Why are we not better than we are?*
Eric Trethewey

We probably are,
But it’s all about the editing.

Editing takes time,
It’s focused work
on our own that
takes our vital energy with the
door closed.

And the great thing about being tired of our story
is that stories can be edited.
Stories can be fixed.
Stories can go from dull to exciting,
from rambling to focused, and
from drudgery to read to exhilarating to live.**

*Maria Popova’s The Marginalian: Why Are We Not Better: How Poetry Saves Lives;
**Donald Miller’s Hero On a Mission.