Joseph Campbell Quote – Myths Are Public Dreams
“Myths are public dreams, dreams are private myths.” – Joseph Campbell
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Shell Shocking Breakup After 115 Years Together
After a century of marital bliss, the world’s longest romance appears to be over. Bibi and Poldi—a pair of Galapagos giant tortoises—are no longer on speaking terms after a century together. Keepers at the Reptile Zoo in Klagenfurt, Austria, say the pair fell out after a fight in which Bibi took a chunk out of Poldi’s shell. Now, whenever they […]
Read moreAnne Sophie Swetchine Quote – For Every Illusion
“In youth we feel richer for every new illusion; in maturer years, for every one we lose.” – Anne Sophie Swetchine
Read moreSoren Kierkegaard Quote – Until God Is Heard
“As my prayer became more attentive and inward, I had less and less to say. I finally became completely silent…. This is how it is. To pray does not mean to listen to oneself speaking. Prayer involves becoming silent, and being silent, and waiting until God is heard.” – Soren Kierkegaard
Read moreFeodor Dostoyevsky Quote – Originality and Dignity
“Originality and a feeling of ones own dignity are achieved only through work and struggle.” – Feodor Dostoyevsky
Read moreAntarctic peaks reveal sea rise threat
Back in 2015 British researchers have reinforced recent evidence that melting in the Antarctic caused by the warming of the Southern Ocean could ultimately lead to global sea levels rising by around three meters. Their findings were in line with the results of a study that said six more decades of ocean warming could destabilize the ice beside the Amundsen […]
Read morePleading Guilty
Percentage of all criminal defendants in the United States who forgo a trial by pleading guilty: 97 Percentage of U.S. convicts exonerated last year who had previously pleaded guilty without a trial: 17
Read moreCartoon – Out of this world retirement plan
Ralph Waldo Emerson Quote – Always do what you are afraid to do
“Always do what you are afraid to do” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Read moreCartoon – 10k Channels and it’s still more entertaining to stare at the wall.
