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A conversation between the Tin Woodman and the Scarecrow in L. Frank Baum’s book, “The Wizard of Oz”: The Tin Woodman said, “But, after all, brains are not the best things in the world.” “Have you any?” inquired the Scarecrow. “No, my head is quite empty.” Answered the Woodman; “but once I had brains, and [...] I came across an article talking about Alexander Selkirk and found it quite fascinating. According to what I read, Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish sailor in the later 1600′s to early 1700′s, is the real-life person that the Robinson Crusoe stories are based on. Staute of Alexander Selkirk As I learned a bit more about [...] John Archibald Dortmunder is a fictitious character who is a career criminal, created by Donald E. Westlake. I was first introduced to John when I read the book “Bank Shot” in 1972 and just loved it. But I had never read any of the other books that Mr. Westlake published until just a few months [...] Congratulations, Susanna on your “National Indie Excellence” award in the memoir category for your book “What Peace There May Be“! And thanks to you, Aaron and Susan for allowing us to celebrate with you!
Susanna, Aaron, Susan, Steven, Lisa [...] In 1986, Byron Katie discovered four simple questions and a turn-around that helped her learn to be at peace. She realized that all suffering is caused by believing our thoughts, and the only way to relieve the suffering is to question our thoughts. She calls these four questions and the turn-around “the work” or “self-inquiry”. [...] |
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