Shared by deramani; archiving here for my own purposes (and, hopefully, your enjoyment).

The Laughing Heart
by Charles BukowskiYour life is your life ( Read more... )

Saving here for my own purposes, but also wanted to share this excellent food for thought. It's about the criteria we use to choose romantic partners, but it most certainly applies to any close relationship. For myself, there's no appreciable difference between a love partner and a cherished friend, at least from an emotional perspective. Love is ( Read more... )

Final words from the show (no spoilers):

"So. What have we learned? What's the lesson for today; for all the never-ending days and restless nights in Oz? That morality is transient? That virtue cannot exist without violence. That to be honest is to be flawed. That the giving and taking of love both debases and elevates us? That God or Allah or ( Read more... )

Something a little more substantive from FlamingoKing, mainly 'cuz I need reminding lately. From Ten Days to Self-Esteem: How to know if your thinking is distorted.

1. All-or-nothing thinking: You look at things in absolute, black-and-white categories.
2. Overgeneralization: You view a negative event as a never-ending pattern of defeat.
3. ( Read more... )

Was trying to decide how to start of what is shaping up to be a rather lackluster day (with the looming spectre of realization that it could easily turn into a Craptacular Suckfest). Checked email and found this rare gem from Queen Verity ( Read more... )

notes from ( Read more... )