an Emily Dickinson moment...

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The phrase "I am out with lanterns, looking for myself" is a quote from a letter by the poet Emily Dickinson. While she used it to jokingly describe the chaos of moving and losing some belongings, it has resonated with many as a metaphor for an internal journey of self-discovery.

#writersquote
I know nothing in the world that has as much power as a word. Sometimes I write one, and I look at it, until it begins to shine.
(Emily Dickenson) pic.twitter.com/h2zIBwTNYS

— David K Wessel/Author 🇺🇸🇩🇪🇵🇳 (@wessel4nh) May 1, 2025

"Soul"
"The soul should always stand ajar ready to welcome the ecstatic experience."
... Emily Dickenson pic.twitter.com/iuWTOMeK6K

— Elle (@ellecreative) April 22, 2025

This is my letter to the World
That never wrote to Me —
The simple News that Nature told —
With tender Majesty

Her Message is committed
To Hands I cannot see —
For love of Her — Sweet — countrymen —
Judge tenderly — of Me

—Emily Dickenson, This is My Letter to the World, 1862 pic.twitter.com/Q2ebZY6TlA

— ✪∂тg✪ (@dtg581) February 22, 2025

PASSING THOUGHT:
At holiday time,
I seem to seek a splinter or two of Emily Dickenson...
quite content to drift from thought to feeling...
I see worlds through the eyes of other travellers...
I explore random ideas...
I feel little compulsion to join crowds...

— 🇺🇦🌻Gemma Wiseman-on Wiradjuri land (@AuraGem) January 15, 2021