Truth tellers. We all need someone to whom we can tell the truth. When the poet Sue Goyette told me of the poet Mary Oliver’s words that I quote below, I created a piece of art in response to Oliver’s words. Her words are, “….Doesn’t everything die at last and too soon? Tell me what is your plan to do with your one wild and precious life?”
It is a perfect time to hear those words. There is no time like the present. We all lead such busy, busy lives. Do we forget what’s important? Do we speak the truth to anyone at all? At least to ourselves? I’m not saying this is easy, mind you, but I really feel like speaking the truth is needed. Otherwise we bury our feelings and never own up to how we really feel.
Oceans make good listeners. So do pets. Even swimming pools. Paper also works. And yes, people are sometimes good listeners too. Just get that truth out. It somehow feels so much better once you let the truth escape. Somehow it unburdens you, in just the act of telling. Doesn’t this say worlds about how much we are social creatures? We need to share.
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