Thank you for drawing my attention to a revelatory passage from JUST KIDS, a book I love. In the hardest times, there’s a strange consolation to be found in art that tells the truth about suffering instead of trying to draw one’s attention to hope. One of my favorite poems for dark nights of the soul is Psalm 42: “Deep calleth unto deep.”
Thank you for writing this. I don't know how much has indeed changed over the centuries. We continue to be a people capable of horrific atrocities. Our view of the world has changed though, and how much more we are aware of it in real-time, as opposed to learning from the ages. How much harder is it to know the pain being inflicted daily and feeling incapable of helping? What has stayed the same is that it's always been our job to seek the light and work to heal ourselves and others. Keep up the excellent work. What you offer is essential.
I'm not a cry-er, but your piece here has my heart dripping with tears. Doing the work. When the world is going mad. Talking to ourselves. (because the laptop doesn't talk back...) Your words, Dave, mean a lot. Pls keep working. And thank you
Your musings on why go to work are the first things I read this morning. It was an inspiring way to begin my day. I am glad you go to work and I thank you. The way I read is changing as I go through life and I now wonder about what a writer may have been feeling while they wrote something. How much work did they invest, how much time from their life did they invest in what found its way to me? There is a connection there. One valuable thing I have learned is to keep putting one foot in front of the other because our circumstances are never static, no matter how overwhelming things may seem at any given time. And on the flip side of that, learning to be present in the moment adds appreciation to the good times.
This struck a chord, David. I finally dipped my toes in here a month ago to try to find my writer's voice again, after a long absence. Very glad I did. Writing here takes me away from worrying about the world and connects me with like minds. It's uplifting.
Oh, and I've also been enjoying Patti Smith's videos and diary jottings here.
So many of us are feeling this worry, and even despair, about the suffering in our world. I see it and hear it everywhere. And I’m so glad people are talking and thinking critically and questioning where do we go from here. Perhaps more people than ever before are communicating about it and recognizing what is in need of healing in this world on a micro and macrocosmic level. The change will happen and does happen with the people through reaching out like you did, here. Thank you for plumbing your soul and writing this here. I hope that it helps get the wind back into your sails.
I feel disheartened by the state of this world and now our country. It is uplifting to read how others are dealing with this. I just ordered Just Kids. I was born in 1951. I thought awhile later things had changed. Sometimes they seem worse to me. I am familiar with both works of art you spoke about.
Thank you for writing and sharing this today. Please keep it up.
Thank you for drawing my attention to a revelatory passage from JUST KIDS, a book I love. In the hardest times, there’s a strange consolation to be found in art that tells the truth about suffering instead of trying to draw one’s attention to hope. One of my favorite poems for dark nights of the soul is Psalm 42: “Deep calleth unto deep.”
Thank you for writing this. I don't know how much has indeed changed over the centuries. We continue to be a people capable of horrific atrocities. Our view of the world has changed though, and how much more we are aware of it in real-time, as opposed to learning from the ages. How much harder is it to know the pain being inflicted daily and feeling incapable of helping? What has stayed the same is that it's always been our job to seek the light and work to heal ourselves and others. Keep up the excellent work. What you offer is essential.
Thank you.
I'm not a cry-er, but your piece here has my heart dripping with tears. Doing the work. When the world is going mad. Talking to ourselves. (because the laptop doesn't talk back...) Your words, Dave, mean a lot. Pls keep working. And thank you
And you, too! The good fight.
Your musings on why go to work are the first things I read this morning. It was an inspiring way to begin my day. I am glad you go to work and I thank you. The way I read is changing as I go through life and I now wonder about what a writer may have been feeling while they wrote something. How much work did they invest, how much time from their life did they invest in what found its way to me? There is a connection there. One valuable thing I have learned is to keep putting one foot in front of the other because our circumstances are never static, no matter how overwhelming things may seem at any given time. And on the flip side of that, learning to be present in the moment adds appreciation to the good times.
Great insight!
This struck a chord, David. I finally dipped my toes in here a month ago to try to find my writer's voice again, after a long absence. Very glad I did. Writing here takes me away from worrying about the world and connects me with like minds. It's uplifting.
Oh, and I've also been enjoying Patti Smith's videos and diary jottings here.
Wonderful! Glad to have you in the mix.
So many of us are feeling this worry, and even despair, about the suffering in our world. I see it and hear it everywhere. And I’m so glad people are talking and thinking critically and questioning where do we go from here. Perhaps more people than ever before are communicating about it and recognizing what is in need of healing in this world on a micro and macrocosmic level. The change will happen and does happen with the people through reaching out like you did, here. Thank you for plumbing your soul and writing this here. I hope that it helps get the wind back into your sails.
We are not alone. :)
I feel disheartened by the state of this world and now our country. It is uplifting to read how others are dealing with this. I just ordered Just Kids. I was born in 1951. I thought awhile later things had changed. Sometimes they seem worse to me. I am familiar with both works of art you spoke about.
Thank you for writing and sharing this today. Please keep it up.
You’ll love Just Kids. Patti Smith is a wonderful writer. And thank you.
Creating is work. Work we love and embrace, work that's also play, but work each and every day.
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There are a lot of hard truths in Just Kids.
well said!