purpose

"Some things in life are out of your control. You can make it a party or a tragedy."

"One is often so busy doing life that it is easy to avoid evaluating whether you are putting your energy in the direction you value most."

"What is God? (60) [10w] God's always the correct answer once you rephrase the question."

"Death is Opening Night Everything's that happened yesterday is a rehearsal for everything that will happen..."

"No beating yourself up. That’s not allowed. Be patient with yourself. It took you years to form the bad habits of thought that you no longer want. It will take a littletime to form new and better ones. But I promise you this: Even a slight move in this direction will bring you some peace. The more effort you apply to it, the faster you’ll find your bliss, but you’ll experience rewards immediately."

"The Game Is Afoot God's buried eight jewels within my soul.Life's game is,'Remove each gem, yet find me whole.'The clue is,"Eight is one, and one is eight,no jewel's more precious,all equally great."

"Ethical Dilemma of an Ascending Body [10w] + [10w] You can't ascend a ladderwithout rungs to push back;you can't climb a staircasewithout stairs to step on."

"Ode to a Wastepaper Basket I love the way you sit in the corner,gracious like a lover,catching my every crumpled vanity."

"Metamorphosis [10w] Change. Become the butterfly.Don't stay a caterpillar with wings."

"Grateful [10w] + [10w] If you can't think of anything you should be grateful for,think that you can think and be grateful for that."

"If it's knowledge and wisdom you want, then seek out the company of those who do real work for an honest purpose."

"Lenny Bruce I'm going to be rich!I figured out how to get schlong-juice stains off of suede."

"No-brainers [10w] No-brainers are challenging enough for people with no fucking brains."

"Natural Born Poets vs. Made Poets A natural born poet sees the future of poetry.A made poet clumsily imitates his vision."

"Love's Reward [10w] + {Couplet} Love repaid is love's reward;recompense fair towards being adored."

"The Written Word The only thing I hold dearer than myself(and my moms, yo') ~is the written word.I'd give my life for that bitch, (yo'.)"

"Grandma's Advice on Ambition "Children, if you aim for the stars you'll be impaled by small meteorites and become toast."

"Unless you're a lesbian... [10w] Feminism is not a sustainable position without giving up love."

"The magic of purpose and of love in its purest form. Not televison love, with its glare and hollow and sequined glint; not sex and allure, all high shoes and high drama, everything both too small and in too much excess, but just love. Love like rain, like the smell of a tangerine, like a surprise found in your pocket."

"Oppressor vs. Oppressed [10w] Love somtimes disintegrates into becoming the oppressor or the oppressed."