I am a wanderer. I would say that I am a seeker, but sometimes I have no idea what I might be seeking, so I will stick with wanderer. This blog is more a public journal than anything. I don't claim to have life figured out. I simply stumble from mystery to mystery, and share my reflections along the way. Sometimes I feel burdened, and trudge. Sometimes? Well sometimes grace breaks through, and its time to dance.
Thursday, March 30, 2017
Just sit there
“You have traveled too fast over false ground;
Now your soul has come to take you back.
Take refuge in your senses, open up
To all the small miracles you rushed through.
Become inclined to watch the way of rain
When it falls slow and free.
Imitate the habit of twilight,
Taking time to open the well of color
That fostered the brightness of day.
Draw alongside the silence of stone
Until its calmness can claim you.”
John O'Donohue
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Don’t just do something
Sit there
Really
Put down the phone
Turn off the TV
Leave your computer
And take a walk
(having a dog will help)
Look at the mountains
Listen to the owls hoot
Think about nothing
Think about everything
But let each thought go
Into the deepening sky
And just notice
Your feet as they touch the soggy earth
Notice the rain on your face
And the wind brushing against your cheek
Be in that moment
Or sit on your deck
(if you prefer)
And sip your coffee
Noticing its heat
Its taste
Think of nothing
Think of everything
Just let it go
And feel yourself
Rooted to the earth
You have traveled to fast
Over false group
It is time to let your soul
Catch up with your body
And take you
back
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