"Once you start to believe that 'We are blessed because we are God's people,' you commit the sin of hubris. You rob yourself of humility, others of humanity and God of perfect love."
~ David Satterlee
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Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Essay: A new idea is like a new cat in the house
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A new idea is like a new cat in the house
From the book: Chum for Thought: Throwing Ideas into Dangerous Waters by David Satterlee
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A new idea is like a new cat in the house
I found a relatively new poster at open.salon.com. She writes
with thoughtful passion about ways that she has had to face and reason about
controversial situations. It turns out that I was the first one to “favorite”
her and we exchanged several messages. She was distressed by the strong anger
that one her articles had provoked and was considering withdrawing from the
site. I encouraged her to carry on:
“Dear Kat, People who write like you do are really
annoying. This is actually a good thing. Don’t worry about it. Keep it up.
Perfect your art. I got a bumper sticker for my wife’s car that said,
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