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hi,

i'm dana​

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I once read that my name means “wise.”

Which I find rather humorous

because foolish things have always

been more of an interest to me.

 

Like napping.

Talking to trees.

Following the moon.

 

Finding this world completely cruel & absurd and unquestionably beautiful. Crying for both reasons.

 

And believing that hot coffee and time in nature can heal pretty much anything that ails us.

 

Forever frustrated that my spoken words fall short of everything my insides are aching to say.

 

And so I write.

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But as the Buddha said “a fool who knows he is a fool is wise indeed.”

I find strange comfort in paradox.

Creating bridges between worlds

with poetry.

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Forever being dazzled.

Praying to stay a fool.

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"As is the micro so is the macro. Changing the inside will naturally and automatically result in change on the outside.

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Water your inner garden. Grow your values. Cultivate your truth. Whatever you choose to pay attention to will bloom in and around you. Choose wisely."  

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- Dana Wisniewski

Awakening Wild: Poems & Field Notes on Life

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