We have to embrace the good over the bad. That has to be one's personal project.
Interpretation
Embracing positivity is a personal commitment to focus on the good aspects of life rather than the negative ones.
This quote by Yusef Komunyakaa emphasizes the importance of consciously choosing to focus on the positive aspects of life, despite the challenges and negativity that may arise. It suggests that maintaining a positive outlook is not just a passive occurrence, but an active personal project that requires dedication and effort.
In practice
During a motivational speech to inspire resilience in your audience.
Students often have such a lofty idea of what a poem is, and I want them to realize that their own lives are where the poetry comes from. The most important things are to respect the language; to know the classical rules, even if only to break them; and to be prepared to edit, to revise, to shape.
It wasn't a deliberate decision to become a poet. It was something I found myself doing - and loving. Language became an addiction.
I originally wanted to embrace the imagery and forthrightness of rap music. There are some interesting, dynamic voices in rap. But I find most of it irresponsible in its overt violence and commercialization of anger. As artists, we believe we can will action through language. If that's the case, we have to take responsibility for what we say.
I'm uncomfortable with the focus on the poet and not on the poem.
Poetry helps me understand who I am. It helps me understand the world around me. But above all, what poetry has taught me is the fact that I need to embrace mystery in order to be completely human.
Tonight I feel the stars are out_x000D_ to use me for target practice.
Just imagine what would happen if practicing physicians, the ones who have come into contact directly with suffering humanity, had some acquaintance with Eastern systems of healing. The Spirit of the East surges through every pore as a balm for all afflictions.
In heaven I'll wish with all my heart that I could reclaim a thousandth part of the time I've let slip through my fingers, that I could call back those countless conversations which could have glorified my Lord-but didn't.
If one wants to lead a good life, A HUMAN LIFE, one must work.
I do not weep at the world I am too busy sharpening my oyster knife.
To create worry humans elongate fear with anticipation and memory, expand it in imagination and fuel it with emotion. The uniquely human mental process called worrying depends upon having a brain that can reason, remember, reflect, feel, and imagine. Only humans have a brain big enough to do this simultaneously and do it well.
A spoonful of honey will catch more flies than a gallon of vinegar.
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