Share this postNot sure where the 'Kind' came from, 0n V-Daywww.thegateless.orgCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOtherNot sure where the 'Kind' came from, 0n V-Day(ness) 2/15/2024Con/Jur/dFeb 16, 20246Share this postNot sure where the 'Kind' came from, 0n V-Daywww.thegateless.orgCopy linkFacebookEmailNoteOther1ShareDespite all the recent evidence — no one believed they were going to die — GLAD TO BE IMMORTAL — SEPTEMBER 1948Don’t allow yourself to be cast in a better light — most of what we think of as true — comes from some (where) (one) elseIf your teacher can answer ‘Yes’ to this question — probably a good teacher — and if they summarize the principles of a responsible life as “BE KIND” — better yetSomeplace between the DOC and the STACK — the word KIND was addedkind(ness)Subscribeavoidance of atrocity/ at the heart of modernity/ Kind / We’re trying to remember / accidental poetics are / original poeticsSometimes — it seems — kindness is in short supply — and then you remember — you are the — WORLD — and the kinetic potential of elemental kindness isUP TO YOU! A gentle reminder that Smokey the Bear and Rudolf the Reindeer and Frosty the Snowman are absurd anthropomorphizations — as are you AS ARE WEMuch love (from one anthropomorphism to another)Con/Jur/d, 2/16/2024
My kids and I run through a few mantras before bed each night. One of them is “Better to be kind than clever.”