W. Szymborska  
“I prefer 
…oaks along the river
…Dickens to Dostoyevsky
…exceptions
…the color green
…I prefer to leave early
…desk drawers
…to knock on wood.”

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I prefer  kindness 
to brutal honesty,
banjo to mandolin, 
casual living, 
harmony to discord,
a landscape that transforms
each season into its 
own  realm of glory; 
purple ink, simplicity, 
the written word

Rick Hanson writes that
having faith, a visceral
conviction,  means
not having to figure
things out from 
scratch every time.
”Have faith in the best
parts of yourself.”

I believe in finding 
goodness in chaos,
that love is empowering,
truth really is the way, 
it only takes one light…
laughter is life-giving
and writing is essential
to my good health.