Saturday, July 18, 2009

High Tide

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Every one of us is called upon, probably many times, to start a new life. A frightening diagnosis, a marriage, a move, a loss of a job. And onward full tilt we go, pitched and wrecked and absurdly resolute, driven in spite of everything to make good on a new shore. To be hopeful, to embrace one possibility after another — that is surely the basic instinct.
Crying out: High tide!
Time to move out into the glorious debris.
Time to take this life for what it is.

- Barbara Kingsolver, High Tide in Tucson

3 comments:

Nicola said...

So true! I needed this right now.

andlaughing said...

beautiful.
i've seen this before; can't quite remember where.
i'm inspired to read the book --- hmm... :)

Miss Peregrin said...

Oh wow, what beautiful words. Just what I needed for inspiration first thing in the morning.