2022/9/21 #poetry On the other end of the spectrum we have busy I can't say I have a lot of experience with it but no matter how I parse it it seems to be a negative frame for what may sometimes be a neutral or positive thing but often it is as negative as it sounds not enough time for the important things the enjoyable things the worthwhile things I don't have much experience with it I can't say I understand but I hear that people use it to keep their minds away from the pain the disappointment the past that they don't want to deal with or sometimes just the emptiness all of which pay dividends once you get through them and that avoidance would explain why they don't set things up in a way to prevent being overloaded and to have that space to be If I ever am too busy so that I have to put off those things that I should do or want to do or also need to do I get out of sorts I don't let it last very long I make it so I am not so busy and get to spend time without that harsh wire thin margin of error