Life will break you. Nobody can protect you from that,
and living alone won't either, for solitude will also break you with its
yearning. You have to love. You have to feel. It is the reason you are here on
earth. You are here to risk your heart. You are here to be swallowed up. And
when it happens that you are broken, or betrayed, or left, or hurt, or death
brushes near, let yourself sit by an apple tree and listen to the apples
falling all around you in heaps, wasting their sweetness. Tell yourself you tasted
as many as you could. [Louise
Erdrich, The Painted Drum LP]
The past few days have been a bit of an obstacle or
collision course for me. Whether chemo-related, spina bifida-instigated, or
just BEing knocked down and out for 3 full days, it is good to BE back to my
writing. Making a little art. Reaching out BEyond myself…
We, none of us, ever expect to BE broken. Or BEtrayed. And
we DO all seem to expect ourselves to pull it together, come back from the
edge, and pick up our lives.
I am glad I know that I am NOT so different. Strange,
perhaps, but NOT so different.
I am tentatively “back” today. A little shaky. But I’m here.
I love you, Currie
3 comments:
So glad to see you back my friend!! Your art is amazing as always and I love that first quote!! Sending you love and strength and lots of hugs !
Your quote is beautiful! And I am so glad you are back. Praying for you. Thank you for sharing from right where you are.
love you
k
I'm late to stop by. Was without internet for a couple of weeks, but I read your posts now. Glad you're feeling better. Or were when I got around to reading this--LOL! ;)
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