You know the kind. Nothing was going right. I was scared. Frightened. Isolated.
And the poem below showed up in my email as part of a daily offering from "Writer's Almanac," which is a Public Media International radio show, hosted by Garrison Keillor. We don't get the show itself on Dallas' NPR station, so I read the poems.
This was exactly what I needed to "hear." Hope it works for you.
Things to Do in the Belly of the Whale
by Dan Albergotti in The Boatloads, 2008
Measure the walls. Count the ribs. Notch the long days.Look up for blue sky through the spout. Make small fireswith the broken hulls of fishing boats. Practice smoke signals.Call old friends, and listen for echoes of distant voices.Organize your calendar. Dream of the beach. Look each wayfor the dim glow of light. Work on your reports. Revieweach of your life's ten million choices. Endure momentsof self-loathing. Find the evidence of those before you. Destroy it. Try to be very quiet, and listen for the soundof gears and moving water. Listen for the sound of your heart.Be thankful that you are here, swallowed with all hope,where you can rest and wait. Be nostalgic. Think of allthe things you did and could have done. Remembertreading water in the center of the still night sea, your toespointing again and again down, down into the black depths.
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Hi--just wanted to let you know, I started subscribing to this based on your post. I'm really enjoying this daily email! Thanks.
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