Wednesday, June 13, 2012

Billie Holiday Meditation



You've got to have something to eat and a little love in your life before you can hold still for any damn body's sermon on how to behave.

--  Billie Holiday (1915-1959)

"Woman with Blue Hair," a chalk pastel drawing by am from the early 1980s.

Thanks to Anu Garg for the inspiration.

4 comments:

Sabine said...

Thank you for that quote right now. I have been ignoring the niggling voice in my head for too long this morning. It keeps on saying: stop, some tea and toast first....
Have a good day!

The Solitary Walker said...

'... something to eat and a little love in your life...' I'd be content with that.

Anonymous said...

holiday, the voice, an echo too from karen dalton, how they sustain us and still the hunger...kjm

Taradharma said...

another good one from BH:

“Don't threaten me with love, baby. Let's just go walking in the rain.”