deliriouslove1970. The life & times of Gary and Denise Flanders. (Free and worth every penny. If you would like to compliment the editor, send to garytheflan@deliriouslove1970.com. If you would like to complain, call your mother.)

“1. I entered into unknowing Yet when I saw myself there Without knowing where I was I understood great things; I shall not say what I felt For I remained in unknowing Transcending all knowledge. . . . . 4. He who truly arrives there Cuts free from himself;  All that he knew before Now…

“It becomes more obvious the longer you live that all life is full of patterns. Reality is trying to tell us something. Life is speaking to us. There’s lots of mystery out there, to be sure, and no shortage of chaos and unpredictability. But there’s also lots of meaning . . . messages trying to…

I seldom offer advice Unless it is requested But this is expert advice, Proven, well-tested, Based on firsthand knowledge, Not something I picked up in college. Say “please” and “thank you,” Mind your p’s and q’s. Don’t waste money on bad food But never buy cheap shoes. A stitch in time saves nine; Pride goeth…

“You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you odd” Flannery O’Conner

Stagger onward rejoicing  (From a poem: Atlantis by WH Auden) [One stanza of the poem:] Stagger onward rejoicing; And even then if, perhaps Having actually got To the last col, you collapse With all Atlantis shining Below you yet you cannot Descend, you should still be proud Even to have been allowed Just to peep…

“Let nothing disturb you.Let nothing upset you.Everything changes.God alone is unchanging.With patience all things are possible.Whoever has God lacks nothing.God alone is enough.” Teresa of Ávila (1515-1582)

 “Do you want a guaranteed great seat in heaven, near the dessert table? Help take care of (sic) parents with newborns.”  Anne Lamott

“Do you come on like Shorty George and me? Just speel some jive, we’ll dig you out, you see. Well, all reet! Are you ready? Yes, we’re ready, Joe! Jumping steady? Jumping steady, Joe! You look solid, Joe, All I want to know, Are you all reet? Yes, we’re all reet! You can get it Yes, we get it! If you set it Yes, we set it,…

“When it’s not always raining there’ll be days like this When there’s no one complaining there’ll be days like this When everything falls into place like the flick of a switch Well my mama told me there’ll be days like this When you don’t need to worry there’ll be days like this When no one’s…

“All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware.” Martin Buber