During some of the darkest periods of my life, there is a quote from the poet Li Young Lee that has almost become a mantra for me. In an interview he says, "We counted up all the deaths; we counted up all the dying; we counted up all the terrible things in life, and guess what? There's still van Gogh painting sunflowers, there's still morning glories. There's an excess in the universe, a much-ness, a too-much-ness."
Thanks for this writeup of all the good things happening, and especially good things towards change. Li-Young Lee’s quote really resonated with me. (In case anyone wanted to know the source, as far as I can tell its from a "conversation [that] took place in April 1996 at Li-Young Lee’s home in Chicago" with Reamy Jansen. Published in the book 'Breaking the Alabastar Jar: Conversations with Li-Young Lee' in Chapter 5: Art and the Deeper Silence.)
Thanks for this writeup of all the good things happening, and especially good things towards change. Li-Young Lee’s quote really resonated with me. (In case anyone wanted to know the source, as far as I can tell its from a "conversation [that] took place in April 1996 at Li-Young Lee’s home in Chicago" with Reamy Jansen. Published in the book 'Breaking the Alabastar Jar: Conversations with Li-Young Lee' in Chapter 5: Art and the Deeper Silence.)