I am still beset
by the same old lusts
and ego and emotions,
the endless nagging details and irritations –
that aching gap between
what I know and what I am.
~ Peter Matthiessen, The Snow Leopard
Source: Schonwieder
Tag: self love
You are not an easy person to…
I open up my body,
whole and spit-shined eager
and inside there is only a mouth.
The mouth says
You are not an easy person to love.
Curious, I reach into this mouth
and pull out the tongue.
I make the tongue say it again, and again.
You are not an easy person…
You are not an easy person to…
And it’s so silly looking.
This little flip-flopping thing
in the palm of my hand.”
– Clementine von Radics, “A Bad Weekend in Three Parts,” published in Drunk in a Midnight Choir
Notes: Poem Source: Boston Poetry Slam. Photography: Feelslike
Lightly child, lightly
I weighed two hundred kilos,
something was pulling me to the floor,
a huge force had taken hold of me
and was dragging me down.
What shall I do, I thought.
What shall I do.
I’ll let go, I thought.
I’ll let go.
~ Per Petterson, I Refuse: A Novel
Notes:
- 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.”
- Prior “Lightly child, lightly” Posts? Connect here.
- Image Source: Stefano Corso via Precious Things
Lightly child, lightly
Listen,
everyone has a chance.
Is it spring,
is it morning?
Are there trees near you,
and does your own soul need comforting?
Quick, then — open the door
and fly on your heavy feet…
— Mary Oliver, New And Selected Poems, Volume Two
Notes:
- 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.”
- Image Source: A Clean, Well-Lighted Place. Poem Source: Violent Waves of Emotion
Lightly child, lightly
“Brussels-based photographer Jeffrey Vanhoutte created this stunning project featuring an acrobatic dancer displaying various expressive poses that seem to be frozen in time. The dancer throws clouds of powdered milk up in the air while fulfilling graceful and fluid movements. Jeffrey Vanhoutte captured them in film and photo though as he states it took even longer too clean up the mess than to actually create the images.”
Don’t miss more shots in this series here: Dancer Freezes Time in Jeffrey Vanhoutte’s Project
Notes:
- 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.”
- Photograph Source: Ignant via Swiss Miss
- Prior “Lightly child, lightly” Posts? Connect here.