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Tag: identity (7 entries)

Imaginary People

· 8 September 2007 | 44 words

The world consists of imaginary people, claiming imaginary virtues and suffering from imaginary happiness. (Vernon Howard [via]) Imaginary people--yes; Imaginary virtues--yes!! Imaginary happiness--more or less, until it no longer satisfies. But is the loneliness, pain, and sorrow imaginary too? Maybe that's...

I love, therefore I am

· 18 July 2007 | 271 words

When I was younger, late high school and especially in college, I identified with Descartes' "I think, therefore I am." It was the motto for the Age of Rationalism. It is still often used in today's postmodernism. After finding faith,...

Holy Cross Be My Light

· 11 July 2007 | 548 words

It has been well over a year, maybe two, since I started wearing a wearing a small crucifix on a chain around my next. I wanted it close to my heart, so I wore it underneath my shirt. Sometime after...

As Kingfishers Catch Fire

· 28 May 2007 | 122 words

As kingfishers catch fire, dragonflies draw flame; As tumbled over rim in roundy wells Stones ring; like each tucked string tells, each hung bell's Bow swung finds tongue to fling out broad its name; Each mortal thing does one...

A Litany of the Person

· 23 May 2007 | 88 words

image of God born of God's breath vessel of divine love after his likeness dwelling of God capacity for the infinite eternally known chosen of God home of Infinite Majesty abiding in the Son called from eternity life in the...

Hold On

· 11 May 2007 | 154 words

You tried so hard to be someone that you forgot who you are You tried to fill some emptiness 'til all you had spilled over Now everything's so far away that you don't know where you are When all that...

If the Right Thing is Revealed

· 7 May 2007 | 339 words

Listening to the song "Epiphany" by Staind on the iPod. The music is loud enough to drown out the background noise. At this line, I drift off... But I know I'll do the right thing If the right thing is...