11:40am July 29, 2004 ~ gifts from the universe ... like pie
from Caroline Knapp's Appetites:
“For there is no unequivocal answer, no final resting place, no pinnacle reached, all appetites understood and sated at last. Instead, there are moments of contentment, moments of sudden alignment between body and mind and spirit, moments of feeling fed that arrive unexpectedly, like gifts from the universe. Those come in the simplest packages: in a look of love from the dog, a joke shared with a friend, a spark of affection here or understanding there. They come in the morning light, which hits the water just so as I set off to row; they come in a perfect meal, a perfect sentence, a touch, a glance. There are moments, which in the end may be the best you get in this life; flashes of satisfaction, glimmers and tastes of hop, fleeting moments that you have to relish and eat up like pie.” (Knapp, 2003, p. 192)
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