Archive for the ‘The Quote’ Category

When The Time Comes

Posted: September 30, 2011 in The Quote, Wandering Thoughts

“I live not in dreams but in contemplation of a reality that is perhaps the future.” ―  Rainer Maria Rilke Take note that is me. This is probably the most dramatic statement i have spoken about myself since doing these blogs. Maybe dramatic isn’t the word, perhaps clear, uncomplicated is a better choice. This is your father or your papa [...]

Unable to Live

Posted: September 29, 2011 in The Quote, Wandering Thoughts

“… keep growing quietly and seriously throughout your whole development; you cannot disturb it more rudely than by looking outward and expecting from OUTSIDE REPLIES to questions that only your INMOST feeling in your most HUSHED HOUR can perhaps answer. ― Rainer Maria Rilke This guy has a way of stirring me up, not as a revelation [...]

Love the Questions

Posted: September 28, 2011 in The Quote, Wandering Thoughts

“A person isn’t who they are during the last conversation you had with them – they’re who they’ve been throughout your whole relationship.”― Rainer Maria Rilke Before i begin today i need to add to the unresolved issues of my heart. In 1985 i taught on Proverbs 4:20-24 My son, attend to my words; consent and submit to [...]

No Hurry – Be Patient

Posted: September 27, 2011 in The Quote, Wandering Thoughts

“Don’t be too quick to draw conclusions from what happens to you; simply let it happen. Otherwise it will be too easy for you to look with blame… at your past, which naturally has a share with everything that now meets you.” ― Rainer Maria Rilke i am finding resolve in the words of the quote i shared. It’s [...]

“Do not assume that he who seeks to comfort you now, lives untroubled among the simple and quiet words that sometimes do you good. His life may also have much sadness and difficulty, that remains far beyond yours. Were it otherwise, he would never have been able to find these words” Rainer Maria Rilke Another [...]