25 Personal revelations

[Doreen Peri]

[2003 revelations)

1- Keep it interesting.
2- The truth is a lie.
3- You're only bored with yourself.
4- Change everything. Often. Especially socks.
5- Most don't give a shit.
6- What you can't control, controls you.
7- You're either way too old for me or too ugly.
8- Do it right after you had time to think about it.
9- Analysis and Dissection are things done to poems.
10- Keep it boring. Nobody will notice.
11- Never forget to remember what you forgot was important before.
12- Forget to remember details. Tweaking it to death does no good. Less is more.
13- Play the bluesharp. At least in your head.
14- Love is a dichotomy.
15- Encourage encouragement at least to the point where you get discouraged.
16- Forget presumptions.
17- Avoid second-guessing.
18- Eat lots of spinach. Especially raw. If cooked, drench in wine vinegar and salt. Lots of salt.
19- Love is imagination. Imagine it and it is.
20- Remember that the love you make is equal to the love you take, to quote the great Beatles, but also know that this is only a lyric written by clever poets.
21- Consider reconsidering as often as possible.
22- Being considerate and gentle is a gift. But don't be afraid to speak your pain.
23- Don't attempt to rewrite the rules. Forgetting them is enough for the time being.
24- Become a part of the whole by being reluctant to dismiss yourself from it. Without you, there would be a hole and contrary to what some people may tell you, when you take your foot out of the river, the river is not the same.
25 - Dance naked.