All Comments By matthew kowalski
On Sep 23, 2011 Matt Tittle wrote on A Blessing for One Who is Exhausted, by John O'Donohue:
It's Matt, not Mark... small point, but one which strikes at the heart of this issue...
Yes, both/and is good, but this poem doesn't offer a both/and... it just says stay clear... and hang out with people at ease... It doesn't say take a break, it says some people are better company than others...and the others are too hard... hang out with easy people. Hey, I get exhausted as much as the next person, probabaly more. But I don't seek out easier people as a result...
That it is a sad commentary to me is legitimate. Poetry is meant to be interpreted. My interpretation is legitimate, as is yours...
Again, Matt... not Mark... we vexed people often feel unsee, unheard, and without our own identity...
On Sep 23, 2011 Matt Tittle wrote on A Blessing for One Who is Exhausted, by John O'Donohue:
Stay clear of those vexed in spirit? Really? For those of us vexed and spirit and rarely at ease, this is profoundly sad. I don't want my friends and family to stay clear of me. Even the most vexed in spirit can be sources of care and comfort. Jesus made a point to hang out with us...
On Apr 15, 2014 matthew kowalski wrote on Nothing Else Matters, by Scott Morrison:
This is so appropriate, thanks for the freedom to run around the whole universe unfettered, this morning after my sitting I was tapping my head lightly all over with the tips of my fingers, to make a physical connection to awakening, I noticed that my head appreciated just being touched, while I did it I could not think with agenda, just respond from the light tapping, it interupted my egoic agenda. So perfect this reading. Good Morning!