Mumbling Librarians

2024.09.18

Good morning, that wonderful way.

Trapped. Stranded. Exiled.

Working.

Enjoying the solitude provided me by my unlawful jailers.

Thanks for the writing space.

At some point the audience gets back to you or it's simply an exercise in comfort.

Which writing ought to be. But there's a generosity there that must be addressed otherwise it's just talking to yourself.

Not that I don't talk with myself, it's just not through writing. Self-talk is obligatory to make a decent human.

This doesn't mean we have to be mumbling librarians shelving books in barely visited third floor sections, only a recognition that you have a self worth consideration.

It's rehearsal of the application of the dream of yourself.

Like an actor practicing lines.

Monks go into the woods and talk with God.

That's different. That's a constant prayer. That's a good idea. But not all have the stomach or resources to do that.

Writing can be an act of prayer. Some of the best, and preachy worst, is.

Anytime we talk to our perception of the Divine we use our best language. Love letters and prayer make for the best literature. Because life is gifted to us they ought to sound similar. One for the surety of love, the other for the hope of it.

Nature and God are absolutely fair; people aren't. Because people have choice. The choice of what to dream, and what to do about our dreams, is what we excel at.

So it's crucial we recognize there is a dream of ourselves.

Take time to talk with yourself today, find a quiet camera-less-not-crazy-is place to do it, and have a good time.