"When you begin to think outside the box, you often become some other "leaders" lousy follower. That usually costs something" (Andy Rayner)

"Our guardian angels are bored." (Mike Foster)

It's where I feel I'm at these days. “In the second half of life, it is good just to be a part of the general dance. We do not have to stand out, make defining moves, or be better than anyone else on the dance floor. Life is more participatory than assertive, and there is no need for strong or further self-definition” (Falling Upward. Richard Rohr.120).

Thursday, February 17, 2011

You Must Learn What to Fear And What Not To Fear


"But I was frightened of everything that moved - every insect, every animal. My Grandmother would sometimes try to reason with me 'A wild horse that bolts at every moving thing stumbles and breaks its leg,' she told me. `As you run from your small insect you may fall onto this bush and die, because it is poisonous. You may fall onto this mound and die because it hides a snake. You must learn what to fear and what not to fear"
Ayaan Hirsi Ali about her Somali Grandmother,

(Infidel. Ayaan Hirsi Ali. Free press, 2007, Line 473-476 (kindle))
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