“Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.” – Soren Kierkegaard
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Daily Quote: The Purpose of Prayer
“The function of prayer is not to influence God, but rather to change the nature of the one who prays.” ― Søren Kierkegaard
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On Reading Old Books to Escape the Anxieties of 2020
There’s something about old books, especially fiction, that transport me to a world where I feel safe. This has been the case lately, as I’ve jumped into the classics to escape this year’s anxieties.
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Kierkegaard (a poem)
He demands I will myself to do The Good –
why do I read this?
his words are dense, archaic
on a blue-light screen
they seem
pointless in today’s age
this sorrowful, skinny man
begs me from long ago
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