quotes
We Run This
we craft your movies
and
build your ideas
even God was bound
in a book
bow down to your
creators
Soul Search
why do you let them?
come and leave?
like them and
love you, too?
what is the reason
behind settling for
sticks and stones?
for dimming your glow?
how come half their heart
is good enough for all or
your soul?
you bend back and break
bones for themin your home–
and yet they are allowed to stay
and make a mess of you.
why do you let them?
by Alex Elle
i live in a prison of you
To Father
He opened the jar of pickles when no one else could.
He was the only one in the house who wasn’t afraid to go into the basement by himself.
He cut himself shaving, but no one kissed it or got excited about it.
It was understood when it rained, he got the car and brought it around to the door.
When anyone was sick, he went out to get the prescription filled.
He took lots of pictures…but he was never in them.
—Erma Bombeck
The Question
Most people think they know the answer. I am willing to admit I don’t even know the question.
–Arsenio Hall
Why You Do It
The artist’s role is to raise the consciousness of the people. To make them understand life, the world and themselves more completely. That’s how I see it. Otherwise, I don’t know why you do it.
–Amiri Baraka
Falling Short
Avoid the bad habit of domesticating the prophet of your choice, turning him into a cheerleader for your way of thinking and way of life. Remember that all the great prophets were courageous and outrageous folks who railed against the powers-that-be, challenged self-satisfied piosity, threatened the prevailing social order, and would find you falling short in some significant ways.
–Parker J. Palmer
I am
“I am the thinker that creates the thoughts that create the things.”
–Dr. Johnnie Coleman
Life Is:
A mystery, Unfold it.
A journey, Walk it.
Painful, Endure it.
Beautiful, See it.
A joke, Laugh at it.
A song, Sing it.
A flower, Smell it.
Wonderful, Enjoy it.
A candle, Light it.
Precious, Don’t waste it.
A gift, Open it.
Love, Give it.
Unlimited, Go for it.
Light, Shine in it.
–Iyanla Vanzant
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