"The tragedy is not that things are broken. The tragedy is that they are not mended again." -Alan Paton

“Nothing is inexorable but love.” -George MacDonald

After so much hard labor will we every find true rest? After such a long loneliness will the embrace of love be there to welcome us?

I have read too much history to fully trust any human endeavor

Every once in a while I think Nostr is dying, but then I come here and realize it isn’t dead at all. It’s just growing quietly and beautiful…

The only thing you never lose is what you give away

I saw an old picture of you today. You looked so young and full of hope… It made me sad.

We never end up in the place we hoped for in the beginning

“Anger is a perversion of courage, as lust is a perversion of love.” -Gregory of Nyssa

Confession: This whole “self care” trend strikes me as absurdly sad and lonely. I don’t live well for just myself. More than half a day focused just on me and my needs and I am irritable and moody. I’m not sure if this makes me a reactionary traditionalist or a raging socialist, but I cannot believe there is any flourishing to be found in lives which do not serve each other.