Wednesday, February 2, 2005 | by nathan

Opening The Windows To Let In Some Light

I believe that when you find something revolutionary, something that shines a little light on The Problem, you should share it. Perhaps the muffin recipe did that. If not, here are some more of my lame attempts to give you a little light today:

“We are Easter people, living in a Good Friday world.” - Barbara Johnson

“Someday, the lion shall lie down with the lamb, although the lamb is not going to get much sleep.” - Woody Allen

“I am going to notice the lights of the earth, the sun and the moon and the stars, the lights of our candles as we march, the lights with which spring teases us, the light that is already present. If the present is really all we have, then the present lasts forever. That will be the benediction.” - Anne Lamott

Also, if you are iPod-addicted like me - or if you have some music in front of you, listen to the Indigo Girls song “virginia woolf.” Or “The Sun Song” by Michael Tolcher. Here are the choruses:

virginia woolf

so I know I’m alright
Life will come - life will go
Still I feel it’s alright
‘Cause I just got a letter to my soul
And when my whole life is on the tip of my tongue
Empty pages folded, no longer young
The reality of time laughs in my face -
You say, “Each life has its place.”

The Sun Song

Here comes the sun over my head
Show me a path and I’ll be led
Walking alone - I’m not afraid
I have my wings to fly away.

So maybe things aren’t so terrible, even though I’m having to continually swallow my panic and shitty little feelings today. Also, I’m starving, and I’ve used up all available time to have anything to eat. Oh well.