i’m starting to think the most confusing part about childhood is really the constant urging by adults to restrain, restrict and suppress our naturally expansive awareness, imagination and energy—
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"Energy radiated out from all parts of our body and all parts of our psyche. A child running is a living globe of energy. We had a ball of energy, all right; but one day we noticed that our parents didn't like certain parts of that ball."
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Replying to @smallkewlhuman
this is the beginning of chapter 2, "the long bag we drag behind us," the image has always stayed with me
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it's a good book and short! robert bly's a little book on the human shadow
Thank you for this - I read the pages you posted and immediately bought the book to read the rest. This is my first time hearing of Bly - thank you for introducing him to me.
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