“Measure the walls. Count the ribs. Notch the long days. Look up for blue sky through the spout. Make small fires with the broken hulls of fishing boats. Practice smoke signals. Call old friends, and listen for echoes of distant voices. Organize your calendar. Dream of the beach. Look each way for the dim glow of light. Work on your reports. Review each of your life’s ten million choices. Endure moments of self-loathing. Find the evidence of those before you. Destroy it. Try to be very quiet, and listen for the sound of gears and moving water. Listen for the sound of your heart. Be thankful that you are here, swallowed with all hope, where you can rest and wait. Be nostalgic. Think of all the things you did and could have done. Remember treading water in the center of the still night sea, your toes pointing again and again down, down into the black depths.”
~ “Things to do in the belly of a Whale” by Dan Albergotti
Quote Source: Thank you atomiclanterns. Image Source: Thank you Cristi
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For sure we should be thankful for what we have. Things could always be worse.
yes, agree Anneli…
The rhythm of the writing matched the waves…I loved this..
Of course I missed that. (Let me re-phrase, my subconscious must have picked it up because I posted it.
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Big smile and a hearty giggle…have a good day..
Just reread this again. It’s mesmerizing…
Yes, what a terrific piece of writing…