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Meditation #21 Nothing Is The Matter
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How to Keep a Secret
darlene anita scott
Tell everything you know—some of what you’re unsure of but believe anyway.
Say it all matter-of-factly
as though you were explaining:
the sky is indeed blue.
Include some conviction.
Be so consistent you’re damn near boring.
To be sure of yourself is not the same thing as being loud.
Be deliberate.
Never wait to be asked. Avoid punk words
like seems, maybe, probably.
Use silence sparingly even if you choose phonetics–ummm, or ahhhh.
Let your eyes and body do some of the work: a well placed shoulder to ear,
a blink
can reveal whole chapters.
They will be trimmed, after all,
from the meat of the story.
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Say it all matter-of-factly
as though you were explaining:
the sky is indeed blue.
Include some conviction.
Be so consistent you’re damn near boring.
To be sure of yourself is not the same thing as being loud.
Be deliberate.
Never wait to be asked. Avoid punk words
like seems, maybe, probably.
Use silence sparingly even if you choose phonetics–ummm, or ahhhh.
Let your eyes and body do some of the work: a well placed shoulder to ear,
a blink
can reveal whole chapters.
They will be trimmed, after all,
from the meat of the story.