‘wild geese’ – Mary Oliver

By Phil Sheldon Comment Closed
'You do not have to be good. You do not have to walk on your knees For a hundred miles through the desert, repenting. You only have to let the soft animal of your body love what it loves. Tell me about despair, yours, and I will tell you mine. Meanwhile the world goes on. Meanwhile the sun and the clear pebbles of the rain are moving across the landscapes, over the prairies and the deep trees, the mountains and the rivers. Meanwhile the wild geese, high in the clean blue air, are heading home again. Whoever you are, no matter how lonely, the world offers itself to your imagination, calls to you like the wild geese, harsh and exciting — over and over announcing your place in the family of things.’ https://www.brainpickings.org/2014/09/24/mary-oliver-reads-wild-geese/...
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creativity

By Phil Sheldon Comment Closed
this article reflects the idea that one has to tend to one's basic needs before being able to flourish in more complex areas (a mirror of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs), through the lens of creativity. 'But as these and other studies suggest, if one’s mind is constantly occupied with urgent problems, such as finding food or shelter or paying bills, there will not be much capacity left to come up with long-term solutions to better one’s livelihood.’ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/where-creativity-comes-from/?WT.mc_id=SA_FB_MB_NEWS...
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lgbtq+ suicide

By Phil Sheldon Comment Closed
content warning: lgbtq+ suicide queer identities are often in daily flux, and are heavily influenced by social and cultural factors, often prejudicial, throughout our own history. this article looks at the difficult narratives around attachment and family in the face of sexuality difference, and how bridges to inclusion can start to be built during teenage hood. http://www.ozy.com/rising-stars/caitlin-ryans-scientific-way-to-reduce-lgbt-teen-suicide/32237...
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