#weektwelvethoughts

For this week’s reading, I chose Let Your Life Speak by Parker Palmer, and I really enjoyed this reading because of the theme and the way that the author was able to tell her truth in such a vivid and raw way. My favourite quote from this reading, though, wasn’t actually directly from her. I feel like it encapsulates the entire chapter in one sentence, and it acts as the perfect thesis statement to the whole piece. Palmer requotes, “That’s why the poet says, “ask me the mistakes I’ve made”” (7). To view human error through an artistic lens is something that takes maturity, grace, and a lot of confidence in who you are as a person; and for that aspect of ourselves to be celebrated alongside our achievements is very freeing from the confines of modern society, where people are often pressured to appear perfect at all times to avoid scrutiny and bullying at the hands of other people. To be viewed authentically is a privilege and a gift in a world where authenticity is hard to come by, and by creating a legacy that truly reflects who you are, you are achieving what I believe to be a good end to a good life.