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Making things. Going to things. Just do the things.
performed at an art show today in a community run garden with a load of art witches and it was lovely and was just likeā¦people doing things? Like all it takes is people to have the drive to come together and make things and do things and something beautiful happens. Hereās my poem written on a wall in the garden under which my artist friend Ruby is painting a self portrait.
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This is probably going to be part of a larger suite of small actions that I try to do intentionally:Ā to reclaim equilibrium.
I've been thinking about the U.S.A. presidential election and considering the question "Now what for me?"
(There are some thoughtful posts and replies on this theme out there, like this one from royallmonarch and this ask from llq and many others that are worthy of your attention.)
(And, realistically, while some readers of this post are grieving and terrified, others may be relieved and hopeful, while many are simply disconnected or apathetic. This rec is politically agnostic.)
But to the question of "What now for me?" orĀ "How then shall we live?" I find myself drawn toward small acts that both serve others in my immediate spheres of influence and put a gentle exclamation mark on the person that I want to be.
Regardless of if you are mourning or dancing today, you still have great power in the world around you.
My challenge to me, at least for a little while, is to stop watching the horrors on the horizon and see the opportunities in my path. A good word to someone feeling discouraged. A meal purchased for the hungry. An unexpected act of service. Apologizing when I don't have to or forgiving when I'm justified in not. Letting someone take my spot in line. A quiet revolution of uncelebrated kindness. Listening to truly understand.
Nov 6, 2024
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i don't write often but the second half surprised me, i like it a lot. maybe i'll keep working on it
iām not interested in a career
never have been
i donāt want to devote my time
i wanna have it
things spin around me
they evolve and they live
so much going on at the edges
but iām stuck on the axis
i cry and whine about it
but what am i actually doing
surely i just have to.. start
if only i could lift my limbs
why is it so goddamn hard
i just need another excuse
why canāt my brain process failure
i just need to be good and iāll do it
yeah iām a creative person
i have a guitar and some watercolors
and 5 unfinished sketchbooks
tucked away in a closet
maybe i just have to branch out
donāt have to be in it, i can be around it
donāt ask me to talk to new people though
donāt ask me to follow up
tick tock timeās a ticking
you already lost 3 years, why are you waiting
itās already too late, sit tight
maybe in another life
May 14, 2024
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