--was just arguing with myself yesterday, where do i lean with this dynamic equilibrium that rolls into actively standing up and speaking out then again into active gratitude and recognition for all that is BEAUTY now, in this moment where we breathe and listen and watch and feel. A tattoo, eh? Maybe i'll join you in that bolster against forgetting. A good time to re-read Kornfield.
It's tough. We have to keep our eye on beauty and do as Bill McKibben writes today, make the actions being taken "as unpopular as possible" by making calls to representatives to demand action not emails, showing up for the minute of silence on Wednesdays at 12:53, do the weekly capital protests. We can't change it but we can hopefully sway those judges to do their jobs. And we need to keep our sanity, to preserve pockets of peace and good will and hope. All good things, Karen
Your writing in general and this post in particular bring to mind another favorite author of mine, Margaret Renkl. This passage from today's post in particular: "I have always found solace in beauty. Not the beauty of climbing big mountains, or searching out enormous vistas, the beauty of traveling to new places. Instead, I have practiced looking out my window and seeing what’s there. I have stalked the woods near my home...and gotten to know the animals and plant beings with whom I share life as part of my daily meditation, as part of my daily prayer." LOVE and YES.
"Hope is a warrior emotion" !!
Wish I'd said that but goddess bless Nick Cave.
--was just arguing with myself yesterday, where do i lean with this dynamic equilibrium that rolls into actively standing up and speaking out then again into active gratitude and recognition for all that is BEAUTY now, in this moment where we breathe and listen and watch and feel. A tattoo, eh? Maybe i'll join you in that bolster against forgetting. A good time to re-read Kornfield.
It's tough. We have to keep our eye on beauty and do as Bill McKibben writes today, make the actions being taken "as unpopular as possible" by making calls to representatives to demand action not emails, showing up for the minute of silence on Wednesdays at 12:53, do the weekly capital protests. We can't change it but we can hopefully sway those judges to do their jobs. And we need to keep our sanity, to preserve pockets of peace and good will and hope. All good things, Karen
Thank you for the lyrical towers of beauty you bring through words and image Karen. They bring me hope too.
We're in this together. We have to hold onto our communities and to each other.
Your writing in general and this post in particular bring to mind another favorite author of mine, Margaret Renkl. This passage from today's post in particular: "I have always found solace in beauty. Not the beauty of climbing big mountains, or searching out enormous vistas, the beauty of traveling to new places. Instead, I have practiced looking out my window and seeing what’s there. I have stalked the woods near my home...and gotten to know the animals and plant beings with whom I share life as part of my daily meditation, as part of my daily prayer." LOVE and YES.
I've read Renkl in the NYT, but now must pick up her books. Thank you.
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