Sabbath reading at the research library. The non-servile parts of the lists. Philosophy.
Also helps in, later on, reading the weekday lists with Sabbath eyes. Freedom from the domination of the world, in the capital of the world and its herrschaft.
JP2 warned the local church on his visit that they were in the capital of the world. The archdiocese put the quote on its letterhead.
Wondering at the wisdom of escaping the difficulties a few years ago by scratching out a living in acadrmic publishing in southern Europe. Now, forced to return when the revenues weren't up to scratch, I have the same difficulties, but compounded by longing. My mind constantly in the Pirin mountains, Bucharest, Sophia, Skopje this morning.
"Let us do our best, even if it gets us nowhere.' (Henry Miller)
"Hic Rhodus, hic salta!"