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Dec 15

the Infinite Monkey speaks: on writing a book

Random brilliance from across the blogosphere…

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I’m certain now that I will write a book about writing a book just so I can write the line, “It was the most hauntingly beautiful process I’ve ever experienced, to sit in a room and play with ghosts of what used to be all day.” You feel like you’re living six lifetimes in a single day. It’s like God is asking you to stare at all the moments when you should have been a nobler character and then learn to give grace to yourself somehow. 

 –  Hannah Brencher

from:

Spinning straw into gold

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Dec 8

the Infinite Monkey speaks: on marriage

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This is marriage. It is standing on the edge of the abyss and saying, I choose to stay.

 –  Carrie Cariello

from:

This is Marriage

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Dec 1

the Infinite Monkey speaks: on vulnerability

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I began to realize that, ironically, staying in that comfy chair was making me more vulnerable because it’s living to avoid things rather than learning how to skillfully navigate them. By avoiding, I’d nurture my weakness instead of developing the strength of character that being vulnerable in the world can create when done with awareness and loving-kindness. What I’ve come to understand is that the shadow of vulnerability is frightening, but the light side is where real connection happens, where love happens, where life happens.

 –  Asia Nelson

from:

Lessons on Vulnerability
Asia blog at AsiaNelson.com

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Nov 24

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the Infinite Monkey speaks: on being human

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It doesn’t matter how much people hurt you, how much pain they inflict, how many scars they leave, how many hearts they break. You could hate almost everyone, you could despise a few, they could deserve it, they probably do. But beyond all that, a simple gesture can remind us that human connection remains the most important thing to our existence. No matter how comfortable we are with ourselves, how happy we may be alone, we all crave someone to share that connection with. We all live for each other whether we like it or not. We are only human. 

 –  Violet

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