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Breathe deep and think about your place in the universe.
Think about how the particles you’re made of
are the same particles that make up the sun, moon, and stars.
How does that make you feel?
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It makes me feel enlarged and enriched. I’ve always believed everything in the universe was held together by a force of creation (however you want to refer to it) that moves around and through every created thing to bond all together.
(“For in him we live and move and have our being.” — Acts 17:28)
There’s an interesting little tidbit about this quote. Folks have been debating for a long time whether Sylvia Plath meant BRAY or BRAG. Poetry lovers the world over can’t agree, especially since both word fit — but kind of mean opposite things. BRAG is very “I’m in control.” Bray is that heart that goes on working day in and day out and is “not in our control” to a great extent. Plath fans think she created the confusion deliberately. Personally I like BRAY. It’s quiet and unassuming.
Which do YOU think it should be?
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Impromptu Promptlings 
Hullo my old friend. I think it is meant as bray as in the sound a donkey makes and the the I Am fits with hee haw, if any of that makes sense 😜
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Mike! Hello! Good to see you again. How’s life treating you these days? Loved your comment. Especially the hee haw! I hadn’t thought about that. ❤
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Great to get back to you too. I am in one of my annual writing phases, hopefully to make it a little more permanent 😂 I’ll email you with some more chat but yes I thought a little more about it, it’s all about the rhythm of it, perfect! So can’t see how brag would make sense in comparison.
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I so look forward to hearing from you. 😀
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Bray
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I am a huge SP fan…I’ve always leaned toward “brag” — despite her attempts to kill her heart, it continues to go on beating. There’s some pride in that. “Bray” makes me think of donkeys!
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But even donkeys can have things to say! At least Balaam’s did! LOL And than God he did, or poor Balaam might have lost his head!
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Definitely ‘bray’ … the word ‘brag’ calls up such narcissistic, ugly images.
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That makes me wonder even more about her. Surely her suicide indicates that she was not happy..
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One would think so, and from her writing one doesn’t get the feeling that she was particularly happy. Perhaps she too clearly saw the world as it is? That can be a downer …
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I think that’s true for a lot of folks. Especially in this political climate. Seeing things with a clear mind is scary and depressing. That’s why I see Trump’s followers as almost a cult… They seem oblivious to reality.
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