April Davila - Author
Two women with bibles in their hands just knocked on my door.
They kindly asked if I struggled with anxiety, and suggested that I reference my bible Matthew 6:18 for some guidance on how to deal with it. I thanked them (because we all deal with anxiety) and I told them we’re a buddhist household.
Luckily, Amy knew what she was doing. Or maybe she just had really good instincts. Either way, the group of five women she pulled together was amazing. We met every two weeks for five years. It was a formative experience.
Here are a few things I learned over the weekend at this year’s AWP…
“Where else in life do you get to keep working at something until you get it right?” ~ Charles Johnson
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That’s right. Two weeks from now I will be writing from my very own home office. I used to have a home office here, but when my mom moved in, mid-2012, it became her room, and then when she moved out, my daughter pushed for it to be her room…
So today I will defer my writing duties and share with you a poem by Rumi, a little beauty to ponder as we go about our busy lives.