I worried a lot. Will the garden grow, will the rivers flow in the right direction, will the earth turn as it was taught, and if not how shall I correct it?
Was I right, was I wrong, will I be forgiven, can I do better?
Will I ever be able to sing, even the sparrows can do it and I am, well, hopeless.
Is my eyesight fading or am I just imagining it, am I going to get rheumatism, lockjaw, dementia?
Finally, I saw that worrying had come to nothing. And gave it up. And took my old body and went out into the morning, and sang.
Mar 5, 2024
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You do not have to be good.
You do not have to walk on your knees
for aĀ hundredĀ milesĀ throughĀ theĀ desertĀ repenting.
You only have to let the softĀ animalĀ of your body
love what it loves.
Tell meĀ aboutĀ despair, yours, and I will tell you mine.
Meanwhile theĀ worldĀ goes on.
Meanwhile the sun and theĀ clearĀ pebbles of the rain
areĀ movingĀ across the landscapes,
over theĀ prairiesĀ and the deep trees,
theĀ mountainsĀ and the rivers.
Meanwhile the wild geese, high in theĀ cleanĀ blue air,
areĀ headingĀ home again.
Whoever you are, noĀ matterĀ how lonely,
theĀ worldĀ offersĀ itselfĀ to your imagination,
calls to you like the wild geese,Ā harshĀ andĀ excitingĀ -
over and overĀ announcingĀ your place
in theĀ familyĀ of things.
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just got off another google meets call, feels great. feels good you guys liked me enough to want to hang out with me for a sec, maybe even you liked me enough to want to pay me 2 dozen dollars every hour just to be in my presence. feels like i made some new friends and expressed myself in a healthy way.
Apr 8, 2024
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i like doing this sometimes because instead of being a chore it's an artistic activity. silly but it allows me to take a step away from the fear that i am unclean in essence, because i'm no longer playing myself so there's nothing to prove or avoid.
also: telling myself i only have to put away 10 items or clean for 5 minutes (instead of telling myself to clean the entire apartment) makes it much easier to convince myself to start, and i usually end up getting much more done once i'm in the zone.
Mar 17, 2024
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makes me feel carefree and exciting.
i have also found that it makes staring at people who pass me by much easier. maybe because i am giving them a little show and something to look at so it feels less intrusive and one-sided.
side note: recently found out that CUTIESĀ®Ā has two varieties of oranges. there are clementines that they sell from november to february and murcotts from february to april. murcotts are a darker orange, smaller, and more tart and flavorful. so much better imho.
Feb 25, 2024