getting back up
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The truck that hit you is gone. Here you are what do you do now?TRANSCRIPT
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before you have to start feeding the meter.
A very simple guide. A meditation in words and photos By Todd Vogel
Getting back up
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There really isn’t any choice
None of this is new.
You already know much of it.
The trick is...
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Three aspects:
The sky has fallen
(Chicken Little was right)
The ant’s eye view of the world.
Learn the lessons, leave the rest.
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This book has lots of pictures.
Use them as much as the words -
maybe more.
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The Sky has fallen I
Boom!
It doesn’t matter
if you saw the truck coming - or not.
If you were jaywalking
or standing on the sidewalk.
Not when have tread marks running up
your back.
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The sky has fallen II
The first instinct is
to watch the truck
as it keeps on driving away.
You wait for the brake lights to come on
even though it is much too late.
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The sky has fallen III
Pretty soon
you are all alone
VERY
alone.
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The ant’s eye view I
With your face in the dirt
it seems
that is all there is.
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Ants eye view II
The pain
alternates with anger
and fear
further diminishing
your view.
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Ant’s eye view III
Finally a voice comes through
“Hey, are you all right?”
What a silly question.
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Take a deep breath.
lift your head
Turn the page.
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Learn the lesson - leave the rest I
You are stronger
than you think.
And if you lie in the street any longer
you are going to have to put money in the
parking meter.
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Learn the lesson II
Despite everything,
you can not deny
the beauty of the universe
forever.
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Leave the rest III
The best revenge is getting
your joy back.
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Now, was that so hard?
Photos and text by Todd Vogel Copyright 2010 all rights reserved