Ten Things I Know To Be True
I’m back from our Yoga and Writing retreat at Huzur Vadisi in Turkey, which is Turkish for ‘peaceful valley’. And peaceful it was! And soulful. And generous. Friendships formed and languages were explored.
Below is a sample of the sort of writing practice we did. With thanks to Anjoli from New York for suggesting this –inspired by one of her favorite poets Sarah Kay. You ladies rock.
Ten Things I Know To Be True
- Lying in a hammock is fantasy. Like soul mates or “you’ll be fine” or shampoo and conditioner-in-one. It’s not all that. I should know because I’m in one right now. My butt looks like a roulade. From time to time I swing my right leg over to the dusty earth to rock the hammock because I saw Hilary do it –but it only makes me seasick. I keep on doing it however because I think this is what A Person in A Hammock is supposed to do. But by now I stopped.
- The sound of the wind in the trees sounds a lot like the sound of a distant highway.
- Shampoo and conditioner-in-one don’t work.
- I will die.
- Eating an apple when I’m hungry only makes it worse, despite of what everyone says.
- Jasmijn took Eddie to her office today for the first time. He barked, but not like when we tried camping in France this summer and fled after a few days because Eddie was hysterical and had sliced open my left ring finger to the bone in the process. I tried to catch his sharp leash when he stormed up to another camper, which was not a good idea. By the way, I know this to be true because Jasmijn just Whatsapped it.
- I have to pee.
- It’s hard to remember to put my toilet paper in a bin.
- I’ve loved and have been loved fiercely. I know that sounds cliché, but I know it to be true –and think it’s pretty awesome.
- I do smell the fig trees, even though Hilary says it’s impossible.
