Claim: The famous poem Desiderata was discovered in a church in 1692. Go placidly amid the noise and haste, and remember what peace there may be in silence. As far as possible without surrender be on ...
A continued exploration of Desiderata…. SPEAK YOUR TRUTH QUIETLY AND CLEARLY, AND LISTEN TO OTHERS, EVEN THE DULL AND IGNORANT, THEY TOO HAVE THEIR STORY. There are many ways to speak our truth, and ...
Then in the 1960s and ’70s, “Desiderata” popped up on posters hung in college dorm rooms and home bathrooms around the world (although it erroneously was described as a work by an unknown author and ...
The next series of blog posts will be an exploration of the poem DESIDERATA by Max Ehrmann, 1927. DESIDERATA: That which is to be desired….. GO PLACIDLY AMID THE NOISE AND HASTE, AND REMEMBER WHAT ...
In this series, Guardian writers share the best advice they have ever received and how it has changed their lives I was in my early 20s when I first stumbled on Desiderata. It was a grey weekend in ...
I was ordained on April 1, 1970. That’s right! I was ordained on April Fools Day. Perhaps you can imagine the jokes and the teasing that simple fact has prompted. Clare and I were members of Crescent ...