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Poetry Unbound

Sandra Cisneros — When in Doubt

Poetry Unbound

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🗓️ 19 January 2024

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Even in the most uneventful of human lives, uncertainty and doubts will inevitably intrude. When faced with those, what can you do to steady yourself? One suggestion: Turn to the poem “When in Doubt” by Sandra Cisneros, where she generously shares some of the wisdom that she’s gleaned over the years.

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My name is Paudrigotuma and years ago when I'm starting off mediation training for conflict mediation

0:08.0

somebody said most people do what seems reasonable to them most of the time and I found that to be filled

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with wisdom most people do what seems reasonable to them most of the time and the

0:20.6

seems there is really important that like for myself I do things that seem

0:24.6

reasonable until maybe two minutes later or ten minutes later or a year later when I go

0:28.8

that wasn't reasonable at all but the recognition that it seemed reasonable at the time allows for things to change,

0:35.0

allows I think for some kind of compassion towards yourself and others even as you hope that things will get better.

0:41.0

That's advice that I've heated by and that has got me out of hot water from time to time

0:45.6

as well as help me apologize. When in doubt, were full leopard, when in doubt, err on the side of generosity. When in doubt,

1:07.6

greet everyone as you would the Buddha. When in doubt, collect blessings from those who own nothing.

1:15.0

When in doubt absorb biographies to avoid life's major mistakes.

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When in doubt, make life's major mistakes.

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When in doubt pay attention to the vendor shouting,

1:28.0

Dios!

1:30.0

Even when you find out he was only shouting,

1:33.0

GAS!

1:35.0

When in doubt carry a handkerchief and a fan.

1:39.0

When in doubt, thank everyone, twice.

1:43.0

When in doubt, heed the clouds.

1:46.0

When in doubt sleep on it.

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When in doubt, treat all sentient and insentient beings as kin.

1:55.0

When in doubt, forgive us our myopia as we forgive those who are myopic against us.

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