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September 19th, 2009

The moon turns blue

Filed under: Art & Crafts, Philosophy 374

I finished a new scrapbook page last week and decided to share. One day, I must sort out my portfolio on this site, it feels like such a big mess. I haven’t updated that random feature in… a year.

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The moon turns blue

If the lines of prose seem familiar it’s because they’re from the Trio of Geese but that’s not where I found it. I found it here. I omitted a line on purpose, because it didn’t fit with what I had in mind.

But if you’re wondering, it goes like this:

But once in a while the odd thing happens,
Once in a while the dream comes true,
And the whole pattern of life changes.
Once in a while, the moon turns blue.

The scans do not do these pages justice. (more…)

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May 8th, 2009

Wasted moments

Filed under: Memory lane, Philosophy, Relations 185

Why is it possible to easily recall moments that hurt more than those that made us happy?

Should we assume that since there are only a few such moments, there must be many more happier times contained somewhere in each 365-day year?

Or could it really be that a lot of our past is filled with wasted moments, neither happy nor sad – the lull of ordinary, non-special days?

One might say that those happy times weren’t happy enough to make a lasting impression, but that would not be completely true.

Or perhaps it’s because we pay more attention to pain than we do to happiness. Perhaps pain leaves a scar much deeper than happiness can erase; a bitter poison that cloaks better memories.

Or maybe it’s because we haven’t fully experienced happiness – the kind that is felt deep in your bones, the kind only a few are lucky to have.

Maybe.

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