Be Good
"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."
-Mary Oliver, Wild Geese
This quote comes via Superhero. I'm not sure exactly why, (could it be my baptist upbringing?) but it hits a spot so exact that I've got a lump in my throat right now.
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."
-Mary Oliver, Wild Geese
This quote comes via Superhero. I'm not sure exactly why, (could it be my baptist upbringing?) but it hits a spot so exact that I've got a lump in my throat right now.
posted by Julie @ 5:03 PM
7 Comments:
At March 31, 2005,
Ugly Juice said…
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At March 31, 2005,
Julie said…
Why, I'm not sure what to say. I AM A SCHOOL TEACHER, after all. Public servant. Passer-on-er of the Arts. Nice girl.
At April 01, 2005,
emily said…
oh jeez, get yer mind out of the gutter. it is about being your own best friend. it is my own personal mission statement.
At April 01, 2005,
Ugly Juice said…
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At April 01, 2005,
Ugly Juice said…
Whoa, sorry everybody. I was in the library a little bit too long yesterday.
At April 01, 2005,
Julie said…
No one needs to be sorry, ESPECIALLY you gutter girl. I was totally joking and I got that you were joking too.
At April 01, 2005,
Julie said…
No one needs to be sorry, ESPECIALLY you gutter girl. I was totally joking and I got that you were joking too.
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