Entries from August 2009

August 27, 2009

plenty

Drinking wine, contending with desire. Desire, not need. Want is the troublesome one.
The flaw of Byron Katie: her work so frequently focuses on what we think we need. I don’t need Devin, I don’t need him to be here, but I want want want to see his shoes back on the rack by the door, [...]

August 11, 2009

on how to want to want to be open to others

Let’s be honest here: the only thing I am consistently considerate of is my own navel& I am insecure about the responses I offer, always afraid of being wrong, of asking too much, of assuming that I am wanted, that I deserve someone’s time. The worst thing in my mind is to be imposing, to [...]