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“Moments of peace.
Moments of joy.
Moments of love and light
and laughter.
That may be all we have this year,
amidst the chaos and insanity
of this world,
and yet,
and yet,
we must take those moments where we can find them
make them
know them
be them.
It is
at least
better
that way.
Otherwise,
we're just wallowing in the darkness,
allowing the forces of chaos more power,
allowing the insanity to create
what is to come.”
―
Moments of joy.
Moments of love and light
and laughter.
That may be all we have this year,
amidst the chaos and insanity
of this world,
and yet,
and yet,
we must take those moments where we can find them
make them
know them
be them.
It is
at least
better
that way.
Otherwise,
we're just wallowing in the darkness,
allowing the forces of chaos more power,
allowing the insanity to create
what is to come.”
―
“My heart has known so many homes
So many cherished spaces
In cities, forests, country towns,
So many different places I’ve loved.
And now,
Weary from multiple moves and moods,
Changes—thoroughly pondered
or care-lessly tossed,
Bearings precarious from selling, buying, fixing, selling—Powers used, exhausted, but not laid waste—Invested, projected,
Expectations refined and re-defined.
So many times over done
(and yes, bodies buried in backyards
and swimming under lake-still waters)
And yet none of them
—none of the places, the ghosts—
are really gone.
You see:
My heart has known so many homes
So many cherished spaces
In cities, forests, country towns
So many different places I’ve been
And loved
And shared
And left behind
Here in me—rooted deeply true.
Soul, spirit, body, heart, and mind
I carry my homes in me—
You carry your home with you.”
―
So many cherished spaces
In cities, forests, country towns,
So many different places I’ve loved.
And now,
Weary from multiple moves and moods,
Changes—thoroughly pondered
or care-lessly tossed,
Bearings precarious from selling, buying, fixing, selling—Powers used, exhausted, but not laid waste—Invested, projected,
Expectations refined and re-defined.
So many times over done
(and yes, bodies buried in backyards
and swimming under lake-still waters)
And yet none of them
—none of the places, the ghosts—
are really gone.
You see:
My heart has known so many homes
So many cherished spaces
In cities, forests, country towns
So many different places I’ve been
And loved
And shared
And left behind
Here in me—rooted deeply true.
Soul, spirit, body, heart, and mind
I carry my homes in me—
You carry your home with you.”
―
“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.”
―
“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 people ask 'how do I know if I'm being too easy or hard
on myself?' or
'how hard should I be on myself?'
I answer,
'hard enough to motivate you to do something,
and not so hard that it makes you want to
bury your head in your pillow
and give up.'
So now I add, to the question
'how much should the director in the back of my head
be side-coaching what I'm saying and doing?':
enough to make you self-aware (and aware of others,
and receptive and responsive to them)
and not so much as to make you self-conscious.
No judgement.”
―
on myself?' or
'how hard should I be on myself?'
I answer,
'hard enough to motivate you to do something,
and not so hard that it makes you want to
bury your head in your pillow
and give up.'
So now I add, to the question
'how much should the director in the back of my head
be side-coaching what I'm saying and doing?':
enough to make you self-aware (and aware of others,
and receptive and responsive to them)
and not so much as to make you self-conscious.
No judgement.”
―
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