Tuesday, October 29, 2013

Midweek Bonus Post: No Worthless Place

"If your daily life seems of no account, don't blame it; blame yourself that you are not poet enough to call forth its treasures. For the creative artist there is no impoverishment and no worthless place."*

And I would add, no foul moods! Are you way ahead of me and understand how I might be connecting the Rilke quote (perhaps not so much the sign) to wabi sabi? 

If so, let me know in the comment section on the blog itself (You can get there by clicking here: www.NickyMendenhall.blogspot.com or email me by hitting the reply button on this message. Thanks for exploring this mystery with me!



*Rainer Maria Rilke, Letters to a Young Poet, Paris, February 17, 1903.

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