by Andrew Forsthoefel | Jun 18, 2018 | Culture, Spirituality & Philosophy
Reading astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson’s “Astrophysics for People in a Hurry” this morning, and a few lines about quarks jumped out (quarks, I just learned, are the internal constituents of of neutrons and protons, which is to say, the...
by Andrew Forsthoefel | Mar 9, 2018 | Poetry
Are you more afraid of being judged than you are willing to die? Can you just be willing to die? So much easier that way, lighter, for you, and for everyone involved, which is everyone. And by die I mean: be open. Attend to. Be with. Listen. What are the consequences...
by Andrew Forsthoefel | Feb 26, 2018 | Poetry
Don’t try to change the world, for God’s sake. Trying to change the world is like slamming the door in the face of someone who just knocked, someone asking for food and water, asking for help, asking to be known and held. Try to understand the world, and...
by Andrew Forsthoefel | Feb 23, 2018 | Poetry
Listening to Nina Simone, I heard a prayer: “I’m just a soul who’s intentions are good, Oh Lord, please don’t let me be misunderstood.” Let me not concern myself too much with being understood, or misunderstood, for that matter. Let me,...
by Andrew Forsthoefel | Jan 31, 2018 | Listening, Poetry
Photo by Hannah Hate is not an action, not something you do. Hate is a natural result of choosing not to listen. What is listening? Find out. Make of yourself a trustworthy listener, and love will...
