{"id":7081,"date":"2014-08-15T15:06:23","date_gmt":"2014-08-15T15:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solaceinabook.com\/site\/?p=7081"},"modified":"2014-08-15T15:06:23","modified_gmt":"2014-08-15T15:06:23","slug":"be-good-to-yourself","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solaceinabook.com\/site\/2014\/08\/be-good-to-yourself\/","title":{"rendered":"Be good to yourself"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>It\u2019s mid-August and the living ain\u2019t easy.\u00a0 Lots of the news has shaken us up lately. Sometimes it makes it difficult to focus on the good stuff in the world.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m going take a little break from posting for a week or two, a staycation.\u00a0 So I\u2019ll see you in September, so to speak, but before I go, I wanted to share with you a lovely poem I\u2019ve long admired by Fran Podulka<\/strong> (Guest Post<\/a>).\u00a0 Next time you go to a wedding, you’ll think of this poem when you see the father of the bride.<\/p>\n

Glimpse of Solace<\/strong> <\/a>has some pics of mine that feature the color yellow and some tricks of light.\u00a0 I’m hoping the lace in the one photo will make you think of Fran’s poem.\u00a0 One big news story this week was the death of Robin Williams<\/strong>.\u00a0 In some ways I can connect Robin Williams\u2019 death with J. D.\u00a0 Salinger\u2019s Seymour Glass<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Mention the color yellow and this quote (from Salinger\u2019s Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters<\/em>) comes to my mind:<\/p>\n

It is from Seymour\u2019s diary,<\/p>\n

\u201cIf or when I do start going to an analyst, I hope to God he has the foresight to let a dermatologist sit in on the consultation. A hand specialist. I have scars on my hands from touching certain people… Certain heads, certain colors and textures of human hair leave permanent marks on me. Other things, too. Charlotte once ran away from me, outside the studio, and I grabbed her dress to stop her, to keep her near me. A yellow cotton dress I loved because it was too long for her. I still have a lemon-yellow mark on the palm of my right hand. Oh God, if I’m anything by a clinical name, I’m a kind of paranoiac in reverse. I suspect people of plotting to make me happy.\u201d<\/p>\n

I hope someone is conspiring to make you happy, but in the real sense of the word. And, that in turn you seek to bring happiness to someone too. And try not to be like Seymour, don\u2019t be too happy, try not to be so happy that you’re overwhelmed. Be kind to yourself; know you are deserving.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s all be good to ourselves and each other.<\/p>\n

Peace, love, and solace<\/strong><\/p>\n

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