She would not break her discipline to comfort herself in a shallow way. Would no more break discipline with her Self than she would her covenant with… - Toni Cade Bambara

I'm interested in usable truths. Which means rising above my training, thinking better than I've been taught, developing a listening habit, making the self available to intelligence, engaging in demystification, and seeking out teachers at every turn. In many respects the writings are notebooks I'm submitting to those teachers for examination.

Take away the miseries and you take away some folks’ reason for living. Their conversation piece anyway.

For my own writing, I prefer the upbeat.