Londis Carpenter

@londiscarpenter

About

I try to arrange words in poems like an artist applies colors or amusician places notes to shape music.  I want my poems to have a lifedistinctly their own and to outlive me.

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"I used to think the brain was the most important organ in the body, until I realized who was telling me that."
—Emo Phillips

My Solution to the Secret of Life:

I’veenjoyed a long, useful and relative happy life.  I’ve found that thebest way to deal with great tragedy and loss is with great faith and ahardy sense of humor.  When that fails, resort to sheer, downright,biting-the-bullet bravery.

There is no real secret to life,but the key to happiness is to do what you love; love what you do; and,if you just have to stick your head up someone’s butt, make sure itisn’t your own.

Music helps, especially the music inside yourheart that you hear inside your head.  Never, ever let them take awaythe music in your heart.  That’s your song. Avoid doctors and lawyersif you can and lie about your pain, even to yourself. No one likes agriper, not even God.

Oh yeah, learn to forget; it makes iteasier to forgive.  What you don’t remember doesn’t hurt you.  If youwere supposed to keep seeing what’s behind you, your eyes would be inthe back of your head.  If you just can’t let it go, talk about it tosomeone, or write about it, just to get it off your chest so you canstart living in the present.

Smile and laugh a lot.  It takesless energy and keeps you from looking like an idiot.  When folks seeyou smiling they think you know something they don’t and avoidburdening you with their negativity.

If you do all the above you probably won’t live any longer but you’ll be happier, so it’s worth a shot.