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A Psalm of Life
Trust no Future, howe'er pleasant!Let the dead Past bury its dead!Act—act in the glorious Present!Heart within, and God o'er head!From Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's, "A Psalm of Life" The Present is a gift. I have read that statement over the yea...
read moreMuseé Des Beaux Arts
About suffering they were never wrong,The old Masters: how well they understoodIts human position: how it takes placeFrom W.H. Auden's "Museé Des Beaux Arts" Suffering is a part of life's falling apart and coming together. Simple or complex. Fas...
read moreTraveler There Is No Road
Traveler, there is no road;you make your own path as you walk. From Antonio Machado's, "Traveler There Is No Road" Just keep walking. Just keep walking. Just keep walking. I think about Pema Chodron who writes about life falling apart and back...
read moreThe Woman the Boy Became
Growing is what anyone would do.Given the particularsShe knew what she knewShe was ridiculous.Born too smart and too dumb. From Kat Tempest's "The Woman the Boy Became" "We are all born too smart and too dumb." That thought really resonates with m...
read moreAbout Katie
Born in Louisville. Live in Atlanta. Curious by nature. Researcher by education. Writer by practice. Grateful heart by desire.
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