Pstorm 572

 

To the First World,
life is time consuming –

but in the real world,
time is life consuming.

Be mindful — for only
the wise live the difference.

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Pstorm 571

 

Hard hearts

make soft hands.

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Pstorm 570

 

The earth has many talents,

but The Artist directs them all.

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Pstorm 569

When lightning cuts across the sky,
the voice of God echoes in the thunder.

Powerless, humanity stands in awe
of The Almighty, intent only upon survival.

Having seen the fragile flickers of a full life
even one well-lived, the soul praises

the invisible God
with open eyes.

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Pstorm 568

 

There is more hope for a fool

who does not know any better

than there is for a pastor of pretense.

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Pstorm 567

 

Encouragment is for amateurs,

but the experienced artist

craves constructive criticism.

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Pstorm 566

 

Grief must always endure a season of winter

before giving birth to the joy of summer.

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Pstorm 565

 

Self-righteousness

is a fantasy made manifest.

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Pstorm 564

 

The mind must always be the servant of the art — never its master.

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Mid-Night

Seven Things I Think,
But Do Not Say

1. Prayer confuses me.

2. I do not believe I have accomplished very much of anything in my life.

3. Especially with my writing.

4. I get offended when somebody reminds me that God cares about me.

5. I do not know how to love a fanatic.

6. I am sick to death of inspiration.

7. And I get fucking livid when I find Christians who have two homes.

Pstorm 563

My son,

Do not live any day as if it is your last, but love every day as if the people you hold so dear to your heart will soon be gone –

– because they will.
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Pstorm 562

 

Intellectuality is the nemesis of instinct.

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Pstorm 561

I am a Christian –

by definition, that makes me a failure.

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Pstorm 560

The most powerful lessons are always

those most often most worth remembering.

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Pstorm 559

 

A supportive community that insists upon exclusivity

crosses the threshold into the abyss of collective narcissism

the instant any idea or aspect of that community is challenged.

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