{"id":56193,"date":"2016-06-06T02:21:27","date_gmt":"2016-06-06T06:21:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/?p=56193"},"modified":"2016-06-24T14:04:58","modified_gmt":"2016-06-24T18:04:58","slug":"random-wisdom-beauty-via-ocean-vuong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/improvisedlife.com\/2016\/06\/06\/random-wisdom-beauty-via-ocean-vuong\/","title":{"rendered":"Perfect Pearls via Ocean Vuong"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ever since we read\u00a0Ocean Vuong’s\u00a0astonishing poem Someday I’ll Love Ocean Vuong<\/em><\/a>\u00a0in the New Yorker, we’ve followed the 27-year-old poet\u00a0by occasionally visiting his tumblr, Field Notes<\/em><\/a>. We love clicking “random post<\/strong>‘ for surprises and mind-shifts we find helpful in navigating the world, work, love, being. Here’s a short collection of\u00a0perfect pearls to take you through the week, each a tiny, potent meditation.<\/p>\n

We draw great comfort in this:<\/h2>\n

\"oceanvuong.tumblr.com\"<\/p>\n

…and fireflies:<\/h2>\n

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\"\"<\/p>\n

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…And find this to be an incredibly wise \u2014 and spacious \u2014view of time:
\n\"oceanvuong.tumblr.com\"<\/h2>\n

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…This is more nuanced and powerful than “glass half full\/empty”, (and reminds us of all we have)
\n\"ocean<\/h2>\n

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…We need Ginsberg’s reminder of the necessary and essential risk of loving:
\n\"oceanvuong.tumblr.com\"<\/h2>\n

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…and an enticing bathroom’s lesson in wallpaper, color and flowers;<\/h2>\n

\"ocean<\/p>\n

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…We had not quite put our finger on what deep, dear friends really do:<\/h2>\n
\"oceanvuong.tumblr.com\"
oceanvuong.tumblr.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

<\/h1>\n

…The path forward…Hmmm. Where do we want to go this week?<\/h2>\n

\"ocean<\/p>\n

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Find Vuong’s Field Notes here<\/a>. His first collection of poems is Night Sky with Exit Wounds<\/a>.<\/p>\n

top image:\u00a0cestvibe<\/a>, via unsatin<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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