On listening to the bardo
Learning things about oneself in a day.
Think before making a decision. Let the thing rest in your head for a while. It is always when I take time which things that they become good, really good. Patience is character.
Always question a sentence once you have written it. The urge to write a better sentence should make you move, skip, dance and go around the world. Never let go of this urge.
Small, minute things have a big impact on our lives. You know this well enough. Act on it.
George Saunders vs Better Call Saul: The writer comes on top of the tv series. The reading is more imaginative and rewarding than watching episodes, which are good in their own measure.
This month has been about finding ways of listening closely through Saunders. I had the Lincoln book with me for a long while, close to two years before I finally got down to read it and it was an experience. Speaking with a friend, to whom I had recommended the book made me feel compelled to pick it up and actually give it the time it deserves.
Maybe we are all in the bardo but only some of us listen properly. We have our own Hans Vollman and Roger Bevins iii and the Reverend. Voices seeking us out, urging us to focus on the essentials.