-thickening and twisting plot and an abundance of characters who will remain ...more"

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Charlotte Church - Habanera Lyrics

Charlotte Church - Habanera Lyrics: "from "carmen"

Quand je vous aimerai?
Ma foi, je ne sais pas,
Peut-ítre jamais, peut-ítre demain.
Mais pas aujourd’hui, c’est certain.

L’amour est un oiseau rebelle
Que nul ne peut apprivoiser,
Et c’est bien en vain qu’on l’appelle,
S’il lui convient de refuser.
Rien n’y fait, menace ou prière,
L’un parle bien, l’autre se tait;
Et c’est l’autre que je préfère
Il n’a rien dit; mais il me plaît.
L’amour! l’amour! l’amour! l’amour!
"

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Sunday, 6 November 2011

Daily Readings for Sunday November 06, 2011 - Daily Readings - Bible - Catholic Online

Daily Readings for Sunday November 06, 2011 - Daily Readings - Bible - Catholic Online: "2 Wisdom is brilliant, she never fades. By those who love her, she is readily seen, by those who seek her, she is readily found.

13 She anticipates those who desire her by making herself known first."

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Saturday, 5 November 2011

An English Rose

I will never ever be able to forget any word You said to me.In my heart You are always somewhere near.Beginning of love starts in that far away moment when I met You.
I wish You to be able to fly where ever You want to.May the angels guard upon Your steps.

The Equivocal Symbolism of Pearls in the Novels of Sarah Waters

The Equivocal Symbolism of Pearls in the Novels of Sarah Waters: "The Equivocal Symbolism of Pearls in the Novels of Sarah Waters
Claire O'Callaghan"

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Wednesday, 2 November 2011

Birdsong by Joanie Mackowski : Poetry Magazine

Birdsong by Joanie Mackowski : Poetry Magazine: "Birdsong
BY JOANIE MACKOWSKI
Bustle and caw. Recall the green heat
rising from the new minted earth, granite

and basalt, proto-continents shuffling
and stacking the deck, first shadows flung

from the ultraviolet haze"

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Author event: Norbert Krapf reads and discusses poetry at Brick Street Poetry programs - Indiana University Press blog

Author event: Norbert Krapf reads and discusses poetry at Brick Street Poetry programs - Indiana University Press blog:

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Monday, 31 October 2011

John Blase: Brennan Manning: All Is Grace: God Loves You As You Are

John Blase: Brennan Manning: All Is Grace: God Loves You As You Are: "Brennan Manning: All Is Grace: God Loves You As You Are"

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Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Ph.D.: Our Lady of Guadalupe: The Path of the Broken Heart

Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Ph.D.: Our Lady of Guadalupe: The Path of the Broken Heart: "Coda: Mi Guadalupe is a
Girl Gang Leader in Heaven

Mi Guadalupe is a girl gang leader in Heaven.
She is unlike the pale blue serene woman.
She is serene, yes, like a great ocean is serene.
She is obedient, yes, like the sunrise
is obedient to the horizon line.
She is sweet, yes,
Like a huge forest of sweet maple trees.
She has a great heart, vast holiness,
and like any girl gang leader ought,
substantial hips.
Her lap is big enough
to hold every last one of us.
Her embrace
can hold us,
All . . .
And with Such Immaculate Love.

"Aymen
(as my grandmother would say),
and a little woman.""

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Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Ph.D.: Our Lady of Guadalupe: The Path of the Broken Heart

Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Ph.D.: Our Lady of Guadalupe: The Path of the Broken Heart: "Our Lady of Guadalupe: The Path of the Broken Heart"

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Rev. Amy Ziettlow: Psalm 46 and Living After the Death of a Loved One

Rev. Amy Ziettlow: Psalm 46 and Living After the Death of a Loved One: "Psalm 46 and Living After the Death of a Loved One"

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A Psalm of Life- Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More

A Psalm of Life- Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More: "A Psalm of Life
by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

What the Heart of the Young Man Said to the Psalmist

Tell me not, in mournful numbers,
"Life is but an empty dream!"
For the soul is dead that slumbers,
And things are not what they seem.
"

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In Random Pieces: If You See Haley Jo

In Random Pieces: If You See Haley Jo:

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Very interesting blog:fallingfromtrains.com

In Life and News: Ah, Leviticus, What Do You Mean?

