Posted in Joy of Language, Just for fun, books, poetry on June 24, 2008 | 5 Comments »
(to me, at least)
I am reading a book called The Body Remembers, which is helping me understand a bit more about how my memory works–both why I apparently (so they tell me) remember things so well, and why I have such a propensity to post-traumatic stress. Fascinating stuff, and I am enjoying the book and [...]
Posted in Just for fun, books on June 20, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Symbols and brands–why do they work? What makes one work and another not? I am enjoying studying this chart from the cascades, and thinking about these kinds of things.
I also enjoyed looking at these symbols and wondering which country I would want to visit, if the only thing I had to go on were the [...]
Posted in books, friendship, personality, questions on June 17, 2008 | 9 Comments »
(for lack of the creative thinking skills needed to come up with a better title)
I suppose my blogging habits of late fit me in with this predictably hyperbolic description, courtesy of David Ker:
the rest of the blogosphere has rolled over on its back and feigned death
I’m supposed to be keeping my word to write a [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on May 15, 2008 | 14 Comments »
I’ve been tagged by David Ker of Lingamish (and seven or so other blogs) with the “Weird Worship Meme”. According to the MBTI, I’m an ISFJ, so usually I like to stick to the rules. But, with this one I followed Gentle Wisdom’s route and just let my mind go down its own path [...]
Posted in Joy of Language, burnout, emotions on May 14, 2008 | 3 Comments »
…my second language.
Posted in Joy of Language, poetry on May 13, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Well, that may not be the point of the poem I read today, but when I read it, and my brain did its thing of connecting the feeling I got when I read it with any similar feelings, I ended up with a hodgepodge in my head with these three things overlapping, and the word [...]
Posted in Relationship with God, Sadness and suffering, emotions on May 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
That phrase has been in my mind and heart all week, since reading a book review with a similar title. I don’t even remember the name of the book being reviewed, but that picture–of a hope dressed in mourning–has given expression to the tension I find myself living in.
A hope that does not leave space [...]
Posted in Just for fun, books, questions on May 3, 2008 | 4 Comments »
What is your favorite (or least favorite, depending on your perspective and degree of optimism at the moment) example of a verse from the Bible taken out of context, misused or misapplied?
Posted in Relationship with God, personality on April 29, 2008 | No Comments »
One of the more bizarre things about how people perceive me is that I can look both (1) like a pushover and (2) obstinately stubborn.
The first observation is explained, I think, by the fact that I have a very wide tolerance for things and so there are many times I just don’t care either way. [...]
Posted in blogging, friendship, personality, smart on April 28, 2008 | 9 Comments »
Because if I had to reject everyone whose brain thinks and communicates in ways that are different than mine and which are hard for me to understand, I’d miss out on gems like this post from Ancient Hebrew Poetry, “Why I am Not an Atheist”. The whole post is brilliant, and I hope you’ll go [...]
