Waking Point by Helen Noakes “We say to the British government: you have kept those sculptures for almost two centuries. You have cared for them as well as you could, for which we…

Waking Point by Helen Noakes “I cannot believe that the inscrutable universe turns on an axis of suffering; surely the strange beauty of the world must somewhere rest on joy!” —by Louise Bogan…

Waking Point by Helen Noakes “I love you not only for what you are, but for what I am when I am with you. I love you not only for what you have…

Waking Point by Helen Noakes “The most basic and powerful way to connect to another person is to listen. Just listen. Perhaps the most important thing we ever give each other is our…

Waking Point by Helen Noakes “Anxiety is the dizziness of freedom.” —by Soren Kierkegaard SAN FRANCISCO, CA—(Weekly Hubris)—3/29/10—For quite some time, I avoided listening to or watching newscasts. Something inside me decided on…

Waking Point by Helen Noakes “There is an extraordinary distance from the head to the heart, a distance of ten, twenty, thirty years, or a whole lifetime.” —Carl Jung SAN FRANCISCO, CA—(Waking Point)—3/15/10—To…

Waking Point by Helen Noakes “Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius—and a lot of courage—to move in the opposite direction.” —Albert…