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Day 85 – the cool thing about breaking something…

So one of the most valuable things I’ve learned from hanging out with hackers so far (aside from: “Don’t put the lead in your mouth.“) is:

When you break something you get to put it back together in new ways.

I broke me – into a thousand sparkling pieces. I now get to put my life back together in cool new ways. That’s a pretty exciting prospect.

Garden at twilight.

Everything pruned back
cleared out.
No barren wasteland.
There’s fecundity
in this emptiness.

Seemingly harsh cuts
make room to grow.

Resting
in a space
of gratitude
for the sharp edge
of shears.

A copy and paste of the first sohbet thread, lost in the development of the sohbet page. Continue reading »