Everything wants to float.
And yet we move about like weights,
attaching ourselves to everything, in thrall to gravity…
— Rainer Maria Rilke, from “14,” Sonnets to Orpheus.
Notes:
- Photograph: Lori Vrba with ‘The Caretaker’s Balloon’ (via Newthom)
- 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.”
