Run on sentences are fun

When things happen, do they happen by chance, or does fate exist to some extent? How random is random, really?
I don't know what I really believe, but I know what I feel. And when your heart reacts so strongly to a piece of art, I believe the two of you were meant to meet, when you do, in your life, at that moment, to understand a little bit more of the world as it pertains to you, as it did for him/her, and to feel connected through time, as to never really being alone.

I guess. This guy's still alive though.

The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind is a kind of epic, a history of Judaism. It has Abraham, exile, and redemption. The movements sound like they are in three of the languages spoken in almost 6,000 years of Jewish history: the first in Aramaic; the second in Yiddish; and the third in Hebrew. I never wrote it with this idea in mind, and only understood it when the work was finished. But while I was composing the second movement, for example, my father would sit out on the deck with the newspaper, the sports pages, and every once in a while he would shout, "There you go! Another Yiddish chord!"

Listen to: Osvaldo Golijov: The Dreams and Prayers of Isaac the Blind

Opus 10

Oh man. What was he thinking when he wrote this one?

Sluttering (May 4)

In the past 24 hours of its initial conception, this one has been dedicated to several different people. Invisible things move so fast. I wanted to change the title, but I can't think of anything clever, so we'll keep it. You know that point where you reach a certain anger? You alienate yourself as to not hurt anybody. After a while, you realize you have a lot of work to do. I put this together at the height of that energy. I don't think I feel this angry anymore. But. Nonetheless.

“Perhaps there is only one cardinal sin: impatience. Because of impatience we were driven out of Paradise, because of impatience we cannot return.” W.H. Auden With the Sun square Mars, we’re possibly feeling more pressured and are more prone to acting on impulse rather than thought. That strategy can be risky and self-sabotaging, especially today when we can easily get in over our head. It may be far wiser for us to take some time and gather our thoughts and put our minds at ease before acting. Sometimes, too, it’s better to let things play out. We also want to make sure that we focus our attention, as best as we can, on whatever task it is that we are working on. That way we can help to avoid careless mishaps. Also, focusing on our strengths instead of ruminating on our weaknesses, serves us very well now. When our thoughts are centered on what we can do, we feel empowered. However, when we dwell on our perceived deficits, that only adds to our feeling of pressure. “Argue for your limitations and, sure enough, they’re yours.” Richard Bach The Moon wraps up her sojourn through pragmatic Capricorn and enters experimental Aquarius at 4:52 pm EDT. That Moon sign change may also be when we are more inclined to throw caution to the wind. We need to remember, though, that caution often is a byproduct of wisdom. Restless Energy

 

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