Da Little Prince

"Avoid silence, avoid solitude, avoid any train of thought that leads off the beaten..."

Fri, 10 May 2013 11:34:00 -0400

“

Avoid silence,

avoid solitude,

avoid any train of thought that leads off the beaten track.

Concentrate on money,

sex,

status,

health

and (above all)

on your own grievances.

Keep the radio on.

Live in a crowd.

Use plenty of sedation.

If you must read books, select them very carefully. But you’d be safer to stick to the papers. You’ll find the advertisements helpful;

especially those with a sexy or a snobbish appeal.

C.S. Lewis

”

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Mon, 15 Apr 2013 00:49:19 -0400

beingblog: “Peace is the fruit of love, a love that is also...

Fri, 29 Mar 2013 04:59:59 -0400

beingblog:

“Peace is the fruit of love, a love that is also justice. But to grow in love requires work — hard work. And it can bring pain because it implies loss — loss of the certitudes, comforts, and hurts that shelter and define us.”

~Jean Vanier from Finding Peace

Photo by George Duncan, cc by-nc-nd 2.0

Hear more of Jean Vanier in L’Arche a Community of Brokenness and Beauty

Oh Ginny.

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 02:34:59 -0400

Oh Ginny.

The Meal. The centerpiece of our worship.

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 12:39:58 -0400

The Meal. The centerpiece of our worship.

"Here dies another day During which I have had eyes, ears, hands And the great world round me; And..."

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 00:51:27 -0400

“Here dies another day
During which I have had eyes, ears, hands
And the great world round me;
And with tomorrow begins another.
Why am I allowed two?”

- G. K. Chesterton,”Evening”

(via dailymarvelous)

beingblog: “I love stories. Stories have saved my life, and I...

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 05:07:26 -0400

beingblog:

“I love stories. Stories have saved my life, and I also question stories even as I tell them…We all have stories to tell…It’s the complexity of the human heart that I think is poetry’s subject — the complexity of the human experience. I think the best poets writing today represent that complexity in the broadest, deepest sense.”

~Marie Howe from an interview with AGNI photo by Tony Roberts / Flickr, cc by-nc-sa 2.0

beingblog: Kicking off this final day of the work week with...

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 09:26:32 -0400

beingblog:

Kicking off this final day of the work week with this smooth track from Laura Marling. Where can I go? Where can’t I go.

Thanks, mojomagazine:

New music from Laura Marling = a great morning. Check out new track Where Can I Go? here.

Marling’s new album, Once I Was An Eagle, is due for release on May 27.

"You are lonely, but you are not alone. You are sad, yet you are not sadness. You are desperate,..."

Wed, 06 Mar 2013 01:57:44 -0500

“You are lonely, but you are not alone. You are sad, yet you are not sadness. You are desperate, though you are not hopeless. You are yearning, but you have time. You are passionate, and you may be wild. Let your soul be itself. Give in. Don’t stop.”

- M.M. (via fortheloveofmegan)

justbesplendid:

Sun, 24 Feb 2013 19:25:13 -0500

justbesplendid:

alwynlau: “Gangnam is disgusting, but pleasurably disgusting…”

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 03:38:51 -0500

alwynlau:

“Gangnam is disgusting, but pleasurably disgusting…”

beingblog: “I have found it easier to identify with the...

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 03:41:23 -0500

beingblog:

“I have found it easier to identify with the characters who verge upon hysteria, who were frightened of life, who were desperate to reach out to another person…they have a certain appearance of fragility, but they are really strong.”

~Tennessee Williams, from Conversations with Tennessee Williams

Photo by Emmanuele Contini / Flickr, cc by-nc-sa 2.0

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Mon, 18 Feb 2013 01:00:31 -0500

conflictingheart: Scientists discover most relaxing tune...

Mon, 18 Feb 2013 01:00:16 -0500

conflictingheart:

Scientists discover most relaxing tune ever

Sound therapists and Manchester band Marconi Union compiled the song. Scientists played it to 40 women and found it to be more effective at helping them relax than songs by Enya, Mozart and Coldplay.

Weightless works by using specific rhythms, tones, frequencies and intervals to relax the listener. A continuous rhythm of 60 BPM causes the brainwaves and heart rate to synchronise with the rhythm: a process known as ‘entrainment’. Low underlying bass tones relax the listener and a low whooshing sound with a trance-like quality takes the listener into an even deeper state of calm.

Dr David Lewis, one of the UK’s leading stress specialists said: “‘Weightless’ induced the greatest relaxation – higher than any of the other music tested. Brain imaging studies have shown that music works at a very deep level within the brain, stimulating not only those regions responsible for processing sound but also ones associated with emotions.”

The study - commissioned by bubble bath and shower gel firm Radox Spa - found the song was even more relaxing than a massage, walk or cup of tea. So relaxing is the tune, apparently, that people are being Rex advised against listening to it while driving.

The top 10 most relaxing tunes were: 1. Marconi Union - Weightless 2. Airstream - Electra 3. DJ Shah - Mellomaniac (Chill Out Mix) 4. Enya - Watermark 5. Coldplay - Strawberry Swing 6. Barcelona - Please Don’t Go 7. All Saints - Pure Shores 8. Adele - Someone Like You 9. Mozart - Canzonetta Sull’aria 10. Cafe Del Mar - We Can Fly

trentgilliss: “Even if you like living alone, that doesn’t...

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 00:23:58 -0500

trentgilliss:

“Even if you like living alone, that doesn’t always mean you want to be alone.”

The author and journalist Lisa Napoli does this thing where she opens her door on Friday nights and throws a “party” in her LA abode. Anybody can come and socialize. It’s such a lovely idea and seems like a great way to build relationships and foster community in one’s own way.

The sentiment of this idea reminds me of a story theologian Roberta Bondi once told about being involved and showing up:

“I would just find when I came home at the end of the day, I would be so exhausted that I could hardly contain myself. And I would be met at the car, usually, pulling into the driveway by my two children and my husband, who would all come out to tell me all the things that had gone wrong in the day, like the washing machine had overflowed and the rug in the dining room was soaking wet. And I would think, ‘Oh, I just want to go back to school.’ I would come into the house, and Richard and I would fix supper, and then we would sit down and eat and I would fall asleep with my head in the mashed potatoes. But the fact is that I knew all along that, however it was, it was better that I was there than that I wasn’t there, that my family needed me, that being part of a family means showing up for meals. And prayer is like that. However we are, however we think we ought to be in prayer, the fact is we just need to show up and do the best we can do. It’s like being in a family.”

Agility.

Tue, 15 Jan 2013 03:53:05 -0500

Agility.

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Wed, 09 Jan 2013 02:38:14 -0500

nakedpastor: “How To Approach 2013” (nakedpastor) There’s no...

Tue, 01 Jan 2013 08:59:16 -0500

nakedpastor:

“How To Approach 2013” (nakedpastor)

There’s no time like the present. Actually, there is no time but the present.

I’m here now. Are you? Yes you are. We just need to realize it.

Happy New Year my friends.

Why not join so many others who are loving The Lasting Supper… a great community, a great resource, a great place to get encouraged for your life’s journey. Help yourself!

meanrighthook: This year is going to be epic! I can feel it.

Sun, 30 Dec 2012 11:06:01 -0500

meanrighthook:

This year is going to be epic! I can feel it.

hislivingpoetry: Cling to You (Spontaneous) | Jenn Johnson...

Thu, 27 Dec 2012 22:25:17 -0500

hislivingpoetry:

Cling to You (Spontaneous) | Jenn Johnson & William Matthews

I lay aside every hindrance
every sin
every weight
and I run to You
I cling to You

And I fix my eyes
On the prize that is Jesus