Lightly child, lightly.

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The way ‘getting better’ can be an unfolding
The covers pulled back,
the light coming in

~ Emily Berry, from “Picnic,” Stranger, Baby


Notes:

  • Photo: Jone Reed via taringa. Emily Berry poetry: The Chateau of my Heart
  • Prior “Lightly child, lightly” Posts? Connect here.
  • Post Title & Inspiration: Aldous Huxley: “It’s dark because you are trying too hard. Lightly child, lightly. Learn to do everything lightly. Yes, feel lightly even though you’re feeling deeply. Just lightly let things happen and lightly cope with them.”

Go ahead. Draw your feet up a little.

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Source: Via New England Journal of Education (1878). Thank you Rob @ The Hammock Papers