Thought for the Day

 [. . .] we live hopeful amid utter senselessness.

~ Joshua Cohen

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Quoted from "The Gods of Chaos and Stupidity," Daniel Drake Interview with Joshua Cohen, The New York Review of Books,  November 5, 2022

Joshua Cohen, Pulitzer Prize-Winning Novelist, Story Writer,  and Editor, Contributor to The New York Review of Books

Daniel Drake, Editor, The New York Review of Books

 

Thought for the Day

It is an act of trust to tell someone that you don't trust them.

~ Nancy Crawford

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Quoted from Nancy Crawford, "Give Generously," Devotional for Day 34, December 30, 2022, The Advent Project, Center for Christianity, Culture & the Arts, Biola University

Nancy Crawford, Psy.D., Associate Professor of Psychology and Director of Clinical Training, Rosemead School of Psychology, Biola University

Thought for the Day

Hope is a good thing, maybe the best of things,

and no good thing ever dies.

~ Andy Dufresne

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Quoted from The Shawshank Redemption's "Andy Dufresne" in Letter to "Red".

Andy Dufresne, Prison Philosopher and Principal Protagonist Played by Actor Tim Robbins in 1994 Film Based on Stephen King's Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption

Douglas Charles, "Meet Frank Freshwaters, The Real-Life Andy Dufresne Who Served Time and Escaped 'Shawshank Prison'," brobible, March 22, 2022

Thought for the Day

I believe a meaningful life comes from working in the service

of your talents — whatever strengths and qualities you have,

unique to you or rare in your circles, try to rally that talent

in order to create change. Hopefulness follows on from feeling

useful; too often people believe it's the other way around.

~ Rebecca Giggs

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Quoted from "The Intertidal Zone," Arianne Gonzalez Interviews Rebecca Giggs, The New York Review, December 17, 2022

Rebecca Giggs, Science Writer; Author, Fathoms:  The World in the Whale (2020)

Thought for the Day

How do we stay open to the possibility of hope and awe,

when so much of nature feels haunted by human problems?

~ Rebecca Giggs

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Quoted from "The Intertidal Zone," Arianne Gonzalez's Interview with Rebecca Giggs, The New York Review, December 17, 2022

Rebecca Giggs, Science Writer; Author, Fathoms: The World in the Whale (2020)