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St. Ephrem
They went down to Egypt and provided food when famine reigned; they came to the obstinate sea, and taught it wisdom with a rod; they went out into the hostile desert and adorned it with a pillar; they entered the furnace, fiercely heated, and sprinkled it with their dew; into the pit where they had…
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37. Effort
Distress is increased every dayin the effort to gain.But this distress is daily diminishedin the practice of Tao. If you can curtail your effort dailyuntil nothing of it is left,then when effort is gonenothing is doneand nothing is left to do. A person might, without the lease distress,undertake government of the world.But those who distress…
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Communicate
1. Communicate2. Routine3. Pay attention4. listen5. skate
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XII–The Hanged Man
Whatever will be will be is a great reading of this card which is all about giving into destiny.
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35. Passion
When Tao is acknowledged in the world, horses live in the pasture.When Tao has left the world,chargers are reared for war.There is no greater distress thanindulging desire.There is no greater pain than discontent.There is nothing more disastrousthan the greed of gain.Hence the satisfaction of contentmentis everlasting.
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Cat’s Cradle (1959) by Stan Brakhage
Ok, so yesterday, before I watched this film, I abandoned Abby at a Starbucks in Irvine. I had taken her to the HB Animal Shelter (which would not take her because we lived in Irvine) and the Irvine Animal Care Center (which declared the issue an Owner Abandonment and wanted more than US$170.00 to take…
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Do not lie
1. Do not lie2. Tell the truth3. Be honest4. Feel the truth5. Understand that I have options
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OCMA’s Night at the Museum–9BeetStretch
Here are my unedited notes from the event… I am at OCMA–9BetStretch it is @ 3:30 AM–the music is very lazy and drawn out and the first crescendo just passed. Also, my normal alarm just went off, I was thinking about the time I have spent here in the past–the music is very intense right…
David Given Schwarm
Married, Father, United
