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WALT'S WISDOM

Blog City Prompt: May 31 is Walt Whitman’s birthday. One can’t say much because his words are too good.

“I do not ask the wounded person how he feels, I myself become the wounded person.”

It feels really dumb to ask someone, “How are you?” when you know they are not well or feeling bad. And then if they tell you all about it---you asked for it.

“The poet judges not as a judge judges but as the sun falling around a helpless thing.”

Yes, warm the subject, illuminate it, expand the values, see what is underneath.

Walt Whitman also said:

"Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you,""I exist as I am, that is enough."If any thing is sacred, the human body is sacred."

He means always look for the positive, and respect and take care of yourself.

Also, his best advice:

“Re-examine all you have been told. Dismiss what insults your soul.”

One of my very favorite writers...>>>iggy

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