June 29, 2021
Gleanings
- And then, every so often, I discover another way of looking at things which seems to make the process of reframing a titch less difficult.
- It’s the first Sunday of my two week vacation and I had to make a list. Vacation time should mean No Lists Required but we are where we are and I am who I am.
- Difficult to say. I’ve never had much of a poker face and my days of tolerating the senseless monologues of idiotic men are over.
- I figured that just because something can’t be used for its intended purpose, doesn’t mean it can’t be used.
- Meditation takes many forms and for me, it was a peaceful interlude in Jobe’s Woods, observing, contemplating, puzzling, desperately trying to conform the order of my life, to figure out my creative next steps.
- For the time being, one very small way I take advantage of the heat outside the window is by brewing large jars of sun tea.
- I realize we all get different things out of poetry. What I get from this one is how it pairs the banal of the everyday with the nearly sublime of being alive with a peaceful heart.
- But I’ve seen the waving hands of those who will: other writers, who know the value of company in tough seasons. And I’ve grabbed hold.
- The sands are always shifting, right? And sometimes, they’ll bring you right to the oasis. Sometimes. They can. And why not?
- Cornbread means many things to many people.
- Often these days, I discover older women in books who I would like to get to know.
- I was lucky to be born in a family where writing and literature was celebrated, so I had no shortage of support and encouragement from my family.
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