“A knowing of what needs to be done or what needs to be said or what needs to happen at any given time. That is wisdom and wisdom does not come from the accumulation of knowledge.” NeedsDoeSaidDoneHappensGivenKnowingAccumulation Author:Roger Housden
“It's the bringing together of knowledge and wisdom that is a great part - perhaps the greatest part - of our life's journey.” TogetherOur LivesJourneyKnowledge And Wisdom Author:Roger Housden
“I'd like to imagine that "dreamoir" becomes a subgenre of nonfiction, maybe ultimately because I'd love to read many more dreamoirs by other writers - poets and memoirists especially.” ImaginePoetNonfictionImagine ThatLove To Read Author:Wendy C. Ortiz
“Synchronicities fall under the "magic" heading to me.” FallMagicHeadingsSynchronicity Author:Wendy C. Ortiz
“I pay attention as much as I can. I try to surround myself with other women with magical powers and a lot falls under the heading "magical powers."” TryingI CanFallPayAttentionPay AttentionSurroundHeadings Author:Wendy C. Ortiz
“The women in my family - my grandmother and my mother - have been both sources of comfort and terror. Protection was not always available.” Has BeensMotherSourceComfortMy FamilyTerrorAvailableProtectionGrandmotherMy Grandmother Author:Wendy C. Ortiz
“Overwhelm, panic, and wanting to flee were states of being in my everyday life as I tried to figure out life on my own, in the city I had grown up in, after an entire life made in Olympia, Washington for the eight years previous.” YearsMadeStatesMy OwnCitiesFiguresEverydayEightPanicEveryday Life Author:Wendy C. Ortiz
“I imagine there's an undercurrent of the impact of early religious teachings and my break from what I was taught and expected to perform if I wanted to be considered normal in my family of origin.” IfsWantedReligiousBreakImagineTeachingTaughtNormalMy FamilyImpactExpected Author:Wendy C. Ortiz