“I never made one of my discoveries through the process of rational thinking”
~Albert Einstein
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“I have no need to be average or normal. I surrender the need to fit into the expectations of others at the expense of my own evolution. At times, upon claiming my wholeness, I may look, sound or “test” non-average. I joyfully celebrate my loss of normalcy, and claim my authenticity, sanity, and health.” ~Dr. Donald Epstein
“The greatest threat to our planet is the belief that someone else will save it.” ~Robert Swan
“Within every woman there is a wild and natural creature, a powerful force, filled with good instincts, passionate creativity, and ageless knowing. Her name is Wild Woman, but she is an endangered species. Though the gifts of the wildish nature come to us at birth, society’s attempt to “civilize” us into rigid roles has plundered this treasure, and muffled the deep, life-giving messages of our own souls. Without Wild Woman, we become over-domesticated, fearful, uncreative, trapped.” ~Clarissa Pinkola Estes
“You were wild once. Don’t let them tame you.”
~ Isadora Duncan
“A man who is not afraid is not aggressive, a man who has no sense of fear of any kind is really a free, a peaceful man.” ~Jiddu Krishnamurti
“I see a vision of a great rucksack revolution thousands or even millions of young Americans wandering around with rucksacks, going up to mountains to pray, making children laugh and old men glad, making young girls happy and old girls happier, all of ’em Zen Lunatics who go about writing poems that happen to appear in their heads for no reason and also by being kind and also by strange unexpected acts keep giving visions of eternal freedom to everybody and to all living creatures.” ~ Gary Snyder
“I’d rather make history than write it.” ~Susan B. Anthony
Powerful woman.
In Turkey, a New Form of Protest: Standing Silently for Hours
After weeks of clashes with police, many Turkish protesters were inspired to emulate Gunduz, and stand silently. Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan claimed victory over Turkey’s anti-government protesters after the arrests of dozens, but demonstrators began silent protests on Taksim Square in Istanbul, on Tuesday.
“dream long enough and dream hard enough you will come to know dreaming can make it so…” ~ William S. Burroughs, My Education: A Book of Dreams
“None are so hopelessly enslaved as those who falsely believe they are free.” ~Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Under The Blue Door 