{"id":2701,"date":"2010-03-14T19:41:36","date_gmt":"2010-03-15T03:41:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chriscorrigan.com\/parkinglot\/?p=2701"},"modified":"2010-03-14T19:41:36","modified_gmt":"2010-03-15T03:41:36","slug":"the-gift-of-wisdom-offered-freely","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.chriscorrigan.com\/parkinglot\/the-gift-of-wisdom-offered-freely\/","title":{"rendered":"The gift of wisdom offered freely"},"content":{"rendered":"

For International Women’s Day this year, Lianne Raymond published a labour of love. \u00a0What is Dying to be Born<\/a> is a collection of short pieces of writing and small pieces of art from 30 women. \u00a0Each little piece is a reflection on a theme, like goodness and compassion and renewal. My favourite piece I think is the one from Danielle LaPorte<\/a> on the theme of “Genius Heart.” \u00a0In it she offers a little prose poem that includes these lines:<\/p>\n

Thee beauty of our DNA is dying to be born: an acceptance of the order of chaos; the reverence of High Priestesses in the grocery store; the force of incredibly tender men; the critical necessity of senses that transcend technology.<\/p>\n

We can speed the dying (it can hurt.) Karate-chop greed. Puncture silicon. Carve up pretense and principles too small for how big we really are. Let the heart make the way — she will anyhow, by plow or by whisper, by angst or by grace.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

That is just a very touching piece of writing, and it gives me some thought for a lyric. \u00a0In fact this collection is a whole trove of inspirations for songs I haven’t yet written, and in the spirit of Lianne’s offering, who was in turn inspired by Toni Morrison’s call to write the book you want to read, I may well take some of these lines for songs that say what I have been trying to say for a while in my music.<\/p>\n

The book is free, and it is lovely. \u00a0It looks great on the page and the writing is a diverse collection. \u00a0Each of the contributors is linked through to their site or to other places you can find out more about them. \u00a0But importantly, Lianne and her co-conspirators have made this a gift to all, as so much of women’s wisdom is offered to those that pause long enough to ask for it.<\/p>\n

So go download the book and post the quote or image on your blog that most grabs you from the collection. \u00a0I’m officially starting an internet meme here :-).<\/p>\n

Thanks again Lianne.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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