“Make your interests gradually wider and more impersonal, until bit by bit the walls of the ego recede, and your life becomes increasingly merged in the universal life.”
“Spontaneous activity is the one way in which man can overcome the terror of aloneness… for in the spontaneous realization of the self man unites himself anew with the world — with man, nature, and himself.”
Where the hard edge of physics meets the vulnerable metaphysics of the human heart.
This is a great summary of what it means to find yourself and what role poetry plays inside this find.You can read the article on Brain Pickings. http://shoutengine.com/ShortStories/ShortStories-0024-the-trouble-with-finding-yourself-by-maria-pop-37486.mp3
An exploration of the role of an artist perceived by James Baldwin. Read the story here. http://shoutengine.com/ShortStories/ShortStories-0023-the-doom-and-glory-of-knowing-who-you-are-by-mar-36942.mp3
If we want to hear our voice, we must raise or lower it. You can read the story online. http://shoutengine.com/ShortStories/ShortStories-0022-the-poetics-of-protest-and-prayer-by-maria-popov-36595.mp3
The second part of a short story about equality, fairness,class differences, and that we shall not forget about others. You can read the story here. http://shoutengine.com/ShortStories/ShortStories-0021-gooseberries-by-anton-chekhov-part-2-36392.mp3
A short story about equality, fairness,class differences, and that we shall not forget about others. You can read the story here. http://shoutengine.com/ShortStories/ShortStories-0020-gooseberries-by-anton-chekhov-part-1-36359.mp3
A short story on the question of what is god. You can read the story here. http://shoutengine.com/ShortStories/ShortStories-0019-the-story-to-end-all-stories-by-philip-k-dick-36358.mp3
A short story about dreaming, phantasies and longing for excitement in life. You can read the story here. http://shoutengine.com/ShortStories/ShortStories-0018-the-chemists-wife-by-anton-chekhov-36325.mp3