This quote is from a part of the book after the author loses her mentor and teacher to cancer and is still grieving. In a foreign city, she arrives and sees the tree as him (and now this sounds like something someone would write a paper about in high school English) and sits on a bench staring until she almost forgets she‘s supposed to meet her friend.
@jchawkins #nature #trees #treeproject
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so-soI waffle between pick and so-so on this. It gets understandably mixed reviews; the writing is inconsistent, sometimes artificial, even exhibitionist. On the other hand, some bits were really beautiful and insightful, and it laid to rest a vague discomfort I‘ve had about the author for years — it‘s reassuring that she thinks coming off as flawed is a healthy thing — so it was absolutely not a waste of time. I may even read it again someday. 😁
“Zen is about plunging oneself into the hot center of life and death. Nothing hidden, nothing not revealed. When there is a secret, the dharma can‘t grow direct from the root. It has to twist itself looking for sun.”
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#itwasallyellow #RiotGrams Got busy yesterday, but wanted to post in glorious yellow.Natalie Goldberg also wrote one of the iconic books on writing.
Writing Down the Bones .That song , 👂🐛.
I know there are 4 FULL months left to try and meet this goal; alas, I can‘t help but feel like a bit of a failure. What‘s a girl to do, read some picture books? #goals #readingchallenge #highexpectations
Feeling like the biggest failure today! My #Hometownswap package is going to be so late! We had an unexpected illness, and unfortunately, death in the family which required some travel, and we just got home late last night, so my package has not gone out. @StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego I am so very sorry for the delay. I should be able to get it out today and will send it by fastest method possible. Continued in comment...
4 BOOKS BEHIND SCHEDULE?! I definitely need to get my shit together and get back on my reading game.
so-soMeh. I've always enjoyed Goldberg's writing, but this one was...fraught. Painful, messy, uncomfortable. Like life? Maybe. But not really such an enjoyable read, nor do I feel like I really learned much through the experience. Hmph. ⭐️⭐️
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