Be like the foxwho makes more tracks than necessary,some in the wrong direction.Practice resurrection. – Wendell Berry (Manifesto: Mad Farmer Liberation Front) Webster’s dictionary defines Manifesto as such: a written statement declaring publicly the intentions, motives, or views of its issuer. Manifestos are all over the place. People of all stripes can find a manifesto that was written with them in mind; Women in Business, architect apprentices, and even for the passive aggressive. Some manifestos are dreary, droll, or toxic whose only functions are to name their superiority and who they exclude as the ‘other’. There was such an example …
Author: Swanson
Birthday Questions (39 Laps Around the Sun)
Let me respectfully remind you:Life and Death are of supreme importance.Time swiftly passes by and opportunity is lost.On this night, the days of our life are decreased by one.Each of us should strive to awaken.Awaken! Take heed! Do not squander your life. – Evening Gatha Birthdays are akin to over-excited neighbors. You either appreciate their intrusions or avoid them like Homer Simpson does Ned Flanders. I treat birthdays like Flanders. I love a good party, cake, and sing-song version of ‘Happy Birthday’, but I am slow to allow the spotlight to turn squarely onto my face. A strange confession for …
Absorbing this World Fully with Todd Davis (Of the Invisible #5)
“Many poets feel that they know the natural world, Todd Davis has absorbed this world fully into his heart and mind. He is a fine, rare poet.” – Jim Harrison, author of Legends of the Fall Episode Show Notes Books by Todd Davis Native Species Winterkill In the Kingdom of the Ditch The Least of These Todd Davis full catalog Resources & People Mentioned The Universal Christ by Richard Rohr Center for Action and Contemplation The Least of These by Todd Davis “Face of Jesus” from The Least of These by Todd Davis Joseph Campbell Iron John by Robert Bly …