Tag Archives: choice

HOME – Warsan Shire

Posted on July 25, 2016 by anyushka

no one leaves home unless home is the mouth of a shark you only run for the border when you see the whole city running as well your neighbors running faster than you breath bloody in their throats the boy … Continue reading →

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Collect Sun 14 Feb

Posted on February 16, 2016 by anyushka

Spirit of integrity, you drive us into the desert to search out your truth. Give us clarity to know what is right, and courage to reject what is merely convenient; so may we abandon the false innocence of failing to … Continue reading →

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Joyful Choices and Happy Memories…

Posted on November 12, 2015 by anyushka

I’m reminiscing about my holidays – which are already 3 months ago! Finding so much joy in the fact that I have seen all this beauty with my own eyes – because I chose to see it. Feels like really good … Continue reading →

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Suffragette

Posted on October 25, 2015 by anyushka

I’ve just been to the cinema to see “Suffragette”, and I feel like going to the library right now to learn more… I have questions!  The first question I had after leaving the cinema was if the men who see the … Continue reading →

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Joy-Challenged

Posted on July 15, 2015 by anyushka

Originally posted on Richer By Far:
“Joy is the most infallible sign of the presence of God.” Pierre Teilhard de Chardin  . “In some religious circles, joy, humor, and laughter are viewed as excessive, irrelevant, ridiculous, inappropriate, and even scandalous.…

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PhD Lesson 1: Humility is a Virtue. Or: Reality Check.

Posted on May 23, 2015 by anyushka

I had my first meeting with my supervisor today, and let’s just say it wasn’t a rousing success. Apparently I’m not nearly as prepared as I should be, and my proposal – the one that earned me both places I … Continue reading →

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Radically Good

Posted on October 13, 2014 by anyushka

The gospel is radical. Did you know that…? I didn’t, for a long time. I knew the gospel to be God’s demanding rules on our self-denial and the framework for some kind of achievement scale. No kidding. And I took it seriously. And … Continue reading →

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National Coming Out Day

Posted on October 11, 2014 by anyushka

It’s National Coming Out Day! If that feels like encouragement to you, enjoy and leap out of the closet!  If not, take your time. Only you know when you’re ready.  Two bits of advice for those who decide it’s time: … Continue reading →

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I Ask Where Home Is

Posted on October 1, 2014 by anyushka

  I ask where home is/ and you answer/ Here with me/ you even handed me the keys/ and while you wait/ with the table prepared/ candles lighted/ slow steam rising with tantalising scents/ flowers to draw the eye in … Continue reading →

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Mind Games

Posted on September 26, 2014 by anyushka

My main occupation (unfortunately the one I’m not paid for…) is the “figuring life out”-part of the day. Who am I? Where do I come from? Where am I going? Who is God? I think that covers the main questions… Over … Continue reading →

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