The Vibrant Channeled Creator

Dorothy Parker, 1956.
 
Dorothy Parker lives at present in a mid-town New York hotel. She shares her small apartment with a youthful poodle which has the run of the place and has caused it to look, as Miss Parker says apologetically, somewhat “Hogarthian”: newspapers spread about the floor, picked lamb chops here and there, and a rubber doll—its throat torn from ear to ear—which Miss Parker lobs lefthanded from her chair into corners of the room for the poodle to retrieve—which it does, never tiring of the opportunity. The room is sparsely decorated, its one overpowering fixture being a large dog portrait, not of the poodle, but of a sheepdog owned by the author Philip Wylie and painted by his wife. The portrait indicates a dog of such size that in real life it must dwarf Miss Parker. She is a small woman, her voice gentle, her tone often apologetic. But occasionally, given the opportunity to comment on matters she feels strongly about, her voice rises almost harshly, her sentences punctuated with observations phrased with lethal force. Hers is still the wit which made her a legend as a member of the Algonquin’s Round Table—a humor whose particular quality seems a coupling of a brilliant social commentary with a mind of devastating inventiveness. She seemed able to produce the well-turned phrase for any occasion. A friend remembers sitting next to her at the theatre when the news was announced of the death of the stolid Calvin Coolidge. “How do they know?” whispered Miss Parker.
Readers of this interview, however, will find that Miss Parker has only contempt for the eager reception accorded her wit. “Why it got so bad,” she has said bitterly, “that they began to laugh before I opened my mouth.” And she has a similar attitude disparaging her value as a serious writer.
But Miss Parker is her own worst critic. Her three books of poetry may have established her reputation as a master of light verse, but her short stories are essentially serious in tone—serious in that they reflect Miss Parker’s own life which has been in many ways an unhappy one. “She has distilled,” one commentator said of her, “her sorrow for the light quaffing of a flippant generation.”
If the tone of her short stories is serious, so is her intent. Franklin P. Adams has described it in an introduction to her work: “Nobody can write such ironic things unless he has a deep sense of injustice—injustice to those members of the race who are the victims of the stupid, the pretentious and the hypocritical …” 
 

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Written By Janet Clare on Facebook 8/3/23

I know for a fact that these photos are taken from FB and used by scammers from countries in Africa and other places. All of the stories are fake as well and they have a certain pattern. A team eventually communicates with the “victimized beloved”. They send love poems almost immediately. Sadly many vulnerable and smart people are entrapped. The victims often are convinced to send large sums of money and believe that this unknown and non-existent person is going to come and marry them and they believe the lies. There are articles to be found online about this. One of the saddest aspects is the victim is so blinded by the possibility of a true love interest, they become unreasonable and continue to send money and are further victimized. The scammers over time gather information about their financial picture and try to drain all of their funds. One crisis after another needs money! One I read was quite intriguing in its sadness. A woman was able to reverse image check the photo and found the man she thought was her future husband, a doctor in NYC. She went to his office and threw herself at him because she was into the relationship she had with the scammer. She could not believe none of it was real. The doctor had to convince this woman over and over that he was NOT the person she thought and in fact that person she was so in love with did not even exist. And since most victims are older and of an age there is nothing the family can do to convince the victim that they are in fact being victimized. The scammers counsel them to stay away from those in the family who are steering the victim away. It becomes a tragedy for the person who was lured. Some victims stay in their delusional state for a very long time. My basic rule is to instantly block those who send me these friend requests. It is funny but if you know about someone who has suffered and lost money even though you want to judge them as foolish, it is tragic.

6/3/23 Facebook

“How do I react when I am afraid, in difficulties? Do I go ahead alone, with my own strength, or do I call on the Lord with trust? And what is my faith like? Do I believe that Christ is stronger than the adversarial waves and winds? But above all: Am I sailing with him? Do I welcome him? Do I make room for him in the boat of my life – never alone, always with Jesus? Do I hand the helm over to Jesus? In the dark crossings, may Mary, the mother of Jesus, Star of the Sea, help us to seek the light of Jesus.”
Pope Francis

THURSDAY AUGUST 17TH, 2023
“How good it is to live in gratitude and blessing instead of regrets and complaints, to raise our gaze upwards instead of wearing a long face! Love alone extinguishes hatred. Love alone ultimately triumphs over injustice. Love alone makes room for others. Love alone is the path towards full communion among us. May our Mother, assumed into Heaven, help us to climb higher each day through service and praise.”
Pope Francis

Today is the one year anniversary of my Intervention at CMH with therapists and my son and daughter.

The 12 steps have led me to let go of obsessions that raised my fantasies over the real people in my life. One day at a time I served them now, by the grace of God. Their love propels me to health and awareness.

Jeanne’s very wrong sentence:

“Your mother says you can come out to play, but don’t bring your little brother cause he smells and he stutters too, like you used to and me too, and pesters us to blow bubbles that crash on our faces and stick yo our teeth:unk!”

David Harrison’s response to my very bad sentence:

“And quick as that, that red-headed girl whipped off a perfectly bad sentence!”

TUESDAY AUGUST 15TH, 2023
“Mary’s secret is humility. It is her humility that attracted God’s gaze to her. The human eye always looks for grandeur and allows itself to be dazzled by what is flashy. Instead, God does not look at the appearance. God looks at the heart (cf 1 Sam 16:7) and is enchanted by humility. Humility of heart enchants God. Today, looking at Mary assumed into heaven, we can say that humility is the way that leads to Heaven.
Today, then, let us ask ourselves, each one of us in our heart: how am I doing with humility? Do I seek to be recognized by others, to affirm myself and to be praised, or do I think rather about serving? Do I know how to listen, like Mary, or do I want only to speak and receive attention? Do I know how to keep silence, like Mary, or am I always chattering? Do I know how to take a step back, defuse quarrels and arguments, or do I always want to stand out? Let us think about these questions: how am I doing with humility?”
Pope Francis

It is the sacred feast of the Assumption.

MONDAY AUGUST 14TH, 2023
“Christian life is “measured against Christ”, founded and modelled on him. This means that the measuring stick is Jesus and his Gospel — not what we think, but what he says to us. And so, we are talking about a narrow door not because only a few are destined to go through it, no, but because to belong to Christ means to follow him, to commit one’s life to love, in service and in giving oneself as he did, who passed through the narrow door of the cross. Entering into the project God proposes for our life requires that we restrict the space of selfishness, reduce the presumption of self-sufficiency, lower the heights of arrogance and pride, and that we overcome laziness, in order to traverse the risk of love, even when it involves the cross.”
Pope Francis
serve…commit to love…walk with your cross

SUNDAY AUGUST 13TH, 2023
“To be attentive to the Lord, not to fall asleep – we need to be alert.
At the end of our life, he will call us to account for the goods he has entrusted to us. Therefore, being vigilant also means being responsible, that is, safeguarding and administering those goods faithfully. We have received so much: life, faith, family, relationships, work, but also the places where we live, our city, creation. We have received so many things. Let us try to ask ourselves: Do we take care of this inheritance the Lord has left us? Do we safeguard its beauty or do we use things only for ourselves and for our immediate convenience? We have to think a little about this: are we guardians of all that has been given to us?.”
Pope Francis