In Life and News: Ah, Leviticus, What Do You Mean?: "Leviticus 18:22 seems to be the key verse that is used to condemn gays and lesbians to the eternal fiery pits of hell by anyone who opposes homosexuality. It still amazes me that this verse is different depending on which translation is used. The King James Version of this verse states, “Thou shall not lie with mankind as with womankind: it is an abomination.”

At face value it would seem that only men can not engage in homosexual activity. Then we have the New International Version: “Do not lie with a man as one lies with a woman; that is detestable.” Again, it’s a 'no-no' for you men out there! There are many different translations, but I present to you the New Living Translation: “Do not practice homosexuality, having sex with another man as with a woman. It is a detestable sin.”
"

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Poetry Reading Series features Clover | Davis Enterprise

Poetry Reading Series features Clover | Davis Enterprise:

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‘Miami City Ballet Dances Balanchine and Tharp’ Tonight, 10/28/11, on PBS’ ‘Great Performances’; Edward Villella on Balanchine | Odette's Ordeal

‘Miami City Ballet Dances Balanchine and Tharp’ Tonight, 10/28/11, on PBS’ ‘Great Performances’; Edward Villella on Balanchine | Odette's Ordeal: "A Site for Sore Swans & Serious Ballet Fans in San Francisco – Featuring Teri McCollum as "Odette""

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Emily Dickinson Delight Becomes Pictorial

Emily Dickinson Delight Becomes Pictorial: "Delight becomes pictorial
When viewed through pain,--
More fair, because impossible
That any gain.

The mountaln at a given distance
In amber lies;
Approached, the amber flits a little,--
And that's the skies!
"

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Courage Quotations

Courage Quotations: "Keshavan Nair
With courage you will dare to take risks, have the strength to be compassionate, and the wisdom to be humble. Courage is the foundation of integrity.
"

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Friday, 28 October 2011

Georgia Van Cuylenburg: How I Coped With Losing All Of My Hair -- At 21

Georgia Van Cuylenburg: How I Coped With Losing All Of My Hair -- At 21: "How I Coped With Losing All Of My Hair -- At 21"

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Stand for Israel: History of Israel : Stand for Israel

Stand for Israel: Why Pray for Israel? : Stand for Israel

Stand for Israel: Why Pray for Israel? : Stand for Israel: "Our Father in Heaven, Protector and Redeemer of Israel, bless the State of Israel, the first flowering of our redemption. Shield it beneath the wings of Your love and spread over it Your canopy of peace. Send Your light and truth to its leaders, officers, and counselors, and direct them with Your good counsel.

Strengthen the defenders of our Holy Land; O God, grant them salvation and crown them with victory. Establish peace in the land and everlasting joy for its inhabitants."

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Thursday, 27 October 2011

Michele Weldon: My Female Colleagues Told Me Not To Talk About The Abuse. I Did It Anyway

Michele Weldon: My Female Colleagues Told Me Not To Talk About The Abuse. I Did It Anyway: "The statistics released every year during Domestic Violence Awareness month contain the stories of hundreds and thousands of women who never anticipated they would be abused in their lifetime. According to the Domestic Violence Resource Center one in three women around the world will be abused in her lifetime. Three out of four women will know a woman who is abused.

What action can you take? You can speak up. For yourself, for a friend, for women you will never know personally. You can be known for your intolerance of violence against women. Say the jokes about "smacking her" are not funny. Say the songs with name-calling provoking violence against women are not amusing. Volunteer in your neighborhood at a domestic violence shelter. Say something if you hear about someone abusing a partner. Listen. Help. Do not walk away. And never advise anyone that telling the truth will ruin her career.
"

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Michele Weldon: My Female Colleagues Told Me Not To Talk About The Abuse. I Did It Anyway

Michele Weldon: My Female Colleagues Told Me Not To Talk About The Abuse. I Did It Anyway: "My Female Colleagues Told Me Not To Talk About The Abuse. I Did It Anyway"

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Take away the contests of the martyrs, [and] you take away their crowns. —Ambrose of Milan

In Genesis 32 Jacob wrestles with an angel. After wrestling through the night, the angel demands to be released. Jacob, already crippled by the angel’s touch, refuses to let go. "Not unless you bless me."

The Lord wounds him, then gives him a new name. In the wrestling, the Lord makes Jacob new. There is no blessing without struggle, no birth without pain, no crown without a contest.

For years I believed something false about the relationship between thanksgiving and adversity. When I observed others’ thanksgiving, casual praise-the-Lords seemed to leave life’s complications unacknowledged, which I knew in my heart to be wrong. I thought that these thanks and hallelujahs and praise-the-Lords cheapened life by glossing over tragedy and reality of sickness or some natural disaster and using praise as a shield to deflect the impact of painful events. But in truth I was rejecting a caricature of true thanksgiving.

It is true that casual thanksgiving can be used to ignore and avoid, but it is also true that we are sometimes asked to trust and praise the Lord even when all we see is pain. Life is embraced, not avoided. It is kissed. It is face-to-face conversation. Life is good, rich, and deep. It is also heartrending. But life, this river, is not to be bridged. It must be swam in.

A single “blessed be God,” in adversity, is worth more than a thousand acts of thanksgiving in prosperity. —John of Avila

Thanksgiving is hard-won. It is not flippant. It is not a knee-jerk reaction. It understands the tragedy, realizing the severity of the prognosis, and by the grace of God, in all sobriety, giving thanks. Job did not bless the Lord while doing cartwheels. He didn’t celebrate the death of his children. He accepted what he could not change with a “blessed be God.” He affirmed his faith and trust because he knew God, but he wasn’t blowing a party horn when he said it.

I would encourage you to give thanks behind closed doors for your adversity—for no one to see but God. Make it honest by making it private. Let thanksgiving be kindled in a quiet place, so that it can grow and be offered to God and others in a life that produces peace. Wrestle with God, and hold on until you understand the blessing. You may end up crippled, but you will finally be whole.

JOHN BURNET'S EARLY GREEK PHILOSOPHY, Section Index

JOHN BURNET'S EARLY GREEK PHILOSOPHY, Section Index:

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PEITHÔ'S WEB

PEITHÔ'S WEB: "Featuring H.T. Wharton's Sappho, The Divine Sappho includes more than 120 fragments of Sappho in Unicode Greek and English translation, plus a biography and a wealth of Sappho resources and links"

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A Simple Life

Those of us who have many possessions or few can all be possessed by what we have—or don’t have. While Christians should live simply, the focus should not be on getting rid of what we have, but rather upon cultivating the disposition of “a life of joyful unconcern for possessions” (Richard J. Foster). Such a disposition will lead to actions and behaviors of simple living.

This study, based on an article The ‘Real’ Simple Life, by Matt Bell, will focus on what it means to live simply, and how we can cultivate an attitude of contentment.

Table of Contents

SCRIPTURE: Deuteronomy 26:1–11; Ecclesiastes 5:10–6:9; Matthew 6:25–33; Acts 2:44–47; 2 Corinthians 8:1–9; Hebrews 12:1; Revelation 3:17–20

LEADER'S GUIDE

• Identify the Current Issue

• Discover the Eternal Principles

—Teaching point one: Money and material possessions do not make us content or bring us satisfaction. In fact, they can make us more unhappy and anxious.

—Teaching point two: We should trust that God will take care of our needs—and therefore not be anxious.

—Teaching point three: God’s people have an attitude of gratitude and practice generosity because of all that God has done for them.

—Teaching point four: God’s people are characterized by the practice of sharing things with each other and contributing to the needs of the poor.

—Teaching point five: Material things and prosperity can be a hindrance in our life as Christian pilgrims in this world. We need to lay aside those things that weigh us down.

Blessing

Our families came together, not as replacements, but as redemption through our willingness to love and be loved. We were being emancipated from grief itself. This didn't mean that grief ceased to exist in our lives. It meant grief could not hold us captive and rob us of our lives. This redemptive season brought forth a profound awareness that although our prayers didn't get answered according to what we wanted, God did answer.(www.zonderwan)

Thank You for being part of my life!May God bless You and Your familly.

A Young Poet- Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More

A Young Poet- Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More: "A Young Poet
by Jane Miller

For begging beauty
one can hardly blame the artist

sleeping like butter in the sun
taking no action for action

some prefer being a yellow rose petal
I learned when I traveled

the young poet saying a prayer
is a form of panic"

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Lord Byron Darkness

Lord Byron Darkness: "Darkness
George Gordon, Lord Byron"

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Have You ever try this site?Most beautiful poetry and qoutations

Sense of purpose

Having a sense of purpose changes everything, doesn't it? Keep this alive within yourself as you start thinking about how to implement more positive changes in your life. You're probably on a roll.

Speak to me in color… « Treewhispers

Speak to me in color… « Treewhispers:

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one of the most beautiful blog about a tree

Dance to the wind « Treewhispers

Dance to the wind « Treewhispers:

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I wonder,have You ever danced with a wind???

Sunday, 23 October 2011

Elsewhere: Latest news updates

Elsewhere: Latest news updates: "British film director Hugh Hudson, well known from Chariots of Fire, has directed a new documentary feature, called "Rupture: A Matter of Life OR Death". The score for this production was composed by Vangelis."

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Quotations from Henry Vaughan

Quotations from Henry Vaughan: "He is thy gracious friend
And (O my Soul awake!)
Did in pure love descend
To die here for thy sake,

(Henry Vaughan (1622-1695), Welsh poet. Peace (l. 9-12). . . Oxford Book of English Verse, The, 1250-1918. Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch, ed. (New ed., rev. and enl., 1939) Oxford University Press.) "

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Quotations on / about star

Quotations on / about star: " For each inclosed spirit is a star
Enlightening his own little sphere,

(Henry Vaughan (1622-1695), Welsh poet. The Bird (l. 19-20)"

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Song of Love XXIV by Khalil Gibran

The biography of Khalil Gibran - life story

The biography of Khalil Gibran - life story: "Then said a rich man, "Speak to us of Giving."

And he answered:

You give but little when you give of your possessions.

It is when you give of yourself that you truly give.

For what are your possessions but things you keep and guard for fear you may need them tomorrow?"

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Poetry eCard

Poetry eCard: "GO from me. Yet I feel that I shall stand
Henceforward in thy shadow. Nevermore
Alone upon the threshold of my door
Of individual life I shall command
The uses of my soul, nor lift my hand
Serenely in the sunshine as before,
Without the sense of that which I"

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Classic Love Quote: Famous Classic Love Quotes

Classic Love Quote: Famous Classic Love Quotes: "Edgar Allan Poe
Years of love have been forgot, In the hatred of a minute."

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Henry Thornton Wharton's Life of Sappho, Peitho's Web edition, part 1

Henry Thornton Wharton's Life of Sappho, Peitho's Web edition, part 1: "Wharton's Life of Sappho

Part 3, Sappho's Girlfriends (a decidedly Victorian view)"

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When our two souls... (Sonnet 22)- Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More

When our two souls... (Sonnet 22)- Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More: "by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

When our two souls stand up erect and strong,
Face to face, silent, drawing nigh and nigher,
Until the lengthening wings break into fire
At either curvèd point,—what bitter wrong "

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My Letters! all dead paper... (Sonnet 28)- Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More

My Letters! all dead paper... (Sonnet 28)- Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More: "y Elizabeth Barrett Browning

My letters! all dead paper, mute and white!
And yet they seem alive and quivering"

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Beloved, my Beloved... (Sonnet 20)- Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More

Beloved, my Beloved... (Sonnet 20)- Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More: "Beloved, my Beloved, when I think
That thou wast in the world a year ago,
What time I sate alone here in the snow
And saw no footprint, heard the silence sink
No moment at thy voice ..."

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Martha Marcy May Marlene | Movies & TV | Christianity Today

Martha Marcy May Marlene | Movies & TV | Christianity Today: "Martha Marcy May Marlene: the way past pain can make us vulnerable, the devastating nature of psychological manipulation, the ability of one person to control and define others, the paralyzing power of fear. Honestly, this movie haunted me for days, and the friend I saw it with said the same. It felt like it left an icky residue on my mind and my soul."

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Interview: Martin Sheen Finds Transcendence | Movies & TV | Christianity Today

Interview: Martin Sheen Finds Transcendence | Movies & TV | Christianity Today: "elder Sheen says. "People who are addicted to drugs or alcohol are generally seeking a transcendent experience. But it's like [AA's] 12-step program teaches: You have to surrender to a higher power—I happen to believe that's God—and ask for help, and then begin the reconstruction work on yourself. And that's a deeply spiritual work.""

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9-1-1 Prayers | Men of Integrity

9-1-1 Prayers | Men of Integrity: "Dear God, forgive me when I've felt I could handle my problems on my own; show me my weaknesses; through your grace, may I surrender my will to you and your plans for my life.
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H. D.- Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More

H. D.- Poets.org - Poetry, Poems, Bios & More: "As Alicia Ostriker said in American Poetry Review, "H.D. by the end of her career became not only the most gifted woman poet of our century, but one of the most original poets—the more I read her the more I think this—in our language."

Neglect of H. D. can also be attributed to her times, as many of her poems spoke to an audience which was unready to respond to the strong feminist principles articulated in her work. She died in 1961."

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