Today, let's explore some quotes shared by Lucille Clifton.
You might as well answer the door, my child,
the truth is furiously knocking.
And when all doors are open, we will find Eudaimonia.
What they call you is one thing. What you answer to is something else.
And usually is better if you don't answer at all and pivot all that energy into improving yourself.
We cannot create what we can't imagine.
We shouldn't be affected by imaginary things, such as other people's opinions, the weights we put on our shoulders, and our worries for the future.
Come celebrate with me that every day something has tried to kill me and has failed.
These would-be-assassins are sometimes climate change, inflation, corruption, and military conflict. Other times, they are drunk drivers, playing Pokemon Go while not paying attention, bricks falling from construction sites, and so on.
People wish to be poets more than they wish to write poetry, and that's a mistake. One should wish to celebrate more than one wishes to be celebrated.
What if the people who want to celebrate must pay for the balloons? Just imagine all that helium and all that storage space required.
But yeah, the journey usually brings way more rewards than the conclusion, and the title you get is just an addition.
If someone gives you permission, they can take it away. I give myself permission.
So I should do it and then ask for forgiveness? I permit myself to do that.
[...] a tongue blistered with smiling.
Blisters are more or less natural bandages for wounds. They help fight infections and regulate body temperature. But I would prefer not to have the wound in the first place, so let's be more open to sharing when things are not alright; others might be able to help with that.
