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In All Eternity
“Under your breath, just loud enough to be heard, tell the Earth that you can hear the sound of its turning, and it’s making you giddy. Say, too, how much you love the fact that in all eternity, this moment will never be repeated. Though you may drink in the delicious atmosphere with a trillion trillion more breaths, this special dispensation of air molecules will never fill your lungs again.”
–Rob Breszny
Gratitude
Despite the fatigue and pain in my body, despite the washing machine and the dishwasher being broken, despite the state of our country and the earth, I felt flooded with gratitude this morning as I took Claire to art camp for the day. I’m grateful for:
- coffee, brewed strong and black
- friends with kids who are willing to help fetch each other’s kids and take them places (it takes a village)
- my husband’s reliability and humor
- my daughter, who works so hard to find her way these days
- the means to afford the repair bills, the art camp, the groceries
- the spirit of animals, a chance to connect with pure consciousness
- political resistance and the freedom to act
- a chance to cherish life and death, creation, destruction, and renewal
- all the mysteries of existence, the unanswered questions, and the chance to sit with not knowing
Excursion
| Excursion
Saturday wakes to the scent blacktop roses bowing to the hum of the Farmer’s Market, seekers and idlers with her as if they were treasure. people nibble nuts, savor honey, –Kathryn Harper |