Tag: courage
Healing the Front Line: the Strong Side of Criticism!
You know, the things that matter are the things that really, really don’t matter! … Confused yet?! Well, let me put it another way. Whether you’re involved in satire, critical scholarship, the media, blogging, activism, or anything else that deals…
Indie Poem Special! Best of Wallace’s Poetry on Patreon…
Glossy News Satire has plenty of funny poems from our talented satirists and comedians, but we also welcome the odd serious poem, even if it’s not exactly our staple content. Here are a few examples of the very best poetry…
Just for a Change! Formal Verse Poetry (This is HEADY Stuff!)
Augustinian Lament (Redemption’s Dawn) The one who loves and loses dies, but yet shall live. That spring so long ago, and yet so near… It was was neither truth, nor was it delusion; it was God’s plenty, as all true…
Five Uncomfortable Truths About Power… SHARE IF YOU DARE!
ANY SOCIETY WEAK ENOUGH TO BE DESTROYED BY THE TRUTH, WILL NEVER BE STRONG ENOUGH TO BE PRESERVED BY A LIE. IF A COUNTRY IS FEEBLE ENOUGH TO BE DESTROYED BY THE TRUTH, THEN ITS DESTRUCTION IS NO LOSS TO…
READ NOW! 10 Politically Incorrect Truths They Never Taught You in School…
THE MEANING OF LIFE There are only three tasks we have here on earth.To suffer, to grow, and to relieve the suffering of others.Anyone who says otherwise is deceiving you, whether they know it or not. GOOD INTENTIONS ARE NOT…
It’s Time to Unbuild the Wall
The past few years have been utter torment. But in order to truly grow and gain inner freedom, courage, virtue, honour, dignity, beauty… We have to let the old life die. ‘The old Adam,’ as so many have called it….
Suicide May Be Rational, But it is NEVER Reasonable
Suicide may be the ‘rational’ thing to do. It may be ‘expedient.’ It may be perfectly in accordance with worldly wisdom, and perfectly in line with worldly morality. But worldly wisdom and worldly morality are incomplete for a reason.
Love, Loss & Inner Freedom: Three Beautiful Meditations
SOUL EXPERIMENT If you’re on the edge of a volcano, you can see the steaming and the bubbles, and you suddenly realize you’re being held by the collar… What will you do? Scream at them to let you go? Or…
Empty Heart, Imperishably Creative Spirit (Joy Machine: Poetry & Meditations)
The gaping chasm in my heart is an endless, swirling void of creativity. And my destiny is also yours.
Will Things Get Better Anytime Soon? (Joy Machine: Poetry & Meditations)
More insights for my forthcoming 2018 Joy Machine project! Don’t believe things will be better Don’t want to believe things will be better