Sometimes the beauty is easy. Sometimes you don't have to try at all. Sometimes you can hear the wind blow in a handshake. Sometimes there's poetry written right on the bathroom wall.
Ani DifrancoRead
spring is super in the supermarkets and the strawberries prance and glow never mind that they're all kinda tart and tasteless as strawberries go meanwhile wild things are not for sale anymore than they are for show so i'll be outside, in love with the kind of beauty it takes more than eyes to know
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote reflects a deeper appreciation for natural beauty that goes beyond superficial appearances.
Ani Difranco's quote emphasizes the contrast between commercially available products, like strawberries in supermarkets, and the raw, unpurchasable beauty found in nature. It suggests that true beauty and love are often found in the wild and authentic experiences of life, rather than in commodified or artificially enhanced versions of it.
Themes
NatureBeautyAuthenticityWildLove
In practice
Example use cases
During a nature retreat, I quoted this to inspire participants to appreciate the beauty around them.
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