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I read this on a recommendation. My first Wendell Berry. He passed away recently and so many good things were said about him it felt necessary to read some of what he wrote.

I recommend this! I listened to it on Libby.

Paying attention,listening, looking at faces

"Long have you timidly waded holding a plank by the shore,
Now I will you to be a bold swimmer,
To jump off in the midst of the sea, rise again, nod to me, shout, and laughingly dash with your hair."

(Part2)…It can be a terrible task, that of learning to divide the light from the dark for we agonize beneath the weight that’s someone we care for might be caught in the twilight of our indecision. Our ignorance. our selfishness. Or our fear. But when I recall that with the light of God comes the abundance of God, I take courage.

Gen 1:4 Where we stare into the abyss before us dividing light and darkness with the grace of God. Light begets light. Light begets life. I am come, said Jesus Christ. That they might have life and more abundantly.

I said with the impatience that only comes when advice is perfectly on point

Always on the edge of my mind

I’m feeling a touch sideways

I would do a better job of it if you weren’t watching like a circling vulture

I took a deep breath and dove right into the mess of my thoughts

He looks like a half spent candle

Her face the correct shade of unforgettable

One cannot die in every hill

Most of us are afraid of the shadow our destiny casts

Silence among friends forms a pleasant shape

My tangled reality

Last night, while puking at my worry like a lose thread

The idea that one could live in a world where a friend would invite you to go read in another’s library feels more dream than reality. It bodes well well for my life’s prospects.

I would either gain the patience of Job or commit some bold act of violence

Very Old Testament of you

Not wanting to be caught in such contemplations..

There was something self indulgent about his manner an unappealing shadow of having done exactly what he wished too many times

Unwelcome breeze of exposure

Something in my heart untwisted when he said home

We all cast shadows from our past, only how difficult a thing it is to let others see them

Avenging Angel 🥵

I never rush my approval