Monday, April 4, 2011

Safe Words

This was the quote of the day on my iGoogle page and reading it made me feel so reassured -

...do not distress yourself with dark imaginings.  Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness.  Beyond a wholesome discipline be gentle with yourself.  You are a child of the universe no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here.  - Max Ehremann (excerpt from the poem "Desiderata")   

Actually, the entire poem is quite lovely and makes me feel good, but when I read that little quote I just went YES.

9 comments:

secret agent woman said...

Indeed - we all fully belong here.

laura b. said...

Secret: Not sure what it is in me that need that reassurance, but I do :-)

Ananda girl said...

I love that poem. I think we all need reassurance.
If we can't feel understood at a moment in time, at least we can be assured that we belong in every moment.

BrightenedBoy said...

It is a very comforting idea to think that we all have a place, that any one of us is as inherent to this universe as a star or a mountain.

Churlita said...

Very nice. It says it all.

Tara said...

Hey, I did too. I love that quote, because it's all too true! The line, "Many fears are born of fatigue and loneliness" is painfully true.

Tara said...

Oh! And I chose a new word - EON.

laura b. said...

Ananda: Yes, I like being reminded that I am part of something bigger. It helps especially when I am feeling very alone.

BB: It is a nice thought, to realize that we all have our place here. I also like the idea of being gentle on ourselves more often.

Churlita: After I saw the quote, I found the poem and am sure I've read it before. But that little bit really did feel like it said it all for me.

Tara: Oh my goodness, yes. That really struck me too. Sometimes when I am really down, I have to stop and realize how tired I am and how feelings of loneliness get all mixed up in that.

laura b. said...

And thank you, Tara! What a great word!!!