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Tikkun

Posted by Luminosity , in Other 13 January 2013 -

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To assist another is to do God's work.
To redeem one person is to redeem the world.

Isaac Luria
16th Century Rabbi
concept of Tikkun

God poured sparks of light into clay containers. The containers shattered. Shards of pottery and pieces of divine light fell to earth. Human beings must fix the broken world by retrieving the pieces of light. This...

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Set your sails

Posted by Luminosity , in Poems & Quotations 13 January 2013 -

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Only the person who risks is free.
The pessimist complains about the wind,
The optimist expects it to change,
And the realist adjusts the sails.

-- William Arthur Ward

Winners deal with reality.

-- Dr. Phil

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It's Not Working

Posted by Luminosity , in Commentary 11 January 2013 -

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Men with their hair in a bun. A full on librarian bun on top their heads. Don't listen to the voice that told you to do that. It is the same one that told you to get Mayan ear disks and that cats can be vegetarians.

Don't listen to Hippy Satan.

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Philanthropy

Posted by Luminosity , in Poems & Quotations 11 January 2013 -

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. . . all that dollars can do . . . is to find (or help train) a competent and devoted individual and give him time and tools and a place to work.

F. Emerson...

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Writers

Posted by Luminosity , in Poems & Quotations 11 January 2013 -

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writers

Writers aren't exactly people. . . They're a whole lot of people trying to be one person.

F. Scott Fitzgerald

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Trying to remain centered

Posted by Luminosity , in Personal 09 January 2013 -

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Trying to remain centered and in a good mood.

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Ouch

Posted by Luminosity , in Personal 09 January 2013 -

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Someone I have a crush on posted something mean directed at an older woman. She posted a tweet saying he was cute and he said that was gross. Sigh.

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Occam's Razor

Posted by Luminosity , in Poems & Quotations 09 January 2013 -

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Among competing hypotheses, the one that makes the fewest assumptions
should be selected.

-- Occam's Razor .........................

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Wind

Posted by Luminosity , in Personal 06 January 2013 -

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It's been windy.

I was feeling good. I went to the health food store to get a avocado and cheese sandwich. I saw an expensive car parked in the disabled spot with no visible placard. I had this gut feeling that I didn't have to do anything about it. Nevertheless, I took my placard in one hand and opened my car door with the other. A strong gust...

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