#works

July 4th fireworks exhale over the Hudson sadly. It is beautiful that they have to disappear. It's like the time you said I love you madly. That was an hour ago. It's been a fervent year. ↗

— Frederick Seidel

#love #poetry #beauty

So, really," continued Jacob as if this were perfectly normal to expound on art in these circumstances, "when you think about it, the artists who make people stop and think, who push the form, who make you uncomfortable, who are laughable, well, they're the ones who get remembered." Idly, Jacob dug a hole in the snow with his shovel and then another one next to it. "So why wouldn't you want to join the ranks of the ridiculed? ↗

— Justina Chen

#artists #laughable #memorable-works #pushing-the-limits #ridicule

Our work is directly proportional to the distances our dreams travel across, as force (power) is a constant factor ↗

— Israelmore Ayivor

#distances #dreams #proportional #travel #work

worksheets - the archenemy of abundant, purposeful reading (and discussion and writing). ↗

— Mike Schmoker

#learning #read #reading #school #teaching

I am astonished at the pleasure one experiences in doing good; and I should be tempted to believe that what we call virtuous people have not so much merit as they lead us to suppose. ↗

— Pierre Choderlos de Laclos

#good-works #vicomte-de-valmont #virtue #experience

Identity confusion is defined by the SCID-D as a subjective deeling of uncertainty, puzzlement, or conflict about one's own identity. Patients who report histories of childhood trauma characteristically describe themese of ongoing inner struggle regarding their identity; of inner battles for survival; or other images of anger, conflict, and violence. ↗

— Marlene Steinberg

#dissociative #dissociative-identity-disorder #dsm #mental-health #multiple-personality-disorder

God never asked us to meet life's pressures and demands on our own terms or by relying upon our own strength. Nor did He demands that we win His favor by assembling an impressive portfolio of good deeds. Instead, He invites us to enter His rest. ↗

— Charles R. Swindoll

#god #peace #relying-on-god #rest #works

Every man lives by exchanging. ↗

— Adam Smith

#exchange #how-life-works #trade #life

When you meet someone so different from yourself, in a good way, you don’t even have to kiss to have fireworks go off. ↗

— Lisa Schroeder

#kiss #love #love

We love the imperfect shapes in nature and in the works of art, look for an intentional error as a sign of the golden key and sincerity found in true mastery. ↗

— Dejan Stojanovic

#dejan-stojanovic #golden #golden-rule #imperfect #imperfection