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“People do tend to burrow in
for winter holidays
but then
burrowing can be as damaging
(implosion, avoidance)
as it can be cozy
(buzzword: self-care)
maybe one maybe t'other
maybe some of both.”
―
for winter holidays
but then
burrowing can be as damaging
(implosion, avoidance)
as it can be cozy
(buzzword: self-care)
maybe one maybe t'other
maybe some of both.”
―
“When the world is so fraught and full of fire--
hearts and minds and countries
burning up
burning down--
going in may be
the escape urge--
as if it's no longer there--
but it's all still there
all the time--
reading news or not--
outside looking at seasonal lights
store window displays
children's cherry-cheeked faces
or not--
even when heads are buried in pillows.
Take a break to breathe. The frenzy and furor continue.
Take a break to weep. The exquisite beauty is still there.
All continues on
and will be there upon return.”
―
hearts and minds and countries
burning up
burning down--
going in may be
the escape urge--
as if it's no longer there--
but it's all still there
all the time--
reading news or not--
outside looking at seasonal lights
store window displays
children's cherry-cheeked faces
or not--
even when heads are buried in pillows.
Take a break to breathe. The frenzy and furor continue.
Take a break to weep. The exquisite beauty is still there.
All continues on
and will be there upon return.”
―
“Even the deepest darkest tragedies
are not quite as heavy
when they are shared--
shared in experience and
shared in the re-telling.
Even the worst, most disastrous mistakes
are easier to learn from, to move on from
when they are shared--
cried over, laughed at,
moved through the body...
Share the facts,
the feelings,
the foibles,
the fears.
Share the wonder,
the sweetness,
the hope,
the possibilities.
Friendship is not greater than love--
friendship IS love.
Sharing is love.”
―
are not quite as heavy
when they are shared--
shared in experience and
shared in the re-telling.
Even the worst, most disastrous mistakes
are easier to learn from, to move on from
when they are shared--
cried over, laughed at,
moved through the body...
Share the facts,
the feelings,
the foibles,
the fears.
Share the wonder,
the sweetness,
the hope,
the possibilities.
Friendship is not greater than love--
friendship IS love.
Sharing is love.”
―
“Hypocrisy may be the acknowledgement
of how one is falling short of one's
objectives and ideal behavior
but
at other times
hypocrisy may be the acknowledgement
that one is not meeting the external standards
of the systems
and the society
where they are trying to belong,
to "fit in"
and so
may choose to hide
aspects of their truest self.
Different kind of hypocrisy.
Can you recognize the difference?
Can you feel the difference?”
―
of how one is falling short of one's
objectives and ideal behavior
but
at other times
hypocrisy may be the acknowledgement
that one is not meeting the external standards
of the systems
and the society
where they are trying to belong,
to "fit in"
and so
may choose to hide
aspects of their truest self.
Different kind of hypocrisy.
Can you recognize the difference?
Can you feel the difference?”
―
“Tyrants want us at each other's throats.
We need each other even more.
In isolation, it's so easy to think this is all there ever will be.
Together we remember the beauty, the love,
the humor, the music, the dance of life--
the belief that it is all a cycle,
that it will not always be that way.”
―
We need each other even more.
In isolation, it's so easy to think this is all there ever will be.
Together we remember the beauty, the love,
the humor, the music, the dance of life--
the belief that it is all a cycle,
that it will not always be that way.”
―
